21.A.145 Resources

Regulation (EU) 2022/1358

The production organisation shall demonstrate that:

(a)     the facilities, working conditions, equipment and tools, processes and associated materials, number and competence of staff, and the general organisation are adequate to discharge its obligations under point 21.A.165;

(b)     with regard to all the necessary airworthiness and environmental protection data:

1.       the production organisation is in receipt of such data from the Agency and from the holder of, or applicant for, the type certificate, restricted type certificate or design approval issued in accordance with this Regulation or a natural or legal person who made a declaration of design compliance under Subpart C of Section A of Annex Ib (Part 21 Light), including any exemption granted against the environmental protection requirements, to determine conformity with the applicable design data;

2.       the production organisation has established a procedure to ensure that the airworthiness and environmental protection data are correctly incorporated in its production data;

3.       such data is kept up to date and made available to all personnel that need access to such data to perform their duties.

(c)      with regard to management and staff:

1.       an accountable manager has been appointed by the production organisation with the authority to ensure that, within the organisation, all production is performed to the required standards and that the production organisation is continuously in compliance with the requirements of the production management system referred to in point 21.A.139, and the data and procedures identified in the POE referred to in point 21.A.143;

2.       a person or group of persons has/have been nominated by the accountable manager to ensure that the organisation is in compliance with the requirements of this Annex, and are identified, together with the extent of their authority; such person or group of persons shall be responsible to the accountable manager and have direct access to him. The person or group of persons shall have the appropriate knowledge, background and experience to discharge their responsibilities;

3.       staff at all levels have been given the appropriate authority to be able to discharge their allocated responsibilities and that there is full and effective coordination within the production organisation in respect of airworthiness and environmental protection data matters;

(d)     with regard to certifying staff authorised by the production organisation to sign the documents issued under point 21.A.163 within the scope of the terms of approval:

1.       they have the appropriate knowledge, background (including other functions in the organisation) and experience to discharge their allocated responsibilities;

2.       they are provided with evidence of the scope of their authorisation.