Part 4Final certification

Part 4—Final certification

When must a final certification be made?

4.1 A final certification for completion of maintenance on an aircraft must be made when:

(a) all of the maintenance required to be carried out on an aircraft at a particular time; and

(b) if the maintenance is required to be co-ordinated by Part 3—co-ordination of the maintenance;

has been completed and certified.

Where must a final certification be made?

4.2 A final certification for the completion of maintenance on an aircraft must be made in the aircraft log book or approved alternative maintenance record for the aircraft.

Who must certify?

4.3 A final certification must be made by:

(a) if one person certified for the carrying out of the maintenance—that person; or

(b) if the carrying out of maintenance within one category of maintenance only was co-ordinated—the person who co-ordinated the category of maintenance; or

(c) if the carrying out of different categories of maintenance was coordinated—the person who co-ordinated the maintenance.

What must be included in a final certification?

4.4 If certifications for completion of stages of maintenance are made in the documents kept by the person carrying out the maintenance as a record of the carrying out of the maintenance, a final certification must:

(a) include a brief description of the type of maintenance carried out; and

(c) include the licence number, airworthiness authority number or certificate of approval number of the person making the certification; and

(d) set out the time in service of the aircraft since new; and

(e) if the person making the certification is an employee—state the name of the person's employer and the employer's certificate of approval number, licence number or airworthiness authority number; and

(f) set out details of the approved maintenance data used to carry out the maintenance; and

(g) if an exemption from or variation to a requirement is in force under regulation 42zs in relation to the aircraft—set out details of the exemption or variation; and

(h) if, in the course of carrying out the maintenance, the weight or balance of the aircraft has been varied—include a record of the variation; and

(j) if a special inspection was carried out—set out what was found as a result of the inspection; and

(k) if, in the course of carrying out the maintenance, an inspection using a nondestructive testing method was carried out—set out:

(i) the non-destructive testing method used in carrying out the inspection; and