ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Civil Aviation (Approved Maintenance Organization) Regulations, 2025
17. Facilities
Edition: 2026-03-03 · In force
17. Facilities
(1)Facilities shall be provided as appropriate for all planned work ensuring, in particular, protection from weather, however facilities do not have to be the property of the AMO, they could be available by contract arrangements but the certificate holder has to demonstrate that he has necessary access via contractual agreement acceptable to the Authority.(2)All work environments shall be appropriate for the task carried out and shall not impair the effectiveness of personnel.(3)Office accommodation shall be available for personnel and particularly those engaged in the management of quality, planning and technical records.(4)Specialized workshops and bays shall be segregated, as appropriate, to ensure that environmental and work area contamination is unlikely to occur.(5)Storage facilities shall be provided for parts, equipment, tools and materials.(6)The facilities shall provide security and the storage arrangements or special facilities shall be provided in order to prevent deterioration and damage to stored items.(7)Storage conditions shall be such that unauthorized access to serviceable parts is prevented and that there is complete segregation of serviceable and unserviceable parts.(8)For ongoing maintenance of aircraft, aircraft hangars shall be available and large enough to accommodate and enclose the largest aircraft the AMO is rated for, during maintenance activities.(9)Where the hangar is not owned by the AMO, the AMO shall—(a)provide evidence to the Authority that the AMO is authorized to use the hangar;(b)demonstrate sufficiency of hangar space to carry out planned base maintenance by preparing a projected aircraft hangar visit plan relative to the maintenance program;(c)update the aircraft hangar visit plan on a regular basis;(d)ensure that aircraft component maintenance and aircraft component workshops are large enough to accommodate the components on planned maintenance;(e)ensure that aircraft hangar and aircraft component workshop structures prevent the ingress of rain, hail, ice, snow, wind and dust;(f)ensure that workshop floors are sealed to minimize dust generation; and(g)demonstrate access to hangar accommodation for usage during adverse weather for minor scheduled work or lengthy defect rectification.(10)Aircraft maintenance personnel shall be provided with an area where they may study maintenance instructions and complete maintenance records in a manner acceptable to the Authority.(11)Hangars used to house aircraft together with office accommodation shall be such as to have a clean, effective and comfortable working environment by ensuring that—(a)temperatures are maintained at a comfortable level;(b)dust and any other airborne contamination are kept to a minimum and not permitted to reach a level in the work task area where visible aircraft or component surface contamination is evident;(c)lighting is such as to ensure each inspection and maintenance task can be carried out; and(d)noise levels are not permitted to rise to the point of distracting personnel from carrying out inspection tasks and where it is impractical to control the noise source, such personnel shall be provided with the necessary personal equipment to stop excessive noise causing distraction during inspection tasks.(12)Where a particular maintenance task requires the application of specific environmental conditions different from those specified in subregulation (11), such specific conditions shall be observed as specified in the approved maintenance instructions.(13)Where the working environment for line maintenance deteriorates to an unacceptable level with respect to temperature, moisture, hail, ice, snow, wind, light, dust or other airborne contamination, the particular maintenance or inspection tasks shall be suspended until satisfactory conditions are re-established.(14)For both base and line maintenance where dust or other airborne contamination results in visible surface contamination, all susceptible systems shall be sealed until acceptable conditions are re-established.(15)Storage facilities for serviceable aircraft components shall be secure, clean, well-ventilated, maintained at an even dry temperature to minimise the effects of condensation and segregated from unserviceable components or parts.(16)Manufacturer standards and recommendations shall be followed for specific aircraft components. Storage racks shall provide sufficient support for large aircraft components so that the component is not distorted.(17)All aircraft components, wherever practicable, shall remain packaged in protective material to minimize damage and corrosion during storage.