Except for aircraft released to service by a maintenance organisation approved in accordance with Annex II (Part-145), the CRS shall be issued in accordance with this Subpart.
No aircraft shall be released to service unless a CRS is issued when all maintenance tasks ordered have been properly carried out. The CRS shall be issued by an authorised certifying staff of the maintenance organisation approved in accordance with Subpart F of this Annex or with Annex Vd (Part-CAO), except for maintenance tasks other than complex maintenance tasks listed in Appendix VII to this Annex where the CRS is issued, alternatively by:
independent certifying staff acting in accordance with the requirements laid down in Article 5 of this Regulation;
the pilot-owner acting in accordance with point M.A.803 of this Annex.
By derogation from point (b), in case of unforeseen situations, when an aircraft is grounded at a location where no maintenance organisation approved in accordance with this Annex, Annex II (Part-145) or Annex Vd (Part-CAO) and no independent certifying staff are available, the owner may authorise any person, with no less than 3 years of appropriate maintenance experience and holding either a valid ICAO Annex 1 compliant maintenance license for the aircraft type requiring certification or a certifying staff authorisation valid for the work requiring certification issued by an ICAO Annex 6 approved maintenance organisation to maintain the aircraft in accordance with the standards set out in Subpart D of this Annex and release it to service. In that case, the owner shall:
obtain and keep in the aircraft records specifying details of the maintenance carried out and of the qualifications of the person issuing the CRS;
ensure that any such maintenance is later on verified and a new CRS is issued by an appropriately authorised person referred to in point (b) or an organisation approved in accordance with Subpart F of this Annex, Annex II (Part-145) or Annex Vd (Part-CAO), at the earliest opportunity and in any case within 7 calendar days from the issuance of a CRS by the person authorised by the owner;
notify the organisation responsible for the continuing airworthiness management of the aircraft, when contracted, or the [F2CAA] in the absence of such a contract, within 7 days from the issuance of such authorisation.
In case of a release to service in accordance with point (b)(2), the certifying staff may be assisted in performing the maintenance tasks by one or more persons subject to his or her direct and continuous control.
A CRS shall contain at least:
basic details of the maintenance carried out;
the date on which the maintenance was completed;
the identity of the organisation or person issuing the CRS, including, alternatively:
the approval reference of the maintenance organisation and the certifying staff issuing the CRS;
in the case referred to in point (b)(2), the identity and, where applicable, the licence number of the certifying staff issuing the CRS;
the limitations to airworthiness or operations, if any.
By derogation from point (b) and notwithstanding point (g), when the required maintenance cannot be completed, a CRS may be issued with the approved aircraft limitations. In that case, the certificate shall indicate that the maintenance could not be completed, as well as indicate any applicable airworthiness or operations limitations, as part of the information required by point (e)(4).
A CRS shall not be issued in the case of any known non-compliance which endangers flight safety.]]
Textual Amendments
F2Word in Annex 1 point M.A.801(c)(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), regs. 1, 253(2) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12 and S.I. 2020/1116, regs. 1(3), 21); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Editorial Information
X1Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1383 of 8 July 2019 amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards safety management systems in continuing airworthiness management organisations and alleviations for general aviation aircraft concerning maintenance and continuing airworthiness management (Official Journal of the European Union L 228 of 4 September 2019).
Textual Amendments
F1Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1383 of 8 July 2019 amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards safety management systems in continuing airworthiness management organisations and alleviations for general aviation aircraft concerning maintenance and continuing airworthiness management (Text with EEA relevance).
[F3Except for component released to service by a maintenance organisation approved in accordance with Annex II (Part-145), a CRS shall be issued at the completion of any maintenance carried out on an aircraft component in accordance with point M.A.502 of this Annex (Part-M).]
The authorised release certificate identified as [F4CAA Form 1] constitutes the component CRS, except when such maintenance on aircraft components has been performed in accordance with point (b) or (d) of point M.A.502 in which case the maintenance is subject to aircraft release procedures in accordance with point M.A.801.]]
Textual Amendments
F3Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/270 of 25 February 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards transitional measures for organisations involved in the continuing airworthiness for general aviation and continuing airworthiness management and correcting that Regulation (Text with EEA relevance).
F4Words in Annex 1 point M.A.802(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), regs. 1, 253(3) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
To qualify as a Pilot-owner, the person must:
hold a valid pilot licence (or equivalent) issued or validated by [F5the CAA] for the aircraft type or class rating; and
own the aircraft, either as sole or joint owner; that owner must be:
one of the natural persons on the registration form; or
a member of a non-profit recreational legal entity, where the legal entity is specified on the registration document as owner or operator, and that member is directly involved in the decision making process of the legal entity and designated by that legal entity to carry out Pilot-owner maintenance.
[F1[X1For any other than complex motor-powered aircraft of 2 730 kg MTOM and below, which are not used in CAT operations, in commercial specialised operations or in commercial operations by ATOs or DTOs, the pilot-owner may issue a CRS after having carried out limited pilot-owner maintenance as specified in Appendix VIII to this Annex.]]
The scope of the limited Pilot-owner maintenance shall be specified in the aircraft maintenance programme referred to in point M.A.302.
[F1[X1The CRS shall be entered in the aircraft continuing airworthiness record system and contain basic details of the maintenance carried out, the maintenance data used, the date on which that maintenance was completed, as well as the identity, the signature and pilot licence number of the pilot-owner issuing such a certificate.]]
Textual Amendments
F5Words in Annex 1 point M.A.803(a)(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), regs. 1, 253(4) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)