Communications to ENAC in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs M.A.901 or, as applicable, ML.A.903 (or Part 21) by companies approved in accordance with Annex II (Part 145), with Annex Vc (Part CAMO), or with Annex Vd (Part CAO) to Regulation (EU) no. 1321/2014 of 26 November 2014, as revised, and in possession of the relevant privileges. The relevant procedures in the applicable company manuals must contain the appropriate provisions to carry out the tasks highlighted below.

 

Airworthiness review, issuing of the ARC and extension of the validity of the ARC for aircraft registered in Italy

An organisation appropriately approved in accordance with:

  1. Part-CAMO with the (basic) privilege referred to in §CAMO.A.125(d)(4) and, if applicable, with the additional privilege referred to in §CAMO.A.125(e) (hereinafter referred to as CAMO-125d/e), or
  2. Part-CAO with (basic) privileges set forth in §CAO.A.095(b) and, as applicable, with the additional privilege set forth in §CAO.A.095(c)(1) (hereinafter referred to as CAO-095b/c), or
  3. Part-CAO with (basic) privileges set forth in §CAO.A.095(a) and, as applicable, with the additional privilege set forth in §CAO.A.095(c)(2) (hereinafter referred to as CAO-095a/c), or
  4. Part-145 with additional privilege in §145.A.75(f) (hereinafter AMO-145-75(f))

that intends:

  1. to carry out, if the relevant regulatory conditions are met, an airworthiness review (AR) in accordance with the provisions of paragraph M.A.901 or ML.A.903, and issue an ARC (only for aircraft subject to Part ML) or a recommendation for its issue (only for aircraft subject to Part M), upon issue of the Certificate of Airworthiness or during the subsequent use of the aircraft

or

  1. extend the validity of an ARC ((only CAMO or CAO companies if with management privilege of continuous navigability (CAO-CAM)),

must have, as applicable, with the owner or operator of the relevant aircraft (contractor) a contract/work order for such activities.

The above is also valid if the ARC is issued by an independent Certifying staff, authorized as an ARS acting on its own behalf pursuant to paragraphs ML.A.901(b)(4) / ML.A.904, appointed by the owner/operator of the aircraft.

 

The organisation  or interested person holding the appropriate privilege for the AR, before activating the applicable procedures for the issuance of the ARC or the recommendation for its issuance, or for the extension of its validity in accordance with the provisions of the Part M, or, as applicable, Part ML (CAMO, or CAO-CAM companies only), is required to verify that the contractor’s references correspond to the relevant information on the owner/operator of the aircraft reported in the registration certificate present on board of the aircraft, or limited to the information relating to the operator/lessee of the aircraft, specified in the relevant leasing contract.

 

The company or person carrying out the AR in possession of the appropriate privilege, within the time limits established by Part M, or, as applicable, Part ML, sends to the competent authority (NCA) designated by the State of Registry:

 

  1. a copy of the issued ARC (see paragraphs M.A.901(p) / ML.A.903(f)), or
  2. a copy of the extended ARC (CAMO/CAO companies only and if the conditions are met, paragraphs M.A.901(p) / ML.A.903(f)), or
  3. appropriate information regarding the unsatisfactory outcome of the airworthiness review conducted (see paragraph M.A.901(r)); or
  4. the appropriate information if the re-evaluation of the relevant Maintenance Program (PdM) referred to in points ML.A.903(h)/ML.A.302(c)(9) shows inconsistencies on the aircraft related to deficiencies in the contents of the PdM and when the entity carrying out the AR does not agree with the measures taken by the owner, the CAMO or the CAO.

 

If the aircraft is registered in Italy , above notifications are to be sent to ENAC and in particular to Direzione Territoriale ENAC  being the competent for the territory that is identified for this scope in :

  • the agreement signed with the registered aircraft owner/operator (or his representative formally designated) pursuant to Appendix I to Part-M or as applicable to Part-ML; or
  • in the document (work order, etc.) through which the owner/operator of the aircraft (or his formally delegated representative) has commissioned the execution of the airworthiness review and the issuance of the ARC, or, if applicable in agreement to Part M or Part ML (CAMO companies only), the execution of the checks for the extension of the validity of the ARC.)

Or to the Aeronautical Activities Standardization Directorate if it is not possible to obtain territorial jurisdiction.

The copy of the ARC issued or extended in validity is sent to NCA usually accompained by appropriate communication. Such a communication for the aircraft registered in Italya may be done by using:

Template  ENAC M.A.901(p)-ML.A.903(f)-INFO-ARC-CA(M)O (only for Part-CAMO/CAO Organisation)   in Italian/ English language o

Template M.A.901(p)-ML.A.903(f)-INFO-ARC AMO_CSARS (only for AMO, Part-CAO provided that they hold the privilege for the maintenance and Independent Certifying Staff authorise as ARS) in Italian/ English language), or otherwise with a similar document provided that it contains analogoues informations.

For communications related to the situations referred to in the previous points 3 (ref. M.A.901(r)) and 4 (ref. ML.A.903(h) / ML.A.302(c)(9)), the company or person concerned will send to the NCA of the State of Registry (for aircraft registered in Italy, to the above-mentioned ENAC structures) a specific notification within the timeframes and according to the methods required by the legislation (using, if appropriate and highlighting it in the transmission, the appropriate spaces available in the above-mentioned templates).

 

If in accordance with the provisions of Part M, it is required to send a recommendation for the issue of the ARC to the NCA designated by the State of Registry (ENAC for aircraft registered in Italy), the interested company holding the appropriate privilege (CAMO.A.125(e)(2), CAO.A.095(c)(1)), and to which the related activities have been commissioned by the owner/operator of the aircraft (as specified in the registration certificate/lease agreement), will send such recommendation and all related substantiating documentation, to the contractor for subsequent forwarding to the NCA (for aircraft registered in Italy as attached to the request (Mod. ENAC-MA-901 for the request for the issue of the ARC or Mod. ENAC-21A-174 for the Request for the issue of the Certificate of Airworthiness) to the ENAC Structures mentioned above (Direzione Standardizzazione Attività Aeronautiche or Direzione Territoriale ENAC). The interested company holding the appropriate privilege may carry out the above-mentioned activities if formally delegated in writing for this purpose by the owner/operator of the aircraft, as specified in the registration certificate/lease agreement (proof of such delegation will be provided with the relevant request).

 

ARC communications for aircraft not registered in Italy

If the interested company holding the appropriate privilege, or the independent CS with a licence issued by ENAC formally approved by ENAC as an ARS acting on its own behalf has been entrusted by the owner/operator of the aircraft to carry out the above-mentioned activities, it must comply with the mandatory requirements in the forms and ways indicated by the competent Authority of the State of registration. The relevant procedures in the Company Manual (where applicable) will contain the specific procedural provisions.

If the surveillance of the aircraft not registered in Italy has been transferred to ENAC under an agreement signed pursuant to art. 83bis of the ICAO Convention, the flow of communications and the authority to issue the ARC or to evaluate the recommendation for its issuance, always remains with and in the hands of the NCA of the State of Registry of the aircraft: in these cases, ENAC, as the competent authority designated by the State of the Operator, may be the recipient of a copy of these communications/documentations only for appropriate information.