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Certification instruction for Base Maintenance is more clearly detailed within paragraph 1.39. Suggest amending paragraph 1.52 to clarify this

The introduction states the AFCAMAN is tri-service (should be tri-Service) and is authorised by CAF for use by the Defence Organisation. 1. If it is a tri-Service manual, is CAF authorised to release tri-Service manuals and why is it titled 'Air Force' …? 2. Issuing the manual were released by the DefAA and titled 'Australian Defence Force Continuing Airworthiness Manual' or 'Defence Continuing Airworthiness Manual', would remove those discrepancies. 3. The term 'Defence Organisations' does not align with the direct target 'Continuing Airworthiness Organisations (CAO)'; or the correct designation of 'Defence': the term 'Defence Organisation' was removed from use many years ago; or, if meaning to identify the composition of Defence the phrase is, 'Services and Groups'. 4. Is it a tri-Service (ADF) Manual or a Defence Manual? a. If a Defence Manual (which it should be because it needs to bind CASG and other Groups, and the DefAA can issue Defence Manuals for airworthiness matters) then rewrite accordingly, and retitled 'Defence Continuing Airworthiness Manual'. b. If it is an ADF Manual the front page logo needs to be changed to the ADF Emblem and titled 'Australian Defence Force Continuing Airworthiness Manual'.

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As a weight and balance engineer for the KC30A platform - very keen to see when this chapter will develop, what regulations and policy will be created and how we may contribute?

Suspected typo: This sentence reads as if rest period does NOT include transit time (use of word “however”); can you please clarify whether rest period does or does not include transit time. Thank you.

The use of the positional term of "SENGO" throughout this section of the publication is specific to Air Force and not to the wider Defence Aviation community. The term to be utilised should be Responsible Manager (RM) as this is the DASA title for the appropriate decision maker in this circumstance.

PDF has been removed from website, although print function is inoperative. Can screen print but cannot print entire chapter etc.

CRS issuance for component maintenance (ARC) responsibilities to be better articulated and include regulator response surrounding this matter. "EFSA cannot be conducted on a component but rather it is an assessment as to whether the maintenance was performed properly and that all CAMO ordered maintenance has been completed". No EFSA is performed upon component installation. All component installations are subject to the inspection and functional testing on the aircraft in accordance with approved data prior to the issuance of the Aircraft CRS.

1.37 The specialist task will be performed on a system that falls within the scope of appropriately authorised Certifying Staff. The subsequent assessment of the results/outcomes of the specialist task are to be evaluated against the ICA serviceability criteria. E.g. the results of an NDI performed on a gearbox gear will be assessed by a MAML holder who [does not have] the B1 MAML exclusion for transmissions.

Certifying Staff are required to understand their responsibilities and accountabilities of their roles within Line and Base maintenance as their certification signature hold legal accountabilities.

DASR 66 MAMLs comprise of categories and subcategories, for example A/B1/B2/C for categories and A1/B1.1 for subcategories. This is routinely referred to as categories within the AFCAMAN, however there are some instances where these categories are referred to as ‘class’. I believe in the interest of reducing confusion that any reference of a “A/B/C class” licence/privileges is referred to as a “Category A/B/C” licence. It is also noted that word 'Category' is sometimes used prior to the licence type i.e Category A/B/C and other times after i.e. A/B/C Category. Again for standardisation and to reduce confusion that 'Category A/B/C' be utilised where applicable.

Gents - this entire chapter needs to be reviewed in light of AC 05/2020 release. This chapter has not been updated to remove MC. Recommend full review and adjustment as soon as practicable

Supervision definition contains the word correctly and implies that supervision covers off on the appropriateness of the technical aspects. Appropriateness of technical aspects is a license function. Recommend the removal of the term correctly and instead have the sentence read: Supervision of others applied by authorised person to ensure the task, either maintenance or GAT, is completed safely and on time, according to plan

Paragraph 1.19 (k) mandates PME leadership course as an example in minimum criteria to act as Task Supervisor, PME is a strategic leadership direction in which criteria is not detailed para 1.18, which itself describes technical supervision as the role of the task supervisor. PME level 2 is associated to leadership qualities of a CPL which limits the role of task supervisor to rank. This statement may confuse, which has the ability to eliminate efficiencies of the B level MAML and the function of associated technical supervision exclusions attached. After a telecon with A9 dated 13th Oct detailing these concerns, the PME example within table 1 was removed although still remains in para 1.19(k). SRG suggests removal of the PME example in para 1.19(k) to align with table 1 or consider change of terminology from military skills leadership to a statement which aligns with technical supervision skills in para 1.19(k) and table 1.

Book IV Chapter 2 Para 1.16.b requires Tradespersons to have completed an Aircraft Type course. Book IV Chapter 6 Para 1.8 says Category A licence is a non-type rated licence. No RAAF maintainer is ever going to be authorised to exercise an A MAML without first having been authorised as a Tradesperson for a period of time. Which effectively results in every RAAF Category A MAML being Type Rated by default. Please clarify whether Type Rating training is intended at Tradesperson level as currently written, or whether Type Rating training is only required for Category B MAML.