ED Decision 2025/016/R
STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Three different types of functions are named or implicitly identified in the requirements of Part 21, Subpart J or in the associated AMC and GM, when using qualified and experienced personnel:
the senior company manager (see AMC1 21.A.245(a), GM1 21.A.249, GM 21.A.265(b));
the other management staff:
— the head of the design organisation (HDO) (see points 21.A.239(b)(2) and 21.A.245(a));
— the chief of the airworthiness function (see point 21.A.245(b)(1));
— the chief of the independent monitoring function (see point 21.A.245(b)(2));
— the safety manager (see GM1 21.A.239(c)(2), AMC1 21.A.239(c)(2) and AMC1 21.A.245(b), point (g)); and
— when a safety review board is established, the chairperson of that board, if different from the HDO (see AMC1 21.A.239(c)(2)); and
the staff making decisions affecting airworthiness, operational suitability, and environmental compatibility:
— compliance verification engineers (see AMC1 21.A.239(d), point (c)(1)(iii) and AMC1 21.A.239(c)(2));and
— staff of the Office of Airworthiness making decisions affecting airworthiness, operational suitability, and environmental compatibility, especially those that are linked with the 21.A.263 privileges (signing documents for release, approving classification of changes and repairs, and granting the approval of minor/major changes, supplemental type certificates (STCs) and minor/major repairs, granting the approval of service bulletins (SBs), and minor revisions to the aircraft flight manual) (see AMC1 21.A.239(d), point (c)(1)(iv)).
A statement of the qualifications and experience of the senior company manager is not required. For the other two categories that are identified above, a statement of qualifications and experience should be provided (see AMC1 21.A.243(d) and AMC2 21.A.243(d) respectively).
EASA guidance on 21.A.243(d) lists three personnel categories: senior manager, management staff, and decision-making staff, with qualification statements required for the latter two.
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