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 QON index finally published?

This time it had nothing to do with the Department, it was the Committee Secretariat where the hold up was. Passing strange for sure?? Anyway here is the QON index etc.

Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development


[b]Questions on notice index: (PDF 718KB)
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Answers are due 4 December 2015.

Tabled Documents

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1.) Document titled 'Tasmania funding comparison:: 14-15 May Budget vs 15-16 May Budget. Tabled by Mr Mike Mrdak, Secretary, Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development.

(PDF 80KB)

2.) Document titled 'Major Container Shipping Ports and Container Ship Dimensions'. Tabled by Senator Alex Gallacher.

(PDF 976KB)

      
There are some real curly written QON for CASA, especially from Senator X, which the answers will be of particular interest to ALAEA, AMROBA & the LAME/AME/MRO fraternity:

98 - 103 CASA/XENOPHON - Specialist maintenance

CASA provided advice that they "take the view" that any approval for additional Specialist Maintenance will require a legislative instrument. Where is this view reflected? Is it contained in a written policy or is this "requirement" to create an instrument also discretionary?  

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Are there companies operating with approvals in their Maintenance Organisations Expositions for Specialist Maintenance of the kind that was disallowed by the Senate in March 2015? How many? When were the approvals issued?

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As there have been no actual changes to the Part 145 MOS in respect of the discretionary provisions for Specialist Maintenance approval since the creation of the MOS, how were the approvals for additional Specialist Maintenance for individual company’s Expositions made? Should they have been made under a legislative instrument? If so why weren’t they? What actions have CASA taken to ensure this doesn’t occur again?

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In relation to the oversight of maintenance and differences between EASA and Australia – CASA indicated there were similarities and differences.


Does the European Aviation Safety Regulator require a licence qualified person to take an active role in all maintenance tasks and ensure they have been completed properly and signed off properly?

Is this the case in Australia, or is a non-licence qualified Specialist Maintainer permitted to sign off the maintenance?

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In her speech to the Senate on 18 March 2015 in opposition to a motion to disallow the Amendments to Part 145 MOS Senator Cash, representing the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development stated that CASA’s position in relation to specialist maintenance is consistent with that being applied in major overseas jurisdictions including Europe. Was the information being relied upon by the Minister accurate?

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Can CASA supply a comparison of similarities and differences between the CASR system of certification and the EASR system, including any advice published by both EASA and CASA on their policy expectations?

  
I will also be interested to see the AQON for Senator Fawcett's Part 61 MOS amendment question, especially considering the Skidmore expected release date has sailed past:

Senator FAWCETT: That is probably a fair defence for a recent appointment. My understanding is that there was supposed to be a revised manual of standards issued in September for part 61 but that is not yet on the streets. Could somebody give me an update as to what is occurring there?


Mr Skidmore: I am not sure of the exact status of the time frame for the revised manual of standards. We would have to check that and get the information back to you.

Senator FAWCETT: My understanding is Mr Crosthwaite replied in May of this year that the amendment to MOS was planned by September this year.

Mr Skidmore: I can clarify that. The drafting structures were being written to address a number of issues and we are expecting an amendment to the part 61 MOS in December of 2015.

Senator FAWCETT: What is the corresponding time frame that you will be expecting industry to comply with the contents of the new manual of standards? My understanding is there have been some previous iterations where it was issued on Day X and Day X plus 1. Industry were being required to comply with it and we were seeing flying schools not able to conduct tests and other activities. I am interested to know what adjustment time you will be providing industry before they are expected to apply this?

Hmm..maybe he really meant December 2016
MTF...P2