Certification can also be the act of issuing an Aircraft Type Certificate to a manufacturer after successfully demonstrating compliance of the Type Design with the Airworthiness requirements.
Certification Maintenance Requirements (CMR)
Maintenance tasks identified by the MSG3 analysis as a mandatory maintenance regime imposed by the Maintenance Review Board (MRB) which is designed to alleviate identified component or system failure modes. Examples of tasks to be completed are:
ƒ lubrication/servicing;
ƒ inspection/functional checks;
ƒ restoration;
ƒ operational checks;
ƒ discarding.
Certifying Staff
The persons authorised by the Operator or AMO to certify by signature that maintenance has been done in accordance with the various requirements.
See Certifying Signatory.
Equivalent Terms: Certifying Signatory Certifying Signatory
The person who has certified for maintenance as per “Signatory Responsibilities” in the “Signatory” block of Task Card fields identified as Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (LAME); Signatory; Certified; Approved Signatory; Quality Surveyor; or Inspector, as applicable.
All certifications are to be made by a Signatory who is either:
ƒ an appropriately Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (LAME) for maintenance carried out on an aircraft, or
ƒ an appropriately authorised Inspector for a Task Card carried out in any Workshop.
The term “Signatory” also includes certifications made by a LAME who hold a Maintenance or Transit Authority, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Authority, Welding Authority or Approved Signatories who certify for the work performed by them on applicable documentation.
Equivalent Terms: Certifying Staff, Certifying Person
Check
An examination to determine the functional capability or physical integrity of an item. Checked Baggage
Passenger baggage that has been taken into custody by the Operator, and for which a baggage claim check has been issued to the passenger.
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