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25/03/2015 AWNOT-083-AWRG-1.0

CONVERSION & VALIDATION OF FOREIGN AME LICENSE INTO PCAA ANO-066 AML

AIRWORTHINESS NOTICE

VERSION : 1.0 DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION : 25-03-2015 OFFICE OF PRIME INTEREST : AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTORATE

CONVERSION & VALIDATION OF FOREIGN AME LICENCE INTO PCAA ANO-066 AML

25/03/2015 AWNOT-083-AWRG-1.0

NAME DESIGNATION SIGNATURE

PREPARED BY

Engr. ARSALAN SHAFIQ

Deputy Director Airworthiness (66/147)

Engr. M. KAMRAN KHAN TAREEN

Deputy Director Airworthiness (66/147)

REVIEWED BY Engr. AHMAD MASOOD MAHFOOZ

Joint Director Airworthiness (66/147)

VERIFIED BY Engr. SANAULLAH MALIK

Additional Director Airworthiness (Regulation)

APPROVED BY Engr. SYED SHAUKAT HAMEED Director Airworthiness

TYPE OF DOCUMENT AIRWORTHINESS NOTICE (AWNOT)

STATUS OF DOCUMENT CONTROLLED


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A. AUTHORITY: A1. This Airworthiness Notice has been issued under the Authority vested in DG CAA vide Rule 4 of Civil Aviation Rules, 1994 B. PURPOSE: B1. The purpose of this Airworthiness Notice is to specify the requirements for conversion & validation of foreign AME License into PCAA ANO-066 AML. C. SCOPE: C1. This Airworthiness Notice will be applicable to all candidates interested in conversion or validation of their foreign AME Licenses. D. DESCRIPTION: D1. DEFINITION:

Nil

D2. GENERAL: D2.1 ICAO Annex-I (Personnel Licensing) provides authority to a Contracting State to validate a license issued by another Contracting State as an alternative to the issuance of its own license. To permit a foreign licence holder to exercise the privileges of their licence on Pak registered Aircraft; a foreign licence can be validated by issuance of a temporary “Validation Certificate (VC)” with initial validity of six month and may be further extended for another period of 6 month under extenuating circumstances only.

D2.2 Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority may issue an ANO-066 license of equivalent scope to a Pakistan national holding a valid EASA Part-66 license. D3. TEMPORARY VALIDATION OF A FOREIGN LICENCE D3.1. CONDITIONS FOR VALIDATION:

D3.1.1. Only those foreign aircraft maintenance licenses that meet the intent of ICAO Annex-I and whose scope of privileges are considered commensurate with B1 or B2 licenses under ANO-066, will be considered for further evaluation for grant of temporary validation.

D3.1.2. Validation for grant of privileges of Category A license under ANO-066 will not be considered.

D3.1.3. Licenses issued by ICAO signatory states that have not furnished any response to ICAO for compliance with Annex-I or who have filed major differences on the requirements of Annex-I, will also be not considered for grant of temporary validation. This also applies to states that have major findings against them in the latest ICAO audit of their national civil aviation authorities.

D3.1.4. Organizations requiring a validation for longer than 6 (six) months should submit sufficient documentary evidence as a proof of their efforts to develop their own AMEs on the type. This must include the arrangements for EASA/ANO-147 type maintenance course during the initial period of 6 months. No extension to the original 180 days will be granted if the organization failed to satisfy PCAA for any extenuating circumstances.

D3.1.5. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide all supporting evidence in support of their applications that the original licence was issued against equivalent/comparable standards and requirements. PCAA would need to conduct a detailed assessment of the standards and requirements against which the original licence was issued, which may require cooperation of the concerned issuing regulatory authority. In cases where PCAA finds it difficult to assess the standards of the issuing authority, the application will be rejected.



D3.2. REQUIREMENTS FOR VALIDATION:

D3.2.1. Applicant through his head of quality shall apply to PCAA local Airworthiness field office on latest issue of PCAA Form CAAF-117-AWEG, along with following (2 copies each):

D3.2.1.1. “Certificate of Authorization” issued by previous employer, as a proof of certification of requested type/s of aircraft for at least six months in last two years.

D3.2.1.2. The regulatory authority of company that issued the maintenance authorization should attest/verify that the maintenance authorization issued by the company comply with ICAO aircraft maintenance personnel licensing standards

D3.2.1.3. Original licence verification letter from the license issuing authority. D3.2.1.4. Explanation of “limitation codes”, with issuing authority’s regulation reference, for

any technical limitations if imposed on license. D3.2.1.5. Valid contact details including email address of the license issuing authority. D3.2.1.6. Evidence of employment with PCAA approved maintenance organization. D3.2.1.7. Training course certificate related to the certification qualification. D3.2.1.8. Fee authorization/receipt as per latest issue of AWNOT-003-AWXX D3.2.1.9. Two passport size photograph with white background

D3.2.2. Upon receipt of the application, the local field office shall initially scrutinize the documents for completeness and conforming the conditions for “validation” as mentioned in Para D3.1 above.

D3.2.3. Application shall be made only for those type of aircraft (Airframe/Engine combination) for which the applicant’s host maintenance organization is approved in Pakistan.

D3.2.4. Once satisfied, the applicant shall be called for “Pakistan Aviation Legislation” oral examination at respective Airworthiness field office.

D3.2.5. Upon satisfactory evaluation, local field office shall forward their recommendations to HQCAA Airworthiness Directorate OR in case of un-satisfactory outcome, the organization will be informed directly under intimation to Airworthiness Directorate.

D3.3. VALIDATION CERTIFICATE (VC):

D3.3.1. Upon satisfactory recommendation of field office, Director Airworthiness will issue “Validation Certificate”, with appropriate limitations (if any); on latest issue of PCAA form CAAF-045-AWEG initially for six months. However, in all cases, the validity of this certificate shall not extend beyond the period of validity of foreign license.

D3.4. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYER

D3.4.1. Among other applicable responsibilities, the employers of a temporary validation certificate holder have the following responsibilities:

D3.4.1.1. Ensure that all documents submitted to PCAA for the purpose of validation are genuine, up to date, valid and free from any kind of falsification.

D3.4.1.2. Ensure the applicant is fully knowledgeable in all aspects of PCAA rules and regulations related to aircraft airworthiness and maintenance.

D3.4.1.3. Ensure that the original foreign licence and ratings, on the basis of which PCAA had granted the validation, remains current and valid.

D3.4.1.4. Ensure that the applicant is legally allowed to work in Pakistan. D3.4.1.5. Ensure that the applicant is duly assessed and authorized as competent to exercise

the privileges of the validation certificate in accordance with the company’s approved procedures.

D3.4.1.6. Ensure that the company maintenance authorization is immediately withdrawn upon failure to comply with any PCAA mandatory requirement.



D4. CONVERSION OF A FOREIGN AME LICENCE: D4.1. CONDITIONS FOR CONVERSION: D4.1.1. Applicant must be a Pakistan national

D4.1.2. Applicant must hold valid EASA Part-66 license.

D4.2. REQUIREMENTS FOR CONVERSION: D4.2.1. Applicant shall apply to PCAA local Airworthiness field office on PCAA Form-19 alongwith following (2 copies each):

D4.2.1.1. Copy of CNIC. D4.2.1.2. Copy of EASA Part-66 License. D4.2.1.3. Original EASA Part-66 License (will be returned after verification) D4.2.1.4. Explanation of “limitation codes”, with issuing authority’s regulation reference, for

any technical limitations if imposed on license. D4.2.1.5. Original Licence verification letter from the license issuing authority. D4.2.1.6. Valid contact details including email address of the license issuing authority. D4.2.1.7. Evidence of employment or offer letter, with PCAA approved organization. D4.2.1.8. Training course certificate related to the AML endorsements. D4.2.1.9. M-10 Examination Certificates (MCQs + Essay) from ANO-147 organization. D4.2.1.10. Fee authorization/receipt as per latest issue of AWNOT-003-AWXX D4.2.1.11. Two passport size photograph (in uniform) with white background

D4.2.2. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide all supporting evidence in support of their applications that the original licence was issued against equivalent/comparable standards and requirements. PCAA would need to conduct a detailed assessment of the standards and requirements against which the original licence was issued, which may require cooperation of the concerned issuing regulatory authority. In cases where PCAA finds it difficult to assess the standards of the issuing authority, the application will be rejected.

D4.2.3. Requests for a licence on the basis of a foreign licence with unreasonably large number of limitations or with limitations that severely restricts the corresponding ANO-066 privileges will not be entertained.

D4.2.4. The reviewing inspector will thoroughly evaluate the application and workout equivalence of the foreign licence with appropriate category of ANO-066 AML. Upon satisfactory evaluation, local field office shall forward their recommendations to HQCAA Airworthiness Directorate OR incase of un-satisfactory outcome, the applicant/organization will be informed directly under intimation to Airworthiness Directorate.

D4.3. ISSUANCE OF EQUIVALENT ANO-066 AML:

D4.3.1. Upon successful evaluation of applicable standards, the candidate will be issued with ANO-066 AML. Generally, ratings held by the individual on his foreign licence will be endorsed on ANO-066 AML, ONLY IF the type/s of aircraft (combination of Airframe/Engine) is/are currently available on PCAA Civil Aircraft register.

D4.3.2. For foreign AME licences that have limitations, equivalent applicable limitations, similar to those given in the latest issue of AWNOT-081-AWEG, will also be applied on ANO-066 AML.



E. EVIDENCES (ACRONYMS / RECORDS / REFERENCES): E1. ACRONYMS:

AME AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEER AML AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEER LICENSE ANO AIR NAVIGATION ORDER EASA EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY ICAO INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION PCAA PAKISTAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY VC VALIDATION CERTIFICATE

E2. RECORDS: CAAF-117-AWEG CAAF-619-AWEG (PCAA Form-19) CAAF-045-AWEG

E3. REFERENCES

AWNOT-003-AWXX

IMPLEMENTATION: This Airworthiness Notice shall be implemented with effect from 25th March, 2015 and repeals / cancels / supersedes AWNOT-054-AWXX-3.0, dated 12th May, 2010.

(Engr. SYED SHAUKAT HAMEED)

Director Airworthiness for Director General,

Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority Dated: - March, 2015 (Engr. SANAULLAH MALIK) Additional Director Airworthiness (Regulation)

Dated- March, 2015 File No. HQCAA/2233/1/83/AW

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