183. Maintenance Control Manual

An AOC holder must ensure that its Maintenance Control Manual contains the following details:

a description of the administrative arrangements between the AOC holder and the maintenance organisation, if the AOC holder has the engineering or maintenance support, or both, contracted out;

a description of the maintenance procedures and the procedures for completing and signing of certificates of maintenance review and release to service if the maintenance is not contracted out;

the name and duty of every person assigned by the AOC holder to ensure that all maintenance is carried out in accordance with the Maintenance Control Manual;

a reference to every maintenance programme that the AOC holder is required to comply with;

a description of the methods used for the completion and retention of maintenance records;

a description of the AOC holder’s reliability or condition monitoring programme and the associated reporting procedures;

a description of the AOC holder’s procedures for assessing continuing airworthiness information and implementing resulting actions;

a description of the AOC holder’s procedures for implementing action resulting from mandatory continuing airworthiness information;

a description of the AOC holder’s manner of establishing and maintaining a system of analysis and continued monitoring of the performance and efficiency of the maintenance programme, in order to correct any deficiency in that programme;

a description of aeroplane types and models to which the Maintenance Control Manual applies;

a description of the AOC holder’s procedures for ensuring that defects, damages or unserviceability affecting airworthiness are recorded and rectified;

a description of the procedures for informing the Director‑General of Civil Aviation of significant in‑service occurrences.

An AOC holder must establish procedures to ensure that the Maintenance Control Manual being used by the personnel concerned contains current information.

An AOC holder must ensure that its Maintenance Control Manual contains the following details:

a description of the administrative arrangements between the AOC holder and the maintenance organisation, if the AOC holder has the engineering or maintenance support, or both, contracted out;

a description of the maintenance procedures and the procedures for completing and signing of certificates of maintenance review and release to service if the maintenance is not contracted out;

the name and duty of every person assigned by the AOC holder to ensure that all maintenance is carried out in accordance with the Maintenance Control Manual;

a reference to every maintenance programme that the AOC holder is required to comply with;

a description of the methods used for the completion and retention of maintenance records;

a description of the AOC holder’s reliability or condition monitoring programme and the associated reporting procedures;

a description of the AOC holder’s procedures for assessing continuing airworthiness information and implementing resulting actions;

a description of the AOC holder’s procedures for implementing action resulting from mandatory continuing airworthiness information;

a description of the AOC holder’s manner of establishing and maintaining a system of analysis and continued monitoring of the performance and efficiency of the maintenance programme, in order to correct any deficiency in that programme;

a description of aeroplane types and models to which the Maintenance Control Manual applies;

a description of the AOC holder’s procedures for ensuring that defects, damages or unserviceability affecting airworthiness are recorded and rectified;

a description of the procedures for informing the Director‑General of Civil Aviation of significant in‑service occurrences.

An AOC holder must establish procedures to ensure that the Maintenance Control Manual being used by the personnel concerned contains current information.