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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1321/annex-Vb/division-1/division-sectiona/division-subparti/division-ml.a.904",
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  "legislation": "eur/2014/1321",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 of 26 November 2014 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1321",
  "path": "annex/Vb/division/1/division/sectiona/division/subparti/division/ml.a.904",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "ML.A.904",
  "heading": "Qualification of airworthiness review staff",
  "text": "(a) Airworthiness review staff acting on behalf of the CAA shall be qualified in accordance with point ML.B.902.\n(b)Airworthiness review staff acting on behalf of an organisation referred to in Subpart F or Subpart G of Annex I (Part-M), Annex II (Part-145), Annex Vc (Part-CAMO) or Annex Vd (Part-CAO) shall be qualified in accordance with Subpart F or Subpart G of Annex I (Part-M), Annex II (Part-145), Annex Vc (Part-CAMO) or Annex Vd (Part-CAO), respectively.\n(c)hold an authorisation issued by the CAA.\n(d) The authorisation required under point (c)(2) shall be issued by the CAA when:\n(1) the CAA has assessed that the person has the knowledge of the parts of this Annex relevant to continuing-airworthiness management, performance of airworthiness reviews and issuance of ARCs;\n(2) the person has satisfactorily performed an airworthiness review under the supervision of the CAA.\nThis authorisation shall remain valid for a duration of 5 years as long as the holder has performed at least 1 airworthiness review every 12-months. If this is not the case, a new airworthiness review shall be satisfactorily performed under the supervision of the CAA.\nUpon expiration of its validity, the authorisation shall be renewed for another 5 years subject to a new compliance with points (d)(1) and (d)(2). There is no limit to the number of renewals.\nThe holder of the authorisation shall keep records of all the airworthiness reviews performed and shall make them available, upon request, to the CAA and to any aircraft owner for whom they are performing an airworthiness review.\nThis authorisation may be revoked by the CAA at any time if it is not satisfied with the competence of the holder or with the use of such an authorisation.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1383 of 8 July 2019 amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards safety management systems in continuing airworthiness management organisations and alleviations for general aviation aircraft concerning maintenance and continuing airworthiness management (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in Annex 5b point ML.A.904(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1116), regs. 1(2), 76(9)(d)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/270 of 25 February 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards transitional measures for organisations involved in the continuing airworthiness for general aviation and continuing airworthiness management and correcting that Regulation (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Annex 5b point ML.A.904(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1116), regs. 1(2), 76(9)(d)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in Annex 5b point ML.A.904(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1116), regs. 1(2), 76(9)(d)(iii)(aa)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Annex 5b point ML.A.904(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1116), regs. 1(2), 76(9)(d)(iii)(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Word in Annex 5b point ML.A.904(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1116), regs. 1(2), 76(9)(d)(iii)(cc)"
    },
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "Inserted by Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1383 of 8 July 2019 amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards safety management systems in continuing airworthiness management organisations and alleviations for general aviation aircraft concerning maintenance and continuing airworthiness management (Official Journal of the European Union L 228 of 4 September 2019)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:47:03.190425+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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