Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 145.157

with part 43. The following documents
and data must be current and accessible when the relevant work is being
done:
(1) Airworthiness directives,
(2) Instructions for continued airworthiness,
(3) Maintenance manuals,
(4) Overhaul manuals,
(5) Standard practice manuals,
(6) Service bulletins, and
(7) Other applicable data acceptable
to or approved by the FAA.

Subpart D - Personnel
SOURCE: Docket No. FAA-1999-5836, 66 FR
41117, Aug. 6, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

Section 145.151 Personnel requirements.
Each certificated repair station
must - 
(a) Designate a repair station employee as the accountable manager;
(b) Provide qualified personnel to
plan, supervise, perform, and approve
for return to service the maintenance,
preventive maintenance, or alterations
performed under the repair station certificate and operations specifications;
(c) Ensure it has a sufficient number
of employees with the training or
knowledge and experience in the performance of maintenance, preventive
maintenance, or alterations authorized
by the repair station certificate and
operations specifications to ensure all
work is performed in accordance with
part 43; and
(d) Determine the abilities of its noncertificated
employees
performing
maintenance functions based on training, knowledge, experience, or practical tests.
Section 145.153 Supervisory personnel requirements.
(a) A certificated repair station must
ensure it has a sufficient number of supervisors to direct the work performed
under the repair station certificate and
operations specifications. The supervisors must oversee the work performed by any individuals who are unfamiliar with the methods, techniques,
practices, aids, equipment, and tools
used to perform the maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations.
(b) Each supervisor must - 

(1) If employed by a repair station located inside the United States, be appropriately certificated as a mechanic
or repairman under part 65 of this
chapter for the work being supervised.
(2) If employed by a repair station located outside the United States - 
(i) Have a minimum of 18 months of
practical experience in the work being
performed; or
(ii) Be trained in or thoroughly familiar with the methods, techniques,
practices, aids, equipment, and tools
used to perform the maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations.
(c) A certificated repair station must
ensure its supervisors understand,
read, and write English.
[Doc. No. FAA-1999-5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6,
2001, as amended by Amdt. 145-30, 79 FR
46984, Aug. 12, 2014]

Section 145.155 Inspection personnel requirements.
(a) A certificated repair station must
ensure that persons performing inspections under the repair station certificate and operations specifications
are - 
(1) Thoroughly familiar with the applicable regulations in this chapter and
with the inspection methods, techniques, practices, aids, equipment, and
tools used to determine the airworthiness of the article on which maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations are being performed; and
(2) Proficient in using the various
types of inspection equipment and visual inspection aids appropriate for the
article being inspected.
(b) A certificated repair station must
ensure its inspectors understand, read,
and write English.
[Doc. No. FAA-1999-5836, 66 FR 41117, Aug. 6,
2001, as amended by Amdt. 145-30, 79 FR
46985, Aug. 12, 2014]

Section 145.157 Personnel authorized to approve an article for return to service.
(a) A certificated repair station located inside the United States must ensure each person authorized to approve
an article for return to service under
the repair station certificate and operations specifications is appropriately
certificated as a mechanic or repairman under part 65.

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