[Regulation 21.05.6 Heading substituted by regulation 5(e) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
| (1) | A holder of an STC shall— |
| (a) | keep the original STC safe in a place of operation and, if requested, produce such certificate to an authorised officer, inspector or authorised person for inspection; |
| (b) | retain all relevant design information, drawings, test reports and inspection records of the product for a period of 2 years from the date on which the last installed STC on a product has been permanently withdrawn from service; |
| (c) | if requested, produce the design information, drawings, test reports and inspection records to an authorised officer, inspector or authorised person for inspection; |
| (d) | provide instructions and any such instruction changes for safe operations and continuing airworthiness to a registered operator of an aircraft on which the concerned STC modification has been incorporated; |
| (e) | remain responsible for the continued integrity of the change to the type design and shall continue to be the Director's contact point for resolving issues if corrective action is required; |
| (f) | develop and maintain a system for receiving and analysing information relating to STC continuing airworthiness service difficulties and defects reported by an operator or a maintenance organisation; |
| (g) | inform an owner of a product, same type of the details and system developed in accordance with paragraph (f); and |
| (h) | report to the Director any failure, malfunction or defect in accordance with regulation 21.01.3. |
| (2) | An STC holder who permits a person to use the privileges of that STC to alter a design of an aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller shall provide such a person with written permission acceptable to the Director. |
[Regulation 21.05.6 substituted by regulation 5(e) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 16 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
