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ASL is an Australian company that has
provided comprehensive examination services
to the aviation industry for more than 13
years. The company - part of the Aspeq
Group - was specifically established in 2001
to provide electronic flight crew examination
delivery services for the CASA. The Aspeq
Group is well equipped to support ASL with
23 years of experience in the provision of
aviation examination and licensing services to
New Zealand and other international aviation
authorities.
ASL will host the examinations a minimum
of six times a year at multiple locations around
Australia. In locations where the provision of
AME examinations aligns with the provision of
pilot examinations, the AME examinations will
take place more frequently.
To register and book an exam, contact the ASL
office at 02 62628820 or email infoau@aslexam.
com.
The CASA Basics exams will be offered until
June 2019 as a pathway to obtain a Part 66 licence
that covers small aircraft and removes exclusions
from a Part 66 licence (category or subcategory)
and aircraft type ratings.
If you are currently using the CASA Basics and
SOE to obtain a Part 66 licence that covers small
aircraft or to remove exclusions from a Part 66
category, subcategory or rating, you can continue
to use the CASA Basics and SOE pathway until
June 2019 by registering online via the ASL
website.
More information about AME exams is provided
in the AME candidate introductory letter at www.
casa.gov.au/sites/g/files/net351/f/AME_Candidate_
Introductory_Letter_Oct_15_0.pdf.

Cancellation of AC 66-2 v11.1

The CASA cancelled and removed AC 66-2
v11.1 - List of Aircraft Type Ratings for CASR
Part 66 Licences from the CASA website.
To satisfy requirements of the Legislative
Instruments Act 2003, in May 2014, CASA
project MS 13/14 transferred the lists of typerated aircraft previously contained in Advisory
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Circular 66-2 into a dedicated Appendix
(Appendix IX) of the Part 66 Manual of
Standards.
This notification is to advise that as the lists
of type-rated aircraft now permanently reside in
Appendix IX of the Part 66 MOS, retention of AC
66-2 is no longer required and will be removed
from the website.
A full list of advisory circulars can be found on
the CASA website at casa.gov.au/ac.

Comment period extended NPRM 1415SS

The CASA advised that the comment period to
NPRM 1415SS - Application of Parts 42 and 145
of CASR to large/transport category rotorcraft
used in charter operations, has been extended.
Comments close Jan. 31, 2016.

New Zealand

The CAA NZ has revised form CAA 24145/01
and compliance matrix 24145/02 for the issue,
renewal or amendment of an aircraft maintenance
organization certificate under Civil Aviation
Rules, Part 145.
The purpose of the changes is to simplify and
clarify the application process and reflect rule
changes.
The changes include:
* Alignment of the form structure and content
with other CAA application forms.
* Improved instructions on how to complete
the form, both at the start of the form
and in the greyed margins of the different
sections.
* Simplification of the documentation
requirements for senior persons.
* CVs are no longer required at renewal for
those senior persons who remain unchanged
in their positions.
* Re-ordering the sections in a more logical
sequence and to align more closely with
the layout of the Exposition Acceptance
document.
* Improvements to the look and feel.
* Introduction of an applicant checklist at the
end of the form.
* Adding ratings S1, S2 and S3 to reflect the
changes in Amendment 12 of Part 145. q

http://casa.gov.au/ac http://casa.gov.au/sites/g/files/net351/f/AME_Candidate_Introductory_Letter_Oct_15_0.pdf

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