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Coming to terms with Part 135
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Now for the CAR30 maintenance rules review
This year sees the industry coming to terms with the actual legislation which will impact current charter operators, with full implementation of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulation (CASR Part 135) due within two years. The journey to this stage has proved that the excellent new consultation mechanisms designed by CASA have worked well. Specifically, the formation of a high level Aviation Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) and the individual Technical Working Groups (TWGs) has introduced significant efficiencies. Congratulations are due the CASA Stakeholder Engagement Group for managing the process with professionalism and objectivity under very challenging timeframes.
Hopefully, in keeping with the highly successful ASAP and TWG consultation process, we will all soon be involved to the same degree in assessing the current rules for the respective maintenance providers to complement the new Part 135 operators. This is where the next challenge lies.
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Firstly some background. High capacity air transport aircraft are designed and manufactured to certain criteria in order to obtain certification. This certification basis includes maintenance philosophy, practices and procedures. These aircraft are often large machines and are predominately operated by the larger airlines within Australia and often include international operations. These aircraft are operated under the CASR Part 121 rules and are maintained under the CASR Parts 42 and 145 rules.
However, lower capacity aircraft used by your typical Part 135 operator are certified to a different set of criteria. For many decades they have been maintained by Maintenance Repair Organisations (MROs) who are regulated by CASA under the Civil Aviation Regulation 30 (CAR30). Whilst the operational Part 135 rules are largely settled, we need to review the applicable maintenance rule set. This review is a healthy undertaking and would be welcomed by industry.
So where do we begin? The CASA Stakeholder Engagement Group has also introduced a Sector Risk Profile tool (SRP) and has applied this to various sectors within the industry. Of note is that it included the High Capacity Aircraft operations (lots of passengers) right the way down to mustering and Aerial Application (no passengers). Using the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) objective data and CASA and industry experience, we have together produced excellent outcomes which focus on areas for improvement using a range of strategies. These include training, education and awareness and in a few circumstances an amendment to regulations. This is an excellent tool and is perfectly suited to a CAR30 review.
‘This review is a healthy undertaking and would be welcomed.’
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