HKAR-145 Approved Maintenance Organisations, Issue 4 Revision 5

HKAR-145 SECTION 1
those of a HKAR-66 Category A certifying staff may receive task
training in lieu of complete type training.
This sub-paragraph (5) does not apply to the subcontractor(s) of the
HKAR-145 approved maintenance organisation.
(6) In the case of aircraft maintenance, a HKAR-145 approved maintenance
organisation may use certifying staff holding a CCAR-66 People's Republic of
China Civil Aircraft Maintenance Personnel License or MAR-66 Aircraft
Maintenance Engineer Licence. The recognition of the aforementioned
licences however does not apply to validation of foreign licence. The
HKAR-145 approved maintenance organisation shall provide training and
assessment on Hong Kong aviation legislation/requirements and human
factors requirements to the certifying staff concerned. The HKAR-145
approved maintenance organisation shall also ensure that the aircraft type
training received by the certifying staff concerned meet the standard required
by the Director-General.
HKAR 145.35 Certifying staff and category B1 and B2 support staff
(See AMC 145.35)
(a)
In addition to the appropriate requirements of HKAR 145.30(g) and (h), the
HKAR-145 approved maintenance organisation shall ensure that certifying staff and
HKAR-66 category B1 and B2 support staff have an adequate understanding of the
relevant aircraft and/or aircraft component(s) to be maintained together with the
associated organisation procedures. In the case of certifying staff, this must be
accomplished before the issue or re-issue of the HKAR-145 certification
authorisation.
'HKAR-66 category B1 and B2 support staff' means those HKAR-66 category B1 and
B2 staff in the base maintenance environment who do not hold necessarily
certification privileges. 'Relevant aircraft and/or aircraft component(s)' means those
aircraft or aircraft component(s) specified in the particular HKAR-145 certification
authorisation.
(b)
(c)
Excepting those cases listed in HKAR 145.30(j) the HKAR-145 approved
maintenance organisation may only issue a HKAR-145 certification authorisation to
certifying staff in relation to the basic categories or sub-categories and any type rating
listed on the aircraft maintenance licence listed in HKAR-66, subject to the licence
remaining valid throughout the validity period of the authorisation and the certifying
staff remaining in compliance with HKAR-66 requirements.
The HKAR-145 approved maintenance organisation shall ensure that all certifying
staff and HKAR-66 category B1 and B2 support staff are involved in at least six
months of actual relevant aircraft or aircraft component maintenance experience in
any consecutive two year period. For the purpose of this paragraph 'involved in
actual relevant aircraft or aircraft component maintenance' means that the person has
worked in an aircraft or aircraft component maintenance environment and has either
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