Part-147 Maintenance Training Organisation

This section establishes the requirements to be met by organisations seeking approval to conduct

training and examination as specified in Annex III (Part-66).

Quoted word for word from Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014, Easy Access Rules for Continuing Airworthiness, 2 Sep 2025 revision.

(a)The maintenance training organisation may carry out the following as permitted by and in

accordance with the maintenance training organisation exposition:

(i)basic training courses to the Annex III (Part-66) syllabus, or part thereof;

(ii)aircraft type/task training courses in accordance with Annex III (Part-66);

(iii)the examination of students who attended the basic or aircraft type training course at the

maintenance training organisation;

(iv)the examination of students who did not attend the aircraft type training course at the

maintenance training organisation;

(v)the examination of students who did not attend the basic training course at the maintenance

training organisation, provided that:

(1)the examination is conducted at one of the locations identified in the approval certificate,

or

(2)if performed at locations not identified in the approval certificate, as permitted by points

(b)and (c), either

the examination is provided through a European Central Question Bank (ECQB), or

in the absence of an ECQB, the competent authority selects the questions for the examination;

(vi)the issue of certificates in accordance with Appendix III following successful completion

of the approved basic or aircraft type training courses and examinations specified in points

(a)(i), (a)(ii), (a)(iii), (a)(iv) and (a)(v), as applicable.

[…]

(d)1. The maintenance training organisation may subcontract the conduct of basic theoretical

training, type training and related examinations to a non maintenance training organisation only

when under the control of the maintenance training organisation quality system.

2.The subcontracting of basic theoretical training and examination is limited to Annex III

(Part-66), Appendix I, Modules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10.

3.The subcontracting of type training and examination is limited to powerplant and avionic

systems.

(e)An organisation may not be approved to conduct examinations unless approved to conduct the

corresponding training.

(f)By derogation from point (e), an organisation approved to provide basic knowledge training

or type training may also be approved to provide type examination in the cases where type

training is not required.

Quoted word for word from Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014, Easy Access Rules for Continuing Airworthiness, 2 Sep 2025 revision.

(a)The organisation shall appoint an accountable manager who has corporate authority for

ensuring that all training commitments can be financed and carried out to the standard required

by this Part.

Quoted word for word from Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014, Easy Access Rules for Continuing Airworthiness, 2 Sep 2025 revision.

(b)A person or group of persons, whose responsibilities include ensuring that the maintenance

training organisation is in compliance the requirements of this Part, shall be nominated. Such

person(s) must be responsible to the accountable manager. The senior person or one person from

the group of persons may also be the accountable manager subject to meeting the requirements for

the accountable manager as defined in point (a).

Quoted word for word from Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014, Easy Access Rules for Continuing Airworthiness, 2 Sep 2025 revision.

(f)The experience and qualifications of instructors, knowledge examiners and practical

assessors shall be established in accordance with criteria published or in accordance with a

procedure and to a standard agreed by the competent authority.

Quoted word for word from Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014, Easy Access Rules for Continuing Airworthiness, 2 Sep 2025 revision.

(a)The organisation shall provide an exposition for use by the organisation describing the

organisation and its procedures and containing the following information:

1.a statement signed by the accountable manager confirming that the maintenance training

organisation exposition and any associated manuals define the maintenance training

organisation's compliance with this Part and shall be complied with at all times.

[…]

(b)The maintenance training organisation's exposition and any subsequent amendments shall be

approved by the competent authority.

(c)Notwithstanding point (b) minor amendments to the exposition may be approved through an

exposition procedure (hereinafter called indirect approval).

Quoted word for word from Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014, Easy Access Rules for Continuing Airworthiness, 2 Sep 2025 revision.