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TECHNICAL AIRWORTHINESS MANAGEMENT MANUAL

SECTION 1 LEAFLET 4

THE POLICY BACKGROUND FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF TECHNICAL AIRWORTHINESS

INTRODUCTION 1. The requirement for the regulation of technical airworthiness, and the way in which the State Technical Airworthiness Regulations are created, promulgated and enforced, stems from higher level National policy. This chapter is intended to provide an overview of the policy background and therefore provide some explanation as to why the regulations exist, as well as their means of implementation. PURPOSE 2. The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the policy background for the management of technical airworthiness. SCOPE 3. This chapter provides overview of the relevant Lembaga Menteri Kementerian Pertahanan series 02/06, at a level higher than the technical airworthiness regulations themselves. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 4. Prior to the formation of the Directorate of Technical Airworthiness (DTA) in the early 1997, The State Technical Airworthiness Regulations Framework and TAMM PU 2103 were initiated. TAMM is responsible for providing guidance for the establishment of DJTA, as well as a means to assure technical airworthiness of these functions. Over time the regulations have evolved, due mostly to the recognition of the increasing role of commercial organisations in the conduct of engineering and maintenance activities, as well as the amalgamation of technical airworthiness management systems from the four services into a single State Technical Airworthiness Regulatory Framework. POLICY Introduction 5. Higher level policy mandating the State Technical Airworthiness Regulatory Framework may be found within the following documents: a. b. c. Kelulusan Lembaga Menteri Pertahanan Direktif PTU-AM/ Kejuruteraan (PU 2101) PU 2103- Technical Airworthiness Management Manual

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TERHAD PU 2103 6. Lembaga Menteri Kementerian Pertahanan series 02/06 outlines the requirements of PTU as single State Airworthiness Authority (SAA) for Type Certification and Service Release of State aircraft, and the management of State Airworthiness (comprising technical and operational airworthiness). It achieves this by outlining the State Airworthiness high level management structure. 7. The AKS Kejuruteraan is responsible to the SAA for State Technical Airworthiness Authority (STAA) which has delegated the function of State Technical Airworthiness Regulator (STAR) to DJTA as previously described in Section 1 Chapter 1. The AKS Kejuruteraan is a member of the Operational Airworthiness Policy Review Committee (OAPRC), as is the State Technical Airworthiness Authority (STAA). The OAPRC is chaired by TPTU, who is appointed by the SAA. This committee is the starting point for development of changes to State Airworthiness policy. 8. DP-Am and DP-Kejuruteraan describe the overall airworthiness system as comprising operators, regulators and reviewers. While the role of operators will not be further explained here, review of the overall airworthiness system is achieved by the Airworthiness Board (AB) conducted for each aviation weapon system. Regulation of the airworthiness system is separated into operational and technical airworthiness regulations. Technical Airworthiness Management Manual 9. This publication expands on the policy information contained in DP-Am and DPKejuruteraan. It contains frequent references to both this publication as well as Airworthiness Design Requirements Manual. Its primary purpose is to describe the overall airworthiness regulatory framework. 10. A major theme within the publication is the management of aviation safety in the State Agency through the separation of technical and operational airworthiness. This is necessary since the State is the owner, operator, maintainer and regulator of its aircraft, and the arrangement allows objective decision making for both operational and technical airworthiness issues. This, in turn, allows for the operation of State aircraft with a greater level of risk than would be acceptable under civil aviation regulations, particularly during conflict. 11. Service Chiefs are accountable to the Panglima Angkatan Tentera (PAT) for ensuring that Defence materiel is fit for service, and poses no hazard to personnel, public safety, or the environment. The instruction aims to standardise and integrate, at a high level, each Services responsibility to ensure that the equipment and systems may be operated without hazard to personnel or the general public, and also without negative effect on the environment, while at the same time providing the required operational capability. 12. The instruction is consistent with policy already in place within DP-Am requirements to the land and maritime environments, as well as explosive ordnance. It requires Service Chiefs to appoint Technical Regulatory Representative (TRRs) to establish a regulatory framework to assure the technical integrity of materiel Technical Regulatory Authority (TRA) for air materiel. The instruction outlines the requirements for agencies representing the TRA to audit units for compliance against the regulations, to recognise competent organizations through a certification process, as well as the promulgation of Defence Instructions, publications and standards to define requirements in further detail. The TAA meets the requirements of this instruction through the Technical Airworthiness Regulatory Framework described in this publication.

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