| (1) | An applicant for an aircraft maintenance approval shall, subject to subregulation (3), engage, employ or contract— |
| (a) | a senior person identified as the chief executive officer or the accountable manager who has the authority to ensure that all activities undertaken by the applicant shall be financed and carried out in accordance with the requirements prescribed by this Part; |
| (b) | a senior person or group of senior persons who are responsible for ensuring that the applicant complies with the requirements of this Part; such nominated person or persons shall be accountable to the chief executive or accountable manager for the following functions— |
| (ii) | personnel authorisations; |
| (iii) | internal quality assurance; and |
| (c) | sufficient personnel to plan, perform, supervise, inspect and certify the maintenance activities listed in the applicant's manual of procedure. |
| (2) | The applicant's senior personnel contemplated in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subregulation (1) shall meet the minimum requirements as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 145. |
| (3) | An applicant shall not engage, employ or contract a senior person as accountable manager without prior approval of the Director. |
| (3A) | The applicant shall ensure that a senior person required by this Part ‒ |
| (a) | is fit and competent; and |
| (b) | has never held a senior position in the previous five years in any organisation whose approval was cancelled by the Director. |
[Regulation 145.02.4(3A) inserted by regulation 17(d) of Notice No. R. 432, GG 40846, dated 19 May 2017 (Sixteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2017)]
| (a) | establish a procedure to initially assess, and a procedure for maintaining, the competence of the personnel involved in planning, performing, supervising, inspecting or certifying the maintenance activities performed by the applicant; and |
| (b) | provide such personnel with written evidence of the scope of their authorisation. |
| (5) | The holder of an approval shall set out in its Manual of Procedures a list of its personnel who are responsible for certifying maintenance. The list shall contain, at least, the following information: |
| (a) | The full names of the certifying personnel; |
| (b) | The company authorisation number or identification stamp; and |
| (c) | The AME licence number issued by the Director. |
[Regulation 145.02.4(5) substituted by regulation 31 of Notice No. R. 535, GG 36712, dated 30 July 2013 (Fourth Amendment to the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2013)]
| (6) | The holder of an approval shall state in its Manual of Procedure a list of its personnel who are responsible for certifying maintenance and such list shall contain, at least, the following information: |
| (a) | The full names of the certifying personnel; |
| (b) | The company authorisation number or identification stamp; and |
| (c) | The licence number issued by the Director. |
