Apply for approval for the training of aeronautical personnel

You can submit the application online via the federal portal or by post or fax.

Online application:

• Go to the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de and complete the online form. The online form will guide you step by step through the information and documents required.
• You can either upload the required documents directly or collect them in a download archive on a trustworthy server (e.g. BSCW).
• Submit the application online.
• The Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) will contact you if anything is unclear or if any information is missing.
• After checking the documents and any necessary iterations, the LBA will carry out an audit.
• If all requirements are met, the LBA will send you the result documents.
• You pay the fees.

Application by post or fax:

• Go to the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de and complete the online form. The online form will guide you step by step through the information and documents required.
• Print out the application and send it to the LBA by post or fax together with the required documents.
• If anything is unclear or information is missing, the LBA will contact you.
• After checking the documents and any necessary iterations, the LBA will carry out an audit.
• If all requirements are met, the LBA will send you the result documents.
• You pay the fees.

Your company must provide a manual describing the operation and procedures. The following information must be included in the manual:

• A confirmation from your management that the manual
• documents compliance for maintenance personnel, that it is consistent with all related manuals in your organization and that the requirements in the manuals are met at all times,
• Titles and names of responsible persons,
• the duties and areas of responsibility of the persons, including the matters that these persons
• for maintenance personnel may deal directly with the competent authority,
• an organization chart of your maintenance personnel organization showing the respective responsibilities,
• a list of trainers and examiners for theoretical and practical examinations,
• a general description of the classrooms and examination rooms at each address specified in your organization's approval certificate and at any other location if applicable,
• a list of the training courses to be approved,
• the procedure for amending your organization's manual,
• the procedures of your organisation in accordance with point 147.A.130(a),
• the supervision procedures within your organisation when training and theoretical and practical examinations take place off the premises,
• a list of the premises,
• a list of your establishments, if applicable.

For approval as a training organization, you must meet the requirements for your organization specified in Annex IV (Part-147) Regulation (EU) No. 1321/2014, in particular

• 147.A.100 Requirements for the establishment
• 147.A.105 Requirements for the personnel
• 147.A.110 Records of trainers and examiners for theoretical and practical examinations
• 147.A.115 Teaching aids
• 147.A.120 Teaching materials
• 147.A.125 Records
• 147.A.130 Training methods and quality assurance system
• 147.A.135 Examinations
• 147.A.140 Maintenance training organization exposition
• 147.A.145 Rights of the maintenance training organization
• 147.A.150 Changes to the maintenance training organization
• 147.A.155 Extension
• 147.A.160 Complaints

• Application

Initial approval:

• Proof of verification of the company, e.g. extract from the commercial register, extract from the register of associations, extract from the trade register
• Manual
• Training documents

Approval of changes:

• Documents affected by the change, for example amended manual or training documents

Recognition of management personnel:

• EASA Form 4
• Curriculum vitae
• Proof of qualifications
• Proof of professional experience
• Employment contract

Deviation National Standard:

• Documents supporting the justification for the derogation

Individual approval:

• Documents relating to the project
  • for theoretical training
    • Training procedure
    • Theoretical syllabus
    • teaching material
    • theoretical exam questions
  • for practical training
    • Practical Training Record (PTR)
    • Assessment questions
• Documents on participating persons
  • List of training or checking persons with first and last names, role(s) and, if available, the Aircraft Maintenance License number of the respective person
  • Evidence of the general requirements for the person
  • Evidence of the task-related requirements of the respective person
  • List of trainees with first and last names and date of birth of all trainees
  • If a private individual is not applying for themselves, a declaration of consent from each trainee authorizing the applicant to apply for the individual measure on their behalf.

Training at non-approved operating sites must only be reported for information purposes.

• Regulation (EU) No. 1321/2014, Annex III (Part-66) for organizations and persons carrying out these activities
• Regulation (EU) No. 1321/2014, Annex IV (Part-147)
• §§ Sections 23 to 32 Ordinance on Aviation Personnel (LuftPersV)
• Aviation Administration Cost Ordinance (LuftkostV)

• Contradiction
  Further information on how to lodge an objection can be found in the notification of your application.

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18.07.2024