Frequently asked questions

According to point 66.A.30(e) and its relevant AMC, aircraft maintenance experience obtained outside a civil aircraft maintenance environment shall be accepted, where such experience is equivalent to that required by this Annex (Part-66) established by the competent authority. However, additional experience in civil aircraft maintenance will be required to ensure adequate knowledge of the civil aircraft maintenance environment. This experience shall be for category A at least 6 months and for categories B1, B2 and B3 of 12 months.

Training can be provided in English as long as staff and documentation are prepared for it.

In Spain, as a member of ICAO (Instrument of Ratification published in BOE No. 55 of 24 February 1947) and of the European Union (Instrument of Ratification published in BOE No 1 of 1 January 1986), the SAFA/SACA Inspections are part of the Rampa Inspection Programmes developed by ICAO from which the European Commission’s SAFA Inspection Programme was derived, after which EASA extended it to air carriers within the EU with SACA inspections.

The main regulations that apply to SANA Inspections are as follows (listed not exhaustive):

a. INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK:

(1) Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation of 1944, Article 16. Aircraft inspection; and its derivative Annexes
2) Regulation (EU) 2018/1139, Chapter IV, Article 62 and its derived technical regulations, including:

I. Regulation (EU) No 965/2012, Annex II, Subpart RAMP;
II.    Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014,
iii.    Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011,
iv.    Regulation (EU) No 748/2012,
v. Regulation (EU) No 923/2012,

B. NATIONAL MARCO

1) Law 21/2003 of 7 July 2003 on Aviation Safety;
(2) Law 48/1960 of 21 July on Air Navigation;
3. Royal Decree 98/2009 of 6 February 2009, Aeronautical Inspection Regulations; and
4) Law 39/2015 of 1 October 2015 on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations.
5) Royal Decree 184/2008 of 8 February 2008 approving the Statute of the State Aviation Safety Agency
6) Technical regulations, including:

I. RD 750/2014
ii.    RD 384/2015
iii.    Technical standard of ULM.

The detail for the execution of ramp inspections is developed by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in EASA’s Rampa Inspection Manual, which details inspection instructions and procedures.

The rules on flight time limitations and rest periods, as set out in Subpart ORO.FTL, apply to flight and cabin crew members. In addition, in cases of carriage of cargo in the passenger cabin, it is also required to be applied to cargo surveillance personnel in flight.

However, there is no specific similar legislation applicable to land workers, the labour regulations and collective agreements being applicable.

The crew responsible for supervising the cargo shall be considered cabin crew and shall therefore respect and follow flight time limitations as they act as responsible for monitoring the cargo status and reacting in case of an emergency.

Yes, according to regulatory point ORO.FTL.245 (b):
‘On request, the operator shall provide copies of individual records of flight times, duty periods and rest periods:

1. the crew member concerned, and (
2. another operator, in respect of a crew member who is or becomes a crew member of the operator concerned.’

However, paragraph (a) of the same point provides that the mandatory period for the operator to keep individual records for each crew member is 24 months.