EASA PART 147

INTRODUCTION
ROWLAND TAYLOR
MANAGING DIRECTOR

ADVANCED AIRCRAFT TRAINING LTD

 EASA BRIEF
• What is EASA?

• European Aviation Safety Agency

• Who is EASA?

• Why do we have EASA?

(Harmonisation & Standardisation)

• EASA is now the accepted global standard for

aviation training
 SUPPORT DOCUMENTS
• EASA Pt 147 Regulations - Parts A &
B (Regulations/CAA Audit Plan)

• AMC’s
(Means to comply with the rules)

• GM’s (Guidance Material)

 KEY PERSONNEL
Key personnel in Part-147 training organisation are;

Accountable Manager
Training Manager
Quality Manager
Examination Manager
Practical Assessor
Knowledge Instructors
Practical Instructors

Ensure that the person delivering the training does not

act as an examiner or assessor in the same subject area.
 JOB SPEC’s …..
• The Accountable Manager:
Has the overall corporate responsibility.

• The Training Manager:

Responsible for the day to day running of the
training organisation, including i.e. facilities,
delivery of theory and practical training, the
training and qualification of staff and the accuracy
and revision of training material and records.
 JOB SPEC’s ……
• The Quality Manager (QM)
The function of the Quality Manager will
depend on the size of the training
organisation.

“ a large organisation (training 50 students

or more) should have dedicated quality
management to conduct audits, raise finding
reports and follow up to ensure that findings
are being rectified.” as required -1.3.6
 KNOWLEDGE EXAMINERS
An EASA Pt 147 organisations will have
nominated Examiners who will prepare
examinations.

• None participating examiners may assess

the examination and prepare question
analysis documents to support the final
exam results
 PRACTICAL ASSESSORS
• Assessors are appointed to assess
the competency and ability of
students after task training.

• The assessor need not be a licensed

or type rated engineer, but he must
be fully familiar with company
maintenance practices and
procedures
 KNOWLEDGE INSTRUCTORS

• Knowledge Instructors.

Instructors are approved by the maintenance training

organisation to deliver specific type courses or modules

For more detailed explanation of requirements see the

following document:

CAA STANDARDS DOCUMENT

EASA PART 147

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EASA PART 147
 STATUS …...
For organisations with their main place of
business in the UK. The UK/CAA is the
regulator.

For those organisations with their main

place of business based in a country out side
of the EU, then the European Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA) is the competent authority
and will place oversight out to regulatory bid.
 BASIC NEEDS
People
Facilities
Training materials
Procedures and Quality system
Maintenance Training
Organisation Exposition
 HOW MANY LEVELS
OF TRAINING?
• Level 1 - ?
• Level 2 - ?
• Level 3 - ?
• Level 4 - ?
• Level 5 - ?
• Which is the only training level to
be legislated?
 LEVEL III?
• What is level III training designed for?

• Certifying rights for licensed engineers –

base and line

• What are the 2 licensed engineer

categories?

• B1 & B2
 B1 ENGINEER CATEGORIES?
• Someone who has gained certifying
rights covering?

• Airframe
• Electrical Power
• Engine
• B1 Avionics – what is this?
 B2 ENGINEER CATEGORIES?

• Same rights as B1 but covering?

• Instruments
• Electrical Power
• Autopilot
• Autoland
• Radio
• Radar
 NEW 147 RESPONSIBILITIES

• From November 2007 EASA Pt 147

approved training schools were
given the authority to perform
structured practical training

• AAT were the first UK school to be

awarded this approval
 EASA Pt 66
REQUIREMENTS
• Require both theoretical and practical
training to acquire Pt 66 type rating

• Structured training is 2 – 16 weeks

dependant upon experience
 147.A.05 SCOPE

• Sets the requirements to be met by

organisations seeking approval to
conduct training and examinations as an
EASA Pt 147 training company.
AAT CAPABILITY LIST ...
 147.A.10 GENERAL

• A training organisation shall be an

organisation or part of an organisation
that is registered as a legal entity in a
full member state.
 147.A.15 APPLICATION

• An application for approval or

amendment to an existing approval
shall be made in a form or in a
manner established by the competent
authority
 INITIAL APPLICATION RQT’S
• Must provide the following:
• MTOE
• Facility suitable to conduct
theoretical and/or practical training
activities
• Individual aircraft/engine TNA’s
• Training manuals
• Examination data bank
 EASA 147.A.100

FACILITY REQUIREMENTS
 147.A.100 FACILITY
REQUIREMENTS

(a) The size and structure of facilities

shall ensure protection from the
prevailing weather elements and
proper operation of all planned
training and examinations on any
particular day. (Kenya)
 147.A.100 (b)

• Fully enclosed appropriate

accommodation separate from
other facilities shall be provided
for the instruction of theory and
the conducting of knowledge
examinations
 EXAMINATIONS
• Are always a problem with some people -
generally those that fail
• Should be 3 exam papers per phase
• Up to 50 Q’s per paper – 150 per week
900 Q’s per course for each B1 course
• Can have 20% overlap
• Must be accurate–English/punctuation etc
• 25% level I & II
• 75% Level III
 147.A.100 (b)

1.The maximum number of students

undergoing knowledge training
during any course shall not exceed ?
persons.

• Optimum number of students is 16 -

20. Minimum number is 1
 147.A.100 (c)

• The accommodation environment shall be

maintained such that students are able to
concentrate on their studies or
examinations as appropriate without any
undue distraction or discomfort.

• Undue distractions ?
 147.A.100 (d) CONT…..
• If the organisation is unable to
provide such facilities then a written
arrangement with other organisations
may be made to provide such
facilities which will clearly outline
access and usage of such facilities.
BUT
 147.A.100(d) CONT……

• The written agreement must should

be available to the competent
authority upon request.
 147.A.100 (e)

• In the case of aircraft type/task

training courses access shall be
provided to appropriate facilities
containing examples of aircraft types
and engines to be taught.
 147.A.100

• The maximum number of

students undergoing practical
training courses at any one time
will not exceed ? per instructor or
assessor.
• Ideal number is 8 students
 147.A.100 (h)
• Secure storage must be provided for
examination papers and training records.
• The storage environment shall be such
that documentation remains in good
condition for the retention period
specified in 147.A.125 - ?
• The storage and office facilities may be
combined subject to good adequate
security.
 147.A.100 (i)

• A technical library will be provided

containing all technical material
appropriate to the scope and level of
training.

• The client library should also be

made available to the instructor
 BREAK TIME

BREAK TIME – 20
MINS
 EASA 147.A.105

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS
 147.A.105 PERSONNEL
REQUIREMENTS
a) The organisation will 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 this Part
of 147.
 147.A.105(b)
• A person or group of persons whose
responsibilities include ensuring that the
maintenance training organisation is in
compliance the requirements of this Part,
shall be nominated.

• The senior person or one person from the

group of persons will be nominated as
Accountable Manager.

• Does the AM require EASA F4 clearance?

 147.A.105(c)
The maintenance training
organisation shall employ or contract
sufficient staff to plan & perform
knowledge and practical training,
conduct knowledge examinations and
practical assessment as per the Part
147 approval.
 147.A.105(d)

• When another organisation is being used

to provide practical training that
organisation staff may be nominated to
carry out practical training and
assessments provided they are listed in
the Pt 147 MTOE.

• Practical and assessors duties.

 147.A.105(e) & (f)
(e) Any person may carry out any combination of the
roles of instructor, examiner and assessor, subject
to compliance with paragraph “f”.

Which states

(f) The experience and qualifications of instructors,

knowledge examiners and practical assessors shall
be established as an officially recognised standard.
Q – What are the “Officially Recognised Standards?”
See the CAA Standards Document
 WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS?

• Knowledge Instructor?

• Practical Instructor?

• Practical Assessor?
 INSTRUCTORS

• Do we have a minimum or
maximum age limit for instructors?

• Grandfather rights?

• New Instructors?
 147.A.105(g)

• The knowledge examiners and

practical assessors shall be specified
in the organisational exposition for
the acceptance of such staff.
 147.A.105(h)

• Instructors and knowledge examiners

shall undergo update training at least
? hours every ? years relevant to
competency, current technology,
practical skills, human factors, and
the latest training techniques
appropriate to the knowledge being
trained or examined.
COMPETENCY

What is competency?
 K S

A/B

K = Knowledge
S = Skills
A/B = Attitude/Behaviour
 K S

A/B

= Competence
 EASA 147.A.110

RECORDS OF INSTRUCTORS,
EXAMINERS AND ASSESSORS
 147.A.110
• The organisation shall maintain a
record of all instructors, knowledge
examiners and practical assessors.

• These records shall reflect the

experience and qualification,
training history and any subsequent
training undertaken.
 147.A.110(b)

• Terms of reference shall be drawn up

for all instructors, knowledge
examiners and practical assessors.
 EASA 147.A.115

INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT
 147.A.115
a) Each classroom shall have appropriate
presentation equipment of a standard
that ensures students can easily read
presentation text/drawings/diagrams and
figures from any position of the
classroom.

Presentation equipment shall include

representative synthetic training devices
to assist students in their understanding
of the particular subject matter where
such devices are considered beneficial
for such purposes.
 147.A.115(c)

• The basic training workshops and/or

maintenance facilities as specified in
147.A.100(d) must have an appropriate
selection of aircraft, engines, aircraft
parts and avionic equipment.
 147.A.115(d)
• The aircraft/engine type training
organisation as must have access to the
appropriate aircraft/engine type.

Synthetic training devices may be used

when such synthetic training devices
ensure adequate training standards.
EASA 147.A.125

RECORDS
 147.A.125

• The organisation shall keep all student

training, examination and assessment
records for at least ? years following
completion of the particular student’s
course.

• 5 years for what reason?

 EASA 147.A.130

TRAINING PROCEDURES AND

QUALITY SYSTEM
 147.A.130(a)

• The organisation shall establish

procedures acceptable to the competent
authority to ensure proper training
standards and compliance with all
relevant requirements in this Part.

• The MTOE
 147.A.130(b)
• The organisation shall establish a quality
system including:

1. An independent audit function to monitor

training standards, the integrity of
knowledge examinations and practical
assessments, compliance with adequacy
of the procedures

AND
 147.A.130

2. A feedback system of audit

findings to the person's and
ultimately to the accountable
manager to ensure, as necessary
all corrective action
procedures.
EASA 147.A.135

EXAMINATIONS
 147.A.135(a)
a) The examination staff shall ensure the security
of all questions.

a) Any student found during a knowledge exam to

be cheating or in possession of material
pertaining to the exam subjects other than the
exam papers and associated authorised
documentation shall be disqualified from taking
the examination which means he/she fails the
course.
AND
 147.A.135(b) Cont …….
• May not take any examinations for at
least ? months after the date of the
incident.

• The competent authority shall be

informed of any such incident
together with the details of any
enquiry within ? calendar months.
 147.A.135(c)
• Any examiner found during a
knowledge examination to be
providing question answers to any
student being examined shall be
disqualified from acting as an
examiner and the examination
declared void.
• The competent authority will be
informed of any occurrences
within ? calendar month.
EASA 147.A.140

MTOE
 147.A.140(a)

• The organisation shall provide an

exposition describing the
organisation and it’s procedures and
containing the following information:
 147.A.140

1. A corporate statement confirming

that the MTOE and any associated

manuals define the maintenance
training organisation’s compliance
with this this Part and that it shall
be complied with at all times.
 147.A.140
2. The title's and names of the personnel
nominated.

3. The duties and responsibilities of the

person's specified, including matters on
which they may deal directly with the
competent authority on behalf of the
training organisation.
4. An MTOE ORGANOGRAM showing
associated chains of responsibility of the
nominated persons.
 147.A.140

5. A list of training instructors, knowledge

examiners and practical assessors.

6. A general description of the training and

examination facilities located at each
address specified in the MTOE approval
certificate and if appropriate any other
location, i.e. 2nd sites.
 147.A.140
7. A list of maintenance training courses which
form the approval.

8. An MTOE amendment procedure.

9. MTOE procedures as required by 147.A.130(a).

10. MTOE control procedure as required when

authorised to conduct training, examinations
and assessments in locations different from
those specified in 147.A.145(b).
 147.A.140
11. A list of locations pursuant to 147.A.145(d).

12. A list of organisations, if appropriate, as specified in

147.A.145(d).

(b) The MTOE and any subsequent amendments shall be

approved by the competent authority.

(c) Notwithstanding Para (b) minor amendments to the

exposition may be approved through an exposition
approval referred to as indirect approval.
 EASA 147.A.145

PRIVALAGES OF THE MAINTENANCE

TRAINING ORGANISATION
 147.A.145
• In accordance with the MTOE the
training organisation may carry
out the following:
1. Basic training to the Part 66
syllabus or part thereof
2. Aircraft type/task training i.a.w.
Part 66 – ATA 104 L3
Q – What is wrong with item 2?
 147.A 145
3. Examinations on behalf of the competent
authority, including the examinations of
students who did not attend the basic or
type training course at the maintenance
training organisation.

4. Issue certificates i.a.w EASA Pt 66,

Appendix III following successful completion
of the approved basic or aircraft type
training courses & examinations as
specified.
 147.A.145(b)
• 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 the MTOE.

BUT
 147.A.145(c)
• (c) By derogation to Para (b), the training
organisation may conduct training,
knowledge exams and practical
assessment in locations different from the
Para (b) locations i.a.w a control
procedure specified in the MTOE.

Such locations need not be listed in

the MTOE.
 EASA 147.A.150

CHANGES TO THE MTOE

 147.A.15O
a) The training organisation shall notify
the competent authority of any proposed
changes to the organisation that affect
the approval before any such change
takes place, in order to enable the
competent authority to determine
continued compliance with this PART
and to amend if necessary the
maintenance training organisation
approval certificate.
 147.A. 150

b) The competent authority may

prescribe the conditions under
which the maintenance training
organisation may operate during
such changes unless the competent
authority determine that the
training organisation approval must
be suspended.
 147.A.150

c) Failure to inform the competent

authority of such changes may result in
suspension or revocation of the training
organisation approval certificate
backdated to the actual date of the
changes.
 THERE IS ONE EXCEPTION

• Does anyone know or can guess

what that exception is?

• Indirect approval – mainly to do

with personnel changes
 EASA 147.A.155

CONTINUED VALIDITY
 147.A.155
a) The approval shall be issued for an
unlimited duration. It shall remain
valid subject to:

1. The organisation remaining in

compliance with this Part i.a.w
the provisions related to the
handling of findings as specified
under 147.B. 130.
AND
 147.A.155
2. The competent authority being granted
access to the organisation to determine
continued compliance with this Part.

AND

3. The certificate not being surrendered or

revoked

b) Upon surrender or revocation, the

approval shall be returned to ?
EASA 147.A.160

FINDINGS
 FINDINGS
• A Finding is a non-compliance

• How many levels of findings do we

have?

• Two levels

• Level 1 & level 2

 147.A.160
a) A level 1 finding is one or more of the following.

1. Any significant non-compliance with the

examination process which would invalidate the
examination

2. Failure to give the competent authority access

to the organisation facilities during normal
operating hours after ? requests

3. The lack of an accountable manager

4. A significant non-compliance with the training

procedures
 147.A.160
b) A level 2 finding is any non-compliance with
the training process other than level 1 finding

c) After receipt of notification of a finding the

holder of the maintenance training
organisation approval shall define a corrective
action plan and demonstrate corrective action
to the satisfaction of the competent authority
within a period agreed with the authority
 EASA Pt 66
• EASA Part 147 type training is set
at EASA Pt 66, Levels I, II & III.

• Breakdown of levels can be found in

Appendix III of EASA Pt 66.

• What are these levels?

 EASA Pt 66
• What is the EASA Pt 66?

• How is the Pt 66 license validated?

• Who has authority to see the Pt 66

license on demand?
 EASA PT 66
• What is a TNA?

• How is it compiled?

• All EASA approved TNA’s are set to meet

the requirements of Pt 66 Appendix III,
Level III
 LINKAGE
• Pt 147 – is the approved training school

• Pt 66 – approved type engineer

• Pt 145 – approved maintenance

organisation

One cannot perform in general terms

without the other link
 CONCLUSION

Thank you for listening

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