CAR - 147 Approved Maintenance Training Organisation (Type Training)
CAR - 147 Approved Maintenance Training Organisation (Type Training)
APPROVED
MAINTENANCE
TRAINING
ORGANISATION
(TYPE TRAINING)
• CAR-147 specifies the
requirements to be met by
organizations seeking approval
to conduct type training and
examination as specified in
CAR 66.
• Organizations engaged in the
aircraft type training shall be
approved in accordance with
Rule 133B of the Aircraft Rule
1937.
• CAR 147 is issued under the
provision of Rule 133A.
• CAR 147 provides the technical
standards and guidelines for
the approval of aircraft
maintenance type training
organizations.
• CAR 147 is based on EASA part
147.
• The CAR 147 specifies conditions
for issue, renewal, suspension
and revocation of certificates
attached to the CAR 147 approval
and privileges thereof.
• CAR 147, Issue 1, Rev. 0, is
published on 19th September
2014 and it is applicable from 2nd
October, 2014.
• CAR 147 is applicable to:
Approved Aircraft / Engine
manufacturing and maintenance
organizations engaged in imparting
Aircraft, Power plant and its system type
training.
Type training organizations not
registered in India and approved by
respective national aviation authority
that is engaged in imparting aircraft type
trg to personnel of Indian a/c operators.
• CAR 147 Section A is technical
requirements (Section B may be
procedure for the DGCA).
• CAR 147 requirements are organized in
four sub parts.
– Sub part A : General
– B : organizational requirements
– C : aircraft basic training (not included)
– Sub part D: aircraft type / task training.
• EASA part 147 sub part C, aircraft
basic training, is not included in
the CAR 147.
• CAR 147 training organization
shall be an organization or part of
an organization registered as a
legal entity.
• An application for the CAR 147
approval shall be accompanied
with para-wise CAR 147
compliance report.
• Fully enclosed appropriate
accommodation, separate from
other facilities, shall be provided
for the theoretical instructions
and knowledge examinations.
• The maximum number of
students undergoing knowledge
training during any training
course shall not exceed 28.
• The maximum number of
students undergoing practical
training during any training
course shall not exceed 15 per
supervisor or assessor.
• Secure storage facilities shall be
provided for examination papers
and training records.
• The storage facilities and office
accommodation may be
combined, subject to adequate
security.
• The organization shall appoint an
Accountable manager who has
corporate authority for ensuring
that all training commitments can
be financed and carried out to
the standard required by the CAR
147.
• A person or group of persons (whose
responsibilities include ensuring that the
maintenance training organization is in
compliance with the requirements of this
CAR) shall be nominated. Such person(s)
must be responsible to the Accountable
manager. The senior person or one
person from the group of persons may
also be the Accountable manager subject
to meeting the requirements for the
Accountable manager.
• Any person may carry out any
combination of the roles of
instructor, examiner and assessor.
• The knowledge examiners and
practical assessors shall be
specified in the MTOE for the
acceptance of such staff.
• Instructors and knowledge
examiners shall undergo updating
training at least every 24 months
relevant to current technology,
practical skills, human factors and
the latest training techniques
appropriate to the knowledge
being trained or examined.
• The organization shall keep all
training, examination and
assessment records of
students for an unlimited
period.
• The examination staff shall
ensure the security of all
questions.
• Any student cheating in an
examination, shall be disqualified in
the examination and not allowed to
take any examination for at least 12
months after the date of the
incident. The DGCA shall be informed
of any such incident together with
the details of any enquiry within one
calendar month.
• Any examiner found to be
providing answers to any
candidate during any
examination, shall be disqualified
from acting as an examiner and
the examination declared void.
The DGCA must be informed of
any such occurrence within one
calendar month.
• The organization shall provide an
exposition, describing the
organization and its procedures.
• Maintenance Training Organization
Exposition (MTOE) shall contain:
–statement signed by the
accountable manager,
–the title(s) and name(s) of the
nominated person(s),
– the duties and responsibilities of the
nominated person(s),
– maintenance training organization
chart,
– list of the training instructors,
knowledge examiners and practical
assessors,
– general description of training and
examination facilities located at each
address,
– list of the maintenance training
courses,
– maintenance training organization’s
exposition amendment procedure,
– maintenance training organization’s
quality procedures,
– maintenance training organization’s
control procedure,
– list of the locations.
• The MTOE and any subsequent
amendments shall be approved
by the DGCA (DGCA may agree
via a procedure stated in the
amendment section of the MTOE
that some defined class of
amendments may be
incorporated without prior
approval by the DGCA).
• CAR 147 organisation is having the following
privileges:
– Aircraft type rated theoretical Knowledge
training and examination in accordance
with CAR-66.
– Aircraft task training courses in accordance
with CAR-66.
– Aircraft practical tasks as listed in
addendum II of CAR 66.
– Issue of certificates following successful
completion of the approved type training
courses and examination.
• Training, knowledge examinations
and practical assessments may
only be carried out at the
locations identified in the
approval certificate and/or at any
location specified in MTOE.
• An organization may not be
approved to conduct examination
unless approved to conduct the
corresponding training.
• MTO shall notify the DGCA of any
proposed changes to the
organization that affect the
approval before any such change
takes place.
• Failure to inform the DGCA of
such changes may result in
suspension or revocation of the
MTO approval certificate
backdated to the actual date of
the changes. Any training
conducted during
suspension/revocation period
shall not be recognized.
• CAR 147 approval shall be valid provided:
– the organization remaining in
compliance with CAR 147
– the DGCA officials being granted access
to the organization to determine
continued compliance with this CAR
– The certificate not being surrendered
or revoked.
• Upon surrender or revocation, the
approval shall be returned to the DGCA.
• CAR 147 approval shall be issued
for a period of three years.
• The CAR 147 findings are
classified into two: level 1 and
level 2. A level 2 finding is any
non-compliance with the training
process which is not falling under
a level 1 finding.
• A level 1 finding is one or more of the
following:
– any significant non-compliance with the
examination process which would invalidate
the examination(s),
– failure to give the DGCA officials access to
the organization’s facilities during normal
operating hours after two written requests,
– lack of an accountable manager,
– significant non-compliance with the training
process.
• After receipt of notification of
findings, the holder of the
maintenance training
organization approval shall define
a corrective action plan and
demonstrate corrective action to
the satisfaction of the DGCA
within a period agreed by DGCA.
• The larger maintenance training
organization (an organization with
the capacity to provide training for
50 students or more) should appoint
a training manager with the
responsibility of managing the
training organization on a day to day
basis. Such person could also be the
Accountable manager.
• In addition, the larger maintenance
training organization should appoint a
quality manager and an examination
manager. The accountable manager, the
training manager or the examination
manager (quality manager not included)
may also function as an instructor and
/or examiner / assessor; however they
shall not function as an examiner in
respect of subjects delivered by them.
• The smaller maintenance training
organization (organization with the
capacity to provide training for less
than 50 students) may combine any
or all of the managerial positions
subject to the DGCA verifying and
being satisfied that all functions can
be properly carried out in
combination.
• Personnel involved in quality
audit functions should be
independent from the other
managerial functions.
• With the exception of the
accountable manager, a CA form
04 should be completed for each
person nominated to hold a
position.
• Any management personnel
currently accepted by the DGCA in
accordance with the regulations
prior to CAR147 coming into force
may continue to be accepted, but
shall meet the requirements with in
a period of 12 months from the date
of grant of Approval or conduct the
next type training course whichever
is early.
• In general, a CAR-147 organization is
suggested to have:
– Accountable Manager
– Training Manager (possibly his deputy
also, in a large organization)
– Quality Manager (possibly his deputy
also, in a large organization)
– Examination Manager
• Updating training should normally be
of 35 hours duration but may be
adjusted to the scope of training of
the organization and particular
instructor/ examiner.
• The procedure of updating training
to the instructors should be defined
in MTOE as a policy of the training
organization.
• The following minimum information
relevant to the scope of activity should
be kept on record in respect of each
instructor, knowledge examiner and
practical assessor:
Name, Date of Birth, Personnel Number,
Experience, Qualifications, Training
history (before entry), Subsequent
Training, Starting date of employment/
contract, ending date of employment/
contract (if appropriate).
• The record may be kept in any
format but should be under
the control of the
organizations quality system.
• The independent audit procedure
should ensure that all aspects of
CAR-147 compliance should be
checked at least once in every 12
months and may be carried out
as one complete single exercise
or subdivided over a 12-month
period in accordance with a
scheduled plan.
• The independence of audit
system should be established by
always ensuring that audits are
carried out by personnel not
responsible for the function or
procedure being checked.
• Internal audit programme for the
succeeding 12 months period
should be provided at the time of
making application for renewal of
approval.
• Audit report should be submitted
to DGCA within 15 days of their
completion.
• Where the maintenance
training organization is also
approved to another part (like
CAR 145, 21, M etc) requiring a
quality system, then such
quality systems may be
combined.
• It will be the responsibility of
training manager to ensure
findings emanating from any
of the oversight programme
are handled properly.
• The organization should not
reject more than two written
requests from the DGCA to
authorize access to its facility.
• Potential instructors of CAR-147
organization are to be trained in
instructional techniques.
• A large training organization (an
organization with the capacity to
provide training for 50 students
or more) should have a dedicated
quality audit group whose sole
function is to conduct audits,
raise finding reports and follow
up to ensure that findings are
being rectified.
• Aircraft type training may be
subdivided in airframe and/or power
plant and/or Avionics / electrical
systems type training courses. A MTO
may be approved to conduct
airframe type training only, power
plant type training only,
avionics/electrical systems type
training only or any combination
thereof.
• The updating training may be
subdivided during the 24 months
into more than one element and may
include such activities as attendance
at relevant lectures and symposiums.
• Synthetic training devices are
working models of a particular
system or component and include
computer simulations. A synthetic
training device is considered
beneficial for complex systems and
fault diagnostic purposes.
• The management control and follow
up system should not be contracted
to outside persons.
• Accountable manager should hold
routine meetings to check progress
on rectification except that in the
large training organization such
meetings may be delegated on a day
to day basis to the quality manager
as long as the accountable manager
meets at least once per year with the
senior staff involved to review the
overall performance.
• Training organizations should
retain a record of the
Instructors, Knowledge
Examiners and Practical
Assessors training,
qualifications and experience.
• A record system should be
established to record the skills,
proficiencies and competencies for
the continuance / revalidation of
Instructors, Knowledge Examiners
and Practical assessors within the
training organization. Periodicity of
these checks should be recorded and
retained in the individual’s personal
training record file.
• All Type Training Instructors, whether
permanently or temporally employed,
must have undergone an instructor
techniques course and be able to
demonstrate an understanding of the
CAR-66 andCAR-147 regulatory
requirements. Additionally they should
have a practical working knowledge of
the Maintenance Training Organizations
Exposition (MTOE) and associated
training procedures.
• Any Instructor, Knowledge examiner or
Practical assessor who has passed 24-month
period without exercising the privileges of his
authorization, must comply with:
– For inactive period of 24 to 30 months, the
recovery action is 35 hours update training +
Continuation training + Training School procedures
and processes + 2 monitored training sessions
with another instructor.
– For inactive period of 30 months onwards, the
recovery action is: As above plus two sit-ins on
the type course for the authorization being
sought.
• MTOE has got four parts.
PART 1 – Management
PART 2 - Training and
examination procedures
PART 3 - Training system quality
procedures
PART 4 – Appendices
CA Forms
• CA 4 : Approval of management
personnel
• CA 11 : Approval Certificate
• CA 12 : Application for approval (initial
& change of approval)
• CA 22 : Approval Recommendation
Report
• CA 149 : Certificate of recognition (Type
training Certificate)
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SOON BE ISSUED
WITH CA 149 & CA 26.
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