THE AIRCRAFT RULES, 1937 - Ministry of Civil Aviation

PART XII-B - ENGINEERING, INSPECTION AND NORMALREQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANISATIONS OTHER THANOPERATION133B. Approved Organisations- (1) (a) In this part 'organisation' refers to an organisation or aperson engaged in one or more of the following activities, namely :-(i) design and manufacture of aircraft, aircraft components and items of equipmentincluding materials, forging, castings, standard parts;(ii) maintenance, overhaul, modification, repair, inspection, treatment, processing ofaircraft components and items of equipment;(iii) manufacture, storage, distribution and supply of aircraft fuel, lubricants, specialproducts;(iv) laboratories and tests to be carried out therein;(v) training schools.(b) In this part 'manual' means Quality Control Manual, Design Manual, Training Manual,required to be provided by an organisation under sub-rule (4).(2) An organisation shall have adequate facilities including qualified and trained staff andnecessary equipment for tests and inspection aids.(3) The Director-General may, on request and on being satisfied, approve an organisation orperson to operate under the system of approval. Where considered necessary, organisation orperson engaged in specific activities may be required by the Director-General to operate under anapproved system. For operating under an approved system, the organisation or person shallcomply with such requirements as may be specified by the Director-General.(3A) The approval granted under sub−rule (3), unless suspended or cancelled, shall remain validfor a period not exceeding one year and on being satisfied, the Director General may renew theapproval for a further period of one year.(4) (a) An approved organisation shall provide, for the use and guidance of its personnel,manuals which shall contain details of information concerning policies, procedures, practices andquality control methods relating to activities of that organization and as may be specified by theDirector-General.(b) A complete copy of the manual or such portions of the manual as the Director-General maydirect shall be submitted to the appropriate regional office of the Civil Aviation Department forapproval.(c) An approved organization shall revise its manuals from time to time whenever necessary as aresult of changes in its operations, aircraft equipment or practices or experience with the existingaircraft equipment or practices. Any revision of practices and procedures which affect the