Regulation
(EU) 2021/1963
(a) The competent authority shall establish
and maintain an oversight programme covering the oversight activities required
by point 145.B.300.
(b) The
oversight programme shall take into account the specific nature of the
organisation, the complexity of its activities, the results of past
certification or oversight activities, or both, and it shall be based on the
assessment of the associated risks. It shall include, within each oversight
planning cycle:
(1) assessments, audits and inspections, including, as appropriate:
(i) management system assessments and process audits;
(ii) product audits of a relevant sample of the maintenance carried out by the organisation;
(iii) sampling of the airworthiness reviews performed;
(iv) unannounced inspections;
(2) meetings convened between the accountable manager and the competent authority to ensure that both parties remain informed of all significant issues.
(c) The oversight planning cycle shall not exceed 24 months.
(d) Notwithstanding point (c), the oversight planning cycle may be extended to 36 months if the competent authority has established that during the previous 24 months:
(1) the organisation has demonstrated that it can effectively identify aviation safety hazards and manage the associated risks;
(2) the organisation has continuously demonstrated compliance with point 145.A.85 and it has full control over all changes;
(3) no level 1 findings have been issued;
(4) all corrective actions have been implemented within the time period that was accepted or extended by the competent authority as provided for in point 145.B.350.
Notwithstanding
point (c), the oversight planning cycle may be further extended to a maximum
of 48 months if, in addition to the conditions provided in points (d)(1) to
(4), the organisation has established, and the competent authority has
approved, an effective continuous system for reporting to the competent
authority on the safety performance and regulatory compliance of the
organisation itself.
(e) The oversight planning cycle may be shortened if there is evidence that the safety performance of the organisation has decreased.
(f) The oversight programme shall include records of the dates when assessments, audits, inspections and meetings are due, and when assessments, audits, inspections and meetings have been effectively carried out.
(g) At the
completion of each oversight planning cycle, the competent authority shall issue
a recommendation report on the continuation of the approval, reflecting the
results of the oversight.
EASA aviation authorities must maintain a risk-based oversight program for maintenance organizations, including audits, inspections, and management meetings. Oversight cycles are typically 24 months, extendable to 48 based on safety performance and compliance. Decreased safety performance shortens the cycle. Authorities issue continuation recommendations after each cycle.
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