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will be a person authorised in accordance with the Appendix No.3 toSub-section 1.8-13. For all other cases the signatory will be anengineer possessing an appropriately type rated HKAR-66 Category Bor C Licence valid in the sub-category of the aircraft reviewed.(c)Certificates of Fitness for Flight — the holder of an appropriatelyType Rated HKAR-66 licence in Category B1 may issue Certificatesof Fitness for Flight subject to compliance with the Appendix No.3 toSub-section 1.8-13.1.10 HKAR-66 Aircraft Maintenance Licences (Aircraft Maintenance Licence withType Ratings, if applicable) may be used to allow the grant of an authorisationwithin a HKAR-145 approved maintenance organisation. In addition to theforegoing paragraphs, when working within such organisations, the licensedcertifying staff should be aware that he/she is part of a comprehensivemaintenance system. It is therefore important to realise that companyprocedures may further define, or require specific actions, as to how certainissues are to be dealt with and these procedures must be adhered to. It is alsoimportant to realise that when working within a HKAR-145 approvedmaintenance organisation and certifying under the privileges of anauthorisation the licensed certifying staff is not certifying under the privilegesof the licence.2 Compass Compensation and AdjustmentThe Paragraph 15 Type Rating of Airworthiness Notice No. 10 permits the issue ofCertificates of Release to Service by the holder in respect of the compensation andadjustment of direct and remote reading compasses on any aircraft not subject to therequirements of HKAR-1 Sub-section 1.8-13.3 HKAR-66 Category A Aircraft Maintenance Licence3.1 A HKAR-66 Category A Aircraft Maintenance Licence may be issued to aperson who has demonstrated a competence to complete minor scheduled linemaintenance and simple defect rectification. The licence does not entitle theholder to exercise any certification privileges in respect of aircraft unless anduntil the holder is issued with a corresponding certification authorisation.Such authorisations will be issued by a HKAR-145 maintenance organisationappropriately approved by the Director-General.NOTE: The holder of a HKAR-66 Category B1 licence is also qualified as a HKAR-66Category A licence holder in the same sub-category, e.g. Aeroplanes Turbine, andmay be issued with HKAR-66 Category A certification authorisation.3.2 These HKAR-66 Category A privileges will be limited to the performance andcertification of specific simple maintenance tasks, either individually or incombination, as defined in HKAR-145 AMC 145.30(g) and will require a30 May 2008 AN-3 P.6