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Chapter 4—Personnel
Article 14
Each certificated repair station must abide by the following rules
1)Designation/Change of an accountable manager must be accepted by the CAA.
2)Authorization, under the repair station certificate and operations specifications, given to qualified personnel to plan, supervise, perform, and approve for return to service the maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations performed
3)Ensuring a sufficient number of employees with the training or knowledge and experience in the performance of maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations authorized by the repair station certificate and operations specifications so that all work is performed in accordance with Regulations of Airworthiness and Maintenance Management for Aviation Products, Appliances and Parts.
4)Determine the abilities, based on training, knowledge, experience, or practical tests, of its non-certificated employees performing maintenance functions based on training, knowledge, experience, or practical tests.
Article 15
A certificated repair station must ensure it has a sufficient number of supervisors to direct the work performed under the repair station certificate and operations specifications. The supervisors must oversee the work performed by any individuals who are unfamiliar with the methods, techniques, practices, aids, equipment, and tools used to perform the maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations.
Each supervisor must—
1) If employed by a repair station located inside the Republic of China, be certificated under Regulations Governing Licences and Ratings for Airmen Management.
2) If employed by a repair station located outside the Republic of China—
a) Have a minimum of 24 months of practical experience in the work being performed. or
b) Be trained in or thoroughly familiar with the methods, techniques, practices, aids, equipment, and tools used to perform the maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations.
A certificated repair station must ensure its supervisors understand, read, and write English.
Article 16
A certificated repair station must ensure that persons performing inspections under the repair station certificate and operations specifications are—
1) Thoroughly familiar with the applicable Articles in this Regulation and with the inspection methods, techniques, practices, aids, equipment, and tools used to determine the airworthiness of the article on which maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations are being performed; and
2) Proficient in using the various types of inspection equipment and visual inspection aids appropriate for the article being inspected.
A certificated repair station must ensure its inspectors understand, read, and write English.
Article 17
The qualifications of persons authorized to approve the return to service of Aviation Products, Appliances and Parts under the repair station certificate and operations specifications, shall comply with the Regulations Governing Licences and Ratings for Airmen Management. Persons engaged in the issuing of return to service certificates of Aircrafts shall also obtain the Aircraft owner or operator’s authorization.
A certificated repair station located outside the Republic of China must ensure each person authorized to approve an article for return to service under the repair station certificate and operations specifications is—
1) Trained in or has 24 months practical experience with the methods, techniques, practices, aids, equipment, and tools used to perform the maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations; and
2) Thoroughly familiar with the applicable regulations in this chapter and proficient in the use of the various inspection methods, techniques, practices, aids, equipment, and tools appropriate for the work being performed and approved for return to service.
A certificated repair station must ensure each person authorized to approve an article for return to service understands, reads, and writes English.
Article 18
A certificated repair station may recommend its employee applying for repairman certificate under the Regulations Governing Licences and Ratings for Airmen Management.
Article 19
A certificated repair station must maintain and make available in a format acceptable to the CAA the following:
1) A roster of management and supervisory personnel that includes the names of the repair station officials who are responsible for its management and the names of its supervisors who oversee maintenance functions.
2) A roster with the names of all inspection personnel.
3) A roster of personnel authorized to sign a maintenance release for approving a maintained or altered article for return to service.
4) A summary of the employment of each individual whose name is on the personnel rosters required by paragraphs 1) through 3) of this Article. The summary must contain enough information on each individual listed on the roster to show compliance with the experience requirements of this regulation and must include the following:
a) Present title,
b) Total years of experience and the type of maintenance work performed,
c) Past relevant employment with names of employers and periods of employment,
d) Scope of present employment, and
e) The type of aircraft maintenance engineer or repairman certificate held and the ratings on that certificate, if applicable.
Within 5 business days of the change, the rosters required by the Article must reflect changes caused by termination, reassignment, change in duties or scope of assignment, or addition of personnel.
Article 20
A certificated repair station must have an employee training program (include its revisions) approved by the CAA that consists of initial and recurrent training.
The training program must ensure each employee assigned to perform maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and inspection functions is capable of performing the assigned task. The training program established by the repair station shall include training in knowledge and skills related to human performance, including co-ordination with other maintenance personnel and flight crew.
A certificated repair station must document, in a format acceptable to the CAA, the individual employee training required under paragraph 1) of this Article. These training records must be retained for a minimum of 2 years.