1Civil Aviation Amendment Order (No. R90) 2004 - Civil Aviation Order 100.94 - Administration & procedure - Aircraft maintenance engineer licences - Category electrical (12/12/2004)

Civil Aviation Amendment Order

(No. R90) 2004

I, WILLIAM BRUCE BYRON, Director of Aviation Safety, on behalf of CASA, issue the following Civil Aviation Order under regulation 31 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.

[Signed Bruce Byron]

Bruce Byron

Director of Aviation Safety and

Chief Executive Officer

12 December 2004

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1 Name of Order

This Order is the Civil Aviation Amendment Order (No. R90) 2004.

2 Commencement

This Order commences on gazettal.

3 Replacement of section 100.94 of the Civil Aviation Orders

Section 100.94 of the Civil Aviation Orders is omitted and a new section substituted as set out in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Substitution of section 100.94 of the Civil Aviation Orders

SECTION 100.94

ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE — AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEER LICENCES — CATEGORY ELECTRICAL

1 APPLICATION

1.1 Except where otherwise approved or directed by CASA, this section of the CAOs applies to the requirements for the grant of an aircraft maintenance engineer licence in category electrical systems and for the grant of additional ratings to a licence in this category.

1.2 This section of the CAOs is to be read in conjunction with the current issue of CAO section 100.90 and AAC 9-94.

2 DEFINITIONS

Terms and abbreviations used in this section are detailed in CAO section 100.90, but in addition:

digital system means a system where the components of the system employ digital techniques and are interconnected via a data bus.

data bus means the hardware required to carry digital information between digital information processing components within the system.

3 RATINGS

Category electrical systems is classified into the following ratings:

Group 1 Electrical systems in aircraft equipped with single generator power systems.

Group 2 Electrical systems in aircraft equipped with multi-generator power systems other than those classified as Group 20.

Group 20 Electrical systems in aeroplanes powered by turbojet/turbofan engines, or pressurised and of MTOW greater than 8 000 kg as listed in AAC 9-94:

Electrical systems in helicopters as specified by CASA and listed in AAC 9-94; or

Aircraft listed in AAC 9-94 deemed by CASA to be of an unusual design requiring specialised maintenance techniques.

4 LICENCE RATINGS AND FORM OF ENDORSEMENT

4.1 Ratings specifying the groups of electrical systems and/or the specific aircraft type for which the privileges of the licence may be exercised must be endorsed on the licence.