Change an existing Part 147 approval

Complete the Part 147 application form and submit with the supporting documents using the Application Form Submission Service portal at the end of the form.

Change of nominated Postholder or accountable manager

Changes to the key personnel in an organisation must be notified to us.
Please ensure that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) policy on fitness of character is fully understood before submission of an application.

You can add or remove/change the details of one or several people, including identifying their role(s) and the types of approval(s) they have responsibility for, by completing the Change of Accountable Manager or Nominated Postholder form. This form caters for all types of approvals.

For changes of Nominated Postholders, a CAA Form 4 - Details of Nominated Personnel - Airworthiness Organisations (SRG1705) will need to be completed and attached to the application.
To help us progress your application, please send a copy of your draft exposition to apply@caa.co.uk or attach/upload the draft exposition to the online application form (where applicable).

Changes of address

In cases where an organisation holds more than one approval and requires to make an application for a change of address which will affect each approval held, you can complete the change of address form which will cater for all approval types. (You will need to provide a copy of your amended expositions).

The cost of a change to a UK Part 147 approval depends on the nature of the change.

Further details can be found in the Official Record Series 5 Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Scheme of Charges.

There is no charge for changes of nominated personnel.

In the event of a discrepancy between the information here and the Official Record Series 5, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Scheme of Charges takes precedence.

Change to organisation (new courses)

The information below advises on what you will need to include with your application.

• A completed application form submitted by an Authorised Representative of the Company for example, the proposed Accountable Manager.
• An amendment to the Maintenance Training Organisation Exposition (MTOE).

Course approval forms:

The course approval forms (formally known as SF forms) are templates for organisations to provide the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) an overview breakdown of the course content.

This will be supported with detailed information in a Training Needs Analysis (TNA) document.

Course approval forms are shown below:
SF98-02 Course Approval B2 Basic
SF99-02 Course Approval B1.1 & A1 Basic
SF100-02 Course Approval B1.2 & A2 Basic
SF101-02 Course Approval B1.3 & A3 Basic
SF102-02 Course Approval C Type
SF103-02 Course Approval B1.4 & A4 Basic
SF104-02 Course Approval B1.1 & B2 Type
SF105-02 Course Approval B1.1 Type
SF106-02 Course Approval B1.2 & B2 Type
SF107-02 Course Approval B1.2 Type
SF108-02 Course Approval B1.3 B2 Type
SF109-02 Course Approval B1.3 Type
SF110-02 Course Approval B1.4 Type
SF111-02 Course Approval B1.4 & B2 Type
SF112-02 Course Approval B2 Type

Additional information required for new courses:

• Training Needs Analysis.
• Sample of Training Material.
• Sample of Examinations and Answers.
• Instructor/Assessor Competency records; providing details of experience, qualification and recency of B1/B2 instructors, practical assessors in support of the new course.
• A completed organisation internal Audit Report (including objective evidence) to confirm the organisation is complaint and ready for the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) audit of the new course.
• Details of access to aircraft for maintenance training and hands on maintenance task training as applicable which is sufficient to meet the requirement of Part 66, Appendix III, para 3.2 for the aircraft type.
• B1/B2 type specific practical training workbook in support of the change application (if applicable).

Change to organisation (not including a new course)

The information below advises on what you will need to include with your application.

• A completed application form submitted by an Authorised Representative of the Company for example, the proposed Accountable Manager.
• CAA Form 4 for key personnel, in other words, Quality Manager (additional Form 4's may be requested by your allocated CAA surveyor).
• A draft copy of the Maintenance Training Organisation Exposition (MTOE) developed from Part 147 MTOE Guidance (CAP 2376).
• A completed MTOA compliance checklist.
• A completed Principal Place of Business Key Facts form (SRG1760) if your organisation is trading as a registered company.
• A completed organisation internal Audit Report (including objective evidence) to confirm the organisation is complaint and ready for the CAA audit.

Further guidance and information on how to apply for a Part 147 Approval is available below:

• UK regulations
• UK Continuing Airworthiness Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 and associated Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC) and Guidance Material (GM).
• CAA Approvals - Non-Transferability - Leaflet C-30 (CAP 562)
• Part 147 Maintenance Training Organisation Exposition Guidance
• Guidance for Part 147 Instructors (CAP1528)
• Aircraft maintenance type practical training within a UK Part 147 Organisation (CAP 1529)
• Guidance for Part 147 holders

Aircraft ratings should be listed as per UK Part 66 Type Rating List. At this time the Part 66 listing does not include Sailplanes, Powered Sailplanes or Balloons. In this case use the aircraft type designation specified on the UK Type Certificate Data Sheet.

When the Organisation Approvals team receive the recommendation from Airworthiness confirming the organisation has achieved the required standard, the new approval certificate will be raised and sent to your organisation within 20 working days.

The information below provides guidance on what to expect during the process:

• The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Resource Scheduling Team will contact you to arrange for a Surveyor to carry out an on-site audit.
• Any questions regarding the scheduling of your on-site visit can be directed to the Resource Scheduling Team email ResourceScheduling@caa.co.uk.
• An Airworthiness Surveyor will conduct an audit against the requirements and any audit findings will be raised in an audit report.
• The Airworthiness Surveyor will review the nominated personnel (interviews for key personnel may be carried out).
• If findings have been raised, the organisation should address all the findings and notify the Surveyor of the actions taken.
• Once any audit findings relating to the change application have been closed the Airworthiness Surveyor will submit a recommendation to Organisation Approvals Team for the issue of the updated approval certificate.

The organisation’s certificate shall remain valid subject to compliance with all of the following conditions:

• The organisation remaining in compliance with UK Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts, considering the provisions related to the handling of findings as specified under point 147.B.130.
• The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) being granted access to the organisation.
• The certificate not being surrendered or revoked.

Once granted a Part 147 approval requires a recommendation for continuation every 24 months from date of initial issue. This is raised by the CAA Surveyor following a satisfactory audit programme.