GM2 145.A.205 Contracting and subcontracting

• ED Decision 2022/011/R found in: Continuing Airworthiness (1321/2014) Part-M Part-145 Part-66 Part-147 Part-T Part-ML Part-CAMO Part-CAO (Jul 2024)

GM2 145.A.205 Contracting and subcontracting ED Decision 2022/011/R DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ‘CONTRACTING MAINTENANCE’ AND ‘SUBCONTRACTING MAINTENANCE’ (a) ‘Subcontracting maintenance’ means subcontracting to a third party under the maintenance organisation management system. This is the case when a third party carries out certain maintenance tasks on behalf of the [Part‑145](#_DxCrossRefBm1518544883) organisation, and the responsibility remains with the Part-145 organisation (this Part-145 organisation must have the tasks within its scope of approval). Whether the third party is approved or not is not relevant for the designation of subcontracting, since the third party will be working under the management system of the Part-145 organisation, and the maintenance will be released under the approval of this organisation. (b) ‘Contracting maintenance’ means contracting to another maintenance organisation which will release the maintenance under its own approval. This is the case when a Part-145 organisation, contracted to carry out maintenance by an owner/operator/CAMO, further contracts certain maintenance tasks to another approved Part‑145 organisation, and transfers the responsibility for the release of such tasks to the second Part-145 organisation. Contracting should only be envisaged when it is allowed by the person or organisation that requests the maintenance. (c) In case (a), the subcontracted organisation works under the approval of the contracting organisation, whereas in case (b), the contracted organisation works under its own approval. ##### GM2 145.A.205 Contracting and subcontracting *ED Decision 2022/011/R* **DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ‘CONTRACTING MAINTENANCE’ AND ‘SUBCONTRACTING MAINTENANCE’** (a) ‘Subcontracting maintenance’ means subcontracting to a third party under the maintenance organisation management system. This is the case when a third party carries out certain maintenance tasks on behalf of the [Part‑145](#_DxCrossRefBm1203439770) organisation, and the responsibility remains with the Part-145 organisation (this Part-145 organisation must have the tasks within its scope of approval). Whether the third party is approved or not is not relevant for the designation of subcontracting, since the third party will be working under the management system of the Part-145 organisation, and the maintenance will be released under the approval of this organisation. (b) ‘Contracting maintenance’ means contracting to another maintenance organisation which will release the maintenance under its own approval. This is the case when a Part-145 organisation, contracted to carry out maintenance by an owner/operator/CAMO, further contracts certain maintenance tasks to another approved Part‑145 organisation, and transfers the responsibility for the release of such tasks to the second Part-145 organisation. Contracting should only be envisaged when it is allowed by the person or organisation that requests the maintenance. (c) In case (a), the subcontracted organisation works under the approval of the contracting organisation, whereas in case (b), the contracted organisation works under its own approval.