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KC with sense and sensibility -

I see that KC has taken the Miniscule's snub (of AOPA and AMROBA from the ASAP table - see HERE) firmly on the chin on quietly and got on with the business of advocating for his AMROBA membership...

Via the AMROBA latest newsletter: Volume 14 Issue 8 (August 2017)

1. Engineering Regulatory Reform Restarting.

AMROBA met last week with CASA senior management. We left that meeting more confident, than we have in the past, CASA’s Executive, under Carmody’s leadership, is starting to understand that the Australian aviation engineering sectors must have a level playing field in the design, manufacturing & maintenance fields so our industry can create jobs and compete in global aviation markets.

So how do we prioritise? Every sector within our disciplines needs urgent change but some changes will happen later than others because more detailed discussions will be needed. It is not just adoption but the transition from where we are to where we need to be. That is, to fix the “design” and “manufacturing” issues.

Project 1. Amend CASR Part 21 Subpart J to fully adopt the EASA regulation, AMC & GM utilising the clarity of the FAA system of devolvement of regulatory functions to the approved design organisation.

Project 2. Amend applicable provisions of CASR Part 21 to align with FAR changes made in 2009. Available on AMROBA’s website – under Manufacturing refer FAR Part 21 2009 amendments . FAA cost benefits $250 saving for every $1.00 spent implementing these changes.

CASR Part 21 was made in 1998, based on FAR Part 21, and is now no longer harmonised with FAR 21 and world standards. The above two projects do not need additional consultation, they need regulatory action so our regulatory system can once again align with global airworthiness and manufacturing standards; i.e. harmonisation. Adopting and implementing these changes will remove the variable interpretations from some CASA staff based on CASR Part 21 that is 18 years out of date...

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This submission to CASA requires CEO Carmody to take control of CASA not, as we have witnessed in the past, the staff of CASA control the Executive. This is a small regulatory change compared to other reforms needed to align CASR Part 91 with FAR Part 91 or Part 61 with FAR Part 61...

Three cheers for that man KC...


MTF...P2