TAMM Review - AAER

MSTA 11/2015

28 - 30 Oct 2015

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INTRODUCTION

Streamline the understanding

Suit our current environment

Re-organise the order

Clarity - simple sentences, correct terminology & words

Ensure it is compliable/implementable

No major insertion

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AFFECTED CHAPTERS

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PART CHAPTER TITLE

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2Overview of The State Technical Airworthiness Regulatory for Design-Related Engineering

5The Application of the Regulations to Designs Not Affecting Technical Airworthiness

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1Regulation 1 : Application of Regulation and Procedural Rules

2Regulation 2 : Type Certification, Service Release and Design Acceptance

3Regulation 3 : Authorised Engineering Organisation (AEO)

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Chapters

SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES

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Overview (Pt 1 Chap 2)

1. The word ‘Service’ replaced with ‘SAO’.

2. Design Acceptance Representative (DAR)

Requirement for aircraft acquisition offices to have DAR is withdrawn.

Emphasize on ‘Experience’ (QTE)

For non-SAO employee - restricted to commercial AEO which is also an aircraft OEM only

3. Emphasize SAO’s responsibility to obtain AEO certification (scope 'Configuration Management‘)

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Regulation 1Application of Regulation and Procedural Rules

Regulation highlights:

1. Application of Regulations

2. Rulemaking : process to issue, amend or repeal a regulation

3. Authoritative Airworthiness Advise

4. Design Acceptance Representative (DAR)

5. Airworthiness Standards Representative (ASR)

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Regulation 1

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Title Changes1 Application of

Regulations(1.1.3 c)

‘Aeronautical product' and ‘Aircraft-related equipment' were added, apart from 'aircraft'.

2 Rulemaking -

3 Authoritative Airworthiness Advise(1.1.5)

Removed.‘Technical Airworthiness Directive (TAD) and Technical Airworthiness Advisory Circular (TAAC)’. ‘TAAC’ briefly defined.

4 DAR(1.2.2 a)

A person appointed to a designated DAR or ASR positions shall ‘notify’ the TAR for a delegation, replacing the previous requirement of ‘applying’ to the TAR.

5 ASR(1.3.2 a)

Regulation 2 - Highlights

1. Aircraft & certification Type Certificate (TC) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) Certificate of Airworthiness (CoA ) Special Flight Permit (SFP) Service Release

2. Design Acceptance (modification) Classification of changes Statement of Requirement (SOR) Statement of Operating Intent (SOI) Airworthiness Standards

3. Civil Leased Aircraft

4. Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)8

Regulation 2 - Changes

1. ‘Type Certification, Service Release and Design Acceptance’ to ‘Aircraft Certification, Design Acceptance and Service Release’.

2. Re-organise the order of regulations for ease of understanding

3. Create regulation on the requirements for new aircraft to obtain MSTC certification

4. Segregate regulations between new aircraft and aircraft undergoing major design change 9

Regulation 2 - Changes

Title Changes

a. Airworthiness Standards(2.5)

Review recognised standards that can be used as reference.

b. Special Flight Permit(2.6)

Include circumstances eligible for issuance of SFP.

c. Minor Design Change(2.8.1, 2.8.2)

Review ‘Design Acceptance’ and ‘Statement of Requirement’ (SOR).

d. Certificate of Airworthiness(2.9.1 b, 2.9.2)

Introduce:

1.DAR’s responsibilities

2.Requirement for annual review.

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5. Improvements on the following Regulations:

Regulation 2 - Changes

Title Changes

e. Civil Leased Aircraft(2.11)

Requirements for DGTA to issue MSTC and CoA were withdrawn.

f. Unmanned Aerial System(2.12)

1. Initial requirement to submit Statement of Operating Intent (SOI)

2. Above 20 kg : treated the same as aircraft

3. 20 kg & below: registration not required

4. Flying operations under SAO OAA.

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Regulation 3 - Changes

Regulation

Changes

1 3.2.3 a Sponsor AEO. Head of SAO Aviation Engineering Organisation.

2 3.2.7 c Duration. EAC issued to commercial AEO without formal instrument is limited to 12 months (or until revoked).

3 3.4.1 a Design. Definition of “Design” to include aviation software and aviation system containing software.

4 3.4.7 Inclusion of Regulation on Software Integrity management

5 3.5.1 CI Management. Includes aviation software Configuration Items 12

Thank you

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