Purpose Policy and Organisation

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2.3 Approved Organizations

2.3.1 Approved Maintenance Organizations AMOs

1 Approved Maintenance Organisations AMOs are approved by Civil Aviation to maintain aeronautical products to their design standards through the repair, overhaul, inspection and alteration of these products and the replacement of parts. AMOs include many different companies engaged in diverse areas of aviation. Maintenance specifications are attached to the AMO certificate, defining and limiting the scope of authority. 2 AMOs may stand alone or form part of a larger organisation. Regardless of their structure, each of these organisations must first submit a maintenance control manual MCM, defining the company’s method of operation and control, for Civil Aviation approval. This manual is referenced by Civil Aviation and used as the primary document for assessing compliance during Civil Aviation audits.

2.3.2 Foreign Approved Maintenance Organizations FAMOs

1 Foreign Approved Maintenance Organisations FAMOs are approved by the State to maintain aeronautical products to their design standards through the repair, overhaul, inspection and alteration of these products and the replacement of parts. Maintenance specifications are attached to the FAMO certificate, defining and limiting the scope of authority. FAMO certificates may be issued if and when a need is identified for approval outside a bilateral or technical agreement already established by Civil Aviation. 2 FAMOs may stand alone or form part of a larger organisation. Regardless of their structure, each of these organisations must first submit an MCM, defining the company’s method of operation and control, for Civil Aviation approval. This manual is referenced by Civil Aviation and used as the primary document for assessing compliance during Civil Aviation audits.

2.3.3 Airworthiness Engineering Organizations AEOs

1 Approved airworthiness engineering organisations AEOs are engineering organisations, approved by Civil Aviation, within a company that has a current commercial air service operating certificate. An AEO is involved in the modification and repair of the aeronautical products listed on the corporation’s air service certificate, and employs individuals qualified to make findings of compliance with airworthiness standards within the lines of authority granted.