Role , Responsibility and

achievements of SARI 145

Working Group

What is SARI?
South Asian Regional Initiative ( SARI)
Group of authorities from South

Asia,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal,
Pakistan and Sri Lanka, that was created
during the EU-South Asia Civil Aviation
Cooperation Program that ended in 2006.
EASA and the European Aerospace Industry
have provided support to the SARI activities.
Considered by COSCAP-SA as its technical
arm in its objective to harmonise the
regulations in SA.

Objective of SARI
To create a forum for the Civil Aviation

Authorities to foster regulatory

convergence in South Asia.

Benefits of SARI?
To

eliminate duplication of effort when

developing a new regulation
Ensuring a common understanding or the
regulation among the region
Preventing the development of marginal
interpretation locally
Pooling of human and financial resources for
regulation development and implementation.
Ultimately to reduce burden on aviation
industry and its operational cost

SARI Part145 development

process

The SARI partners agreed in 2007 to work on

harmonisation of maintenance regulations in

South Asia and in priority on the development of
a
harmonised
Maintenance
Organisation
Approval regulation.
As JAR 145 or EASA Part 145 had already
been adopted / adapted by several SA
countries, It was agreed to use EASA Part 145
as a reference (EASA Part 145 including ED
n0 2009/007/R on fuel tank safety).

SARI Part145 development

process

A working group (WG) formed among the SARI

member States to draft SARI Part 145 in 2008.

Working Group consists of a coordinator and

members.
The outcomes of WG are reported to the SARI

steering Committee meetings for endorsement as

well as to COSCAP SA.

SARI Part145 development

process
Two Targets

Education process on harmonisation concept

(Pilot Project for future regulatory convergence)

Development of one regulation acceptable to

the SARI members (with the ultimate objective of

mutual recognition of approval).

SARI 145 Working Group The

Structure
Working
Group
(WG)

involves
representatives from CAA and aviation industry
of SARI member states.
The WG members are limited to a maximum of 4
from each SARI country, including the Industry
Representatives.
Currently the WG includes India, Pakistan,
Maldives and Sri Lanka.
SARI 145 WG included, on top of the SA
members,
advisers
from
Europe
(EASA
contracted UK CAA Int'l to support the WG on
their behalf).

SARI 145 Working Group Prerequisite

To become a SARI 145 Working Group member

the SARI Member States should have:

- Demonstrated a good understanding of EASA
Part 145 concepts.
- Shown strong commitment to make the
necessary changes to harmonise their regulation.
- Identified the main differences between their
current applicable regulation and EASA Part 145.
- Nominated Working Group members from the
Authority and from the local aviation industry.

SARI 145 Basis and

It was agreed:
Progress
1) to be as closed as possible to EASA Part 145.
2) that the 4 countries will not be able to
achieve full harmonisation simultaneously in
particular
given
the
existing
local
maintenance licensing regulations.
3) that the first SARI Part 145 draft may
include National Variants.
4)
these
National
Variants
would
be
progressively removed depending on the
progress of the harmonisation process.

SARI 145 Basis and

Progress

SARI 145 WG activities started after the 18 th

COSCAP-SA Steering Committee meeting.

Two SARI 145 WG meetings (May and October
09) were held.
Outside of the WG meeting most of the work
was conducted through e-mail.
The first SARI Part 145 Final Draft was issued
on 12 January 2010.

SARI 145 Basis and

SARI 145 WG remains in place with
Progress

the

objectives:
1) To integrate Nepal, Bangladesh and
Bhutan in its structure.
2) To achieve full harmonisation = Removal of
all the National Variants.
3) To review and adopt/adapt changes or
amendments to EASA Part 145, ICAO Annexes
or requested by SARI members

SARI Part-145 WG
Outcomes
SARI Part 145 contains 4 Chapters.
Chapter 1: Regulation
Section A Technical Requirements for Organisation
Section B Requirements for Competent Authority
Chapter 2: Acceptable means of Compliance
AMC Section A Acceptable Means of Compliance
for Organizations
AMC Section B Acceptable Means of Compliance
for Competent Authority
Chapter 3: Guidance Material
Chapter 4: National Variants

Applicability of SARI 145

It

has been developed for maintenance

organization involved in the maintenance of large
aircraft or of aircraft used for commercial air
transport, and components intended for fitment
thereto.

SARI 145 has been issued with National Variants,

declared in Chapter 4

SARI 145 Amendments

Notice of Proposed Amendment Procedure

(NPA) to be developed by SARI 145 WG and

endorsed by the SARI steering Committee.
The NPA procedure shall allow amendment
process to be initiated with amendments to
EASA
regulations,
ICAO
SARPS
and
suggestions by member states.
Future amendments will only happen through
the SARI 145 WG.

Commitment by SARI
states
The Civil Aviation Authorities of SARI Member
States shall agree to adopt Part-145 in to their
national codes with National Variants ( if any )
and,
shall agree not to initiate unilaterally amendments
of their national codes without having made a
proposal for amendment of SARI Part-145 in
accordance with the agreed NPA procedure.

EASA Part 145 vs SARI

Part
145 system
Same numbering
Technical requirements identical with the exception

of

National Variants declared for Certifying Staff and

Approved Parts Standard

Indirect Approval
Appendix 4 made applicable within member state
NDT - EN 4179 0r equivalent standard
Release to Service acceptable to Competent Authority
Validity of Approval certificate- one year

Acceptable Means of Compliance additional

information added to support member states need

More detail on Occurrence reporting

SARI Part 145 what's

next
All SARI member states to work on reducing

national Variants
Future changes to SARI Part 145 will be
addressed through SARI WG 145 activity
Nepal in the process of joining the SARI 145
WG (Workshop held in Kathmandu from 19 to
21 January 09). They will host the next SARI
145 WG meeting in June 09.
Bangladesh to join in March ( requirement
comparison available/Workshop to be held in
Dhaka beginning of March 10)

SARI Part 145 what's

next
MOU to be signed at DG levels of SARI member
states
to
secure
the
adoption
and
implementation of SARI Part 145.
Part 66 / 147 to be the next SARI priority
followed by Part M.
SARI is expected to be backed by EU-Project
on aviation that should start in 2010.

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