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CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENTHONG KONG, CHINAAirworthiness NoticeAPPROVAL OF TEST HOUSES HOLDING UKAS ACCREDITATION1 IntroductionNo. 69Issue 431 January 2002The Director-General is satisfied that the accreditation standards achieved by theUnited Kingdom Accreditation Services (UKAS) are equivalent to those required byHKAR-1 Sub-section 1.8-6. The Director-General will, therefore, grant approval toapplicants for Test House Approval to holders of UKAS accreditation, without aseparate investigation, subject to the conditions shown in paragraph 3 below.2 Application2.1 Application for approval should be made on Form DCA61, which may beobtained from the CAD Airworthiness Office, 10/F Commercial Building,Airport Freight Forwarding Centre, 2 Chun Wan Road, Chek Lap Kok, HongKong , completed and returned to the same address, enclosing a copy of theUKAS Accreditation Schedule.2.2 The Approval, when granted, will refer to the UKAS accreditation and will berevoked if the UKAS accreditation ceases.2.3 Organisations holding Group B4 approval (HKAR-1 Sub-section 1.8-6) inconjunction with other approvals may apply for amendment of their terms ofapproval to reflect the UKAS accreditation and take advantage of otherprovisions of this Notice.3 Conditions3.1 When an application has been received, the Director-General will communicatewith the applicant to obtain a statement signed by the Chief Executive to theeffect that the management of the Organisation will be conducted with dueregard to the needs of airworthiness and to grant access to the Director-Generalto surveillance and assessment reports prepared by UKAS during the course ofthe accreditation.3.2 Test reports furnished to customers in response to orders calling for CADrelease must bear the statement:-"Issued under the authority of CAD Approval Reference AI/ / " and no separateAN-69 P.131 January 2002