Part 145 Maintenance Organisation Approval holders provide maintenance services in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 Implementing Rules, Annex 2

This page includes details and links to regulation, policy and guidance both the CAA and EASA. It will provide approval holders resources to ensure they remain compliant with not only the regulations but also UK policy.

Guidance material provides interpretation or amplify in greater detail certain areas or aspects of regulation and/or policy to allow an approval holder to fully implement quality systems which remain compliant and perform well.

Alerts and notifications

Tailored news, notifications and alerts from the CAA, including alerts issue in the last 12 months are available though SkyWise.

Policy

• Maintenance Organisation Exposition (MOE) should be constructed using EASA document UG.CAO.00024 and associated CAA guidance. Background information regarding policy of Initial/Changes to Airworthiness Organisation Expositions
• Part 145 Loss of Capability - Part 145 organisations the actions that may be taken by the CAA where it is identified that an organisation is temporarily unable to fulfil the Part 145 requirements for a particular product, part, appliance or process listed on its approval certificate.
• Part 145 Occasional and Temporary Line Stations - Sets out what the CAA considers as a Part 145 occasional or temporary line station, how they may be established and the periods of time that they may remain in place. 
• Acceptance of maintenance tasks carried out by pilots - Part 145 caters for certain maintenance tasks to be carried out by a suitably qualified pilot. AMC to Part 145.A.30(j)4 lists various items which a qualified pilot may be issued an Authorisation to carry out. Tasks which relate to section 2(i)e require specific agreement from the competent authority
• Part 145 Maintenance Staff Employment Status - to enable Part-145 organisations to establish the employment status of staff engaged on zero hours contracts for the purposes of Part 145.A30(d). This Information Notice provides guidance to enable Part-145 organisations to establish the employment status of staff engaged on zero hours contracts and those engaged indirectly for the purposes of Part 145.A30(d).