43.51 Persons to perform maintenance

• (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), and (d), and subject to paragraph (e), and rule 43.54, a person must not perform maintenance on an aircraft or component unless the person--
  • (1) holds a current aircraft maintenance engineer licence in an appropriate category and with an appropriate rating issued in accordance with Part 66; or
  • (2) holds an appropriate current aircraft maintenance engineer licence and an appropriate rating issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia, and has had that licence registered by the Director in New Zealand under the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997; or
  • (3) is authorised to perform the maintenance by the holder of an aircraft maintenance organisation certificate issued, with an appropriate rating, in accordance with Part 145; or
  • (4) holds a current certificate of maintenance approval, with appropriate endorsement, issued in accordance with Part 66; or
  • (5) for maintenance performed outside of New Zealand, holds an appropriate current maintenance engineer licence or approval issued under the authority of an ICAO Contracting State for the type of aircraft or component; or
  • (6) performs the maintenance under the direct supervision of an appropriate person referred to in paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(4), or (a)(5).
• (b) Subject to paragraph (c), a person who does not meet the requirements of paragraph (a) but holds any of the following licences may perform the maintenance specified in Appendix A.1 on an aircraft that is used to perform air operations under the authority of an air operator certificate issued in accordance with Part 119, or may perform the maintenance specified in Appendices A.1 and A.2 on an aircraft that is not used to perform air operations:
  • (1) a current pilot licence with an aircraft type rating for the aircraft, issued in accordance with Part 61:
  • (2) a current aircraft maintenance engineer licence issued in accordance with Part 66:
  • (3) a current aircraft maintenance engineer licence issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia if that licence is registered by the Director in New Zealand under the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997.
• (c) The person referred to in paragraph (b) must--
  • (1) be authorised in writing by the operator of the aircraft to perform the maintenance and be appropriately trained by the holder of a current and appropriate aircraft maintenance engineer licence with an appropriate rating issued in accordance with Part 66; or
  • (2) for an aircraft that is required by this Part or Parts 121, 125, or 135, to be maintained under the authority of a maintenance organisation certificate issued in accordance with Part 145, be appropriately trained and hold an appropriate authorisation, issued by the holder of the maintenance organisation certificate, to perform the maintenance on the aircraft type.
• (d) A person who does not meet the requirements of paragraph (a) may perform maintenance on a glider or glider component if the person--
  • (1) is authorised by a gliding organisation to perform maintenance on a glider or glider component; or
  • (2) performs the maintenance under the direct supervision of a person who is authorised by a gliding organisation to perform maintenance on a glider or glider component.
• (e) A person must not perform maintenance on an aircraft that has a special category--exhibition airworthiness certificate or special category--limited airworthiness certificate unless the person is appropriately trained and is authorised by the principal provider of maintenance services named in the operator statement required for the aircraft by rule 47.55(c).