Obtaining an aircraft maintenance organisation approval (PART 145)
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If you have a registered business establishment in another EU/EEA state, as a natural and legal person, you are enabled to provide services on a permanent basis in the Republic of Croatia, in addition to registering an business establishment in the Republic of Croatia, obtaining a Part 145 aircraft maintenance organisation approval consists of seven phases and each phase must be completed before the start of the following:
Pre-application questionnaire
Pre-application meeting
Formal submission of the application
Evaluation of the submitted documentation (MOE organizational manual and documentation of the Responsible Personnel)
Interview (and exam) for the purpose of acceptance of the Responsible Personnel
Part 145 oversight of the organization for the purpose of approval
Certification
Pre-application questionnaire MAI-FRM-025
It is filled in for the purpose of providing essential information to the Agency in order to adequately prepare the representatives of the Agency for the Pre-Application Meeting that follows.
Pre-application meeting
Representatives of the Agency shall meet with representatives of the prospective Part 145 Organization to determine whether the business activity of the organization justifies the issuance of the approval in question. If this is the case, more detailed information related to the submission of the application for approval is exchanged and the dynamics of the approval procedure are agreed.
Official submission of application MAI-FRM-003
It includes a review of the application, in order to determine whether it contains the correct and necessary information, documents and attachments.
Evaluation of the submitted documentation (MOE organizational manual and documentation of the Responsible Personnel)
It includes a detailed assessment by the Agency's inspectors of the submitted MOE manual, documentation of the Responsible Personnel, forms and documents.
Interview (and exam) for the purpose of acceptance of the Responsible Personnel
As the responsible persons are accepted by the approval of the MOE manual of the organization, the Agency usually arranges an interview and, if necessary, an exam with the responsible person, and additional documentation can be requested to substantiate the experience and competencies of that person (CV, certificates, etc.).
Part 145 oversight of the organization for the purpose of approval
It includes a comprehensive verification of whether the Organization complies with the prescribed requirements in terms of Facilities, Personnel, necessary tools, equipment and parts (general and specific to a particular aircraft type), IT equipment and everything else necessary for the smooth operation of the organization in the future.
It includes the implementation of corrective actions from the findings identified in the oversight phase and demonstrations that will close the findings, after which the Agency will issue a Part 145 approval to the Aircraft Maintenance Organisation (EASA Form 3).
Competent authority and regulations
Croatian Civil Aviation Agency
Buzinski krči 5, 10 010 Zagreb
+385 1 2369 300
damir.maradin@ccaa.hr; ccaa@ccaa.hr
Air Transport Act (OG 69/09, 84/11, 127/13, 92/14)
Commission Regulation (EU) No Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 of 26 November 2014 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in those tasks
Authorization
Issuance of Part 145 approvals to the Aircraft Maintenance Organisation (EASA Form 3)
Deadline: 30 days from the date of submission of a valid application
Legal remedies
Possibility of appeal within 30 days by initiating an administrative dispute by filing a lawsuit before the competent Administrative Court
Deadline for receiving a response to the complaint: 30 days
If you have a registered business establishment in another EU/EEA state, as a natural and legal person, you are enabled to provide services on a permanent basis in the Republic of Croatia, in addition to registering an business establishment in the Republic of Croatia, obtaining a Part 145 aircraft maintenance organisation approval consists of seven phases and each phase must be completed before the start of the following:
Pre-application questionnaire
Pre-application meeting
Formal submission of the application
Evaluation of the submitted documentation (MOE organizational manual and documentation of the Responsible Personnel)
Interview (and exam) for the purpose of acceptance of the Responsible Personnel
Part 145 oversight of the organization for the purpose of approval
Certification
Pre-application questionnaire MAI-FRM-025
It is filled in for the purpose of providing essential information to the Agency in order to adequately prepare the representatives of the Agency for the Pre-Application Meeting that follows.
Pre-application meeting
Representatives of the Agency shall meet with representatives of the prospective Part 145 Organization to determine whether the business activity of the organization justifies the issuance of the approval in question. If this is the case, more detailed information related to the submission of the application for approval is exchanged and the dynamics of the approval procedure are agreed.
Official submission of application MAI-FRM-003
It includes a review of the application, in order to determine whether it contains the correct and necessary information, documents and attachments.
Evaluation of the submitted documentation (MOE organizational manual and documentation of the Responsible Personnel)
It includes a detailed assessment by the Agency's inspectors of the submitted MOE manual, documentation of the Responsible Personnel, forms and documents.
Interview (and exam) for the purpose of acceptance of the Responsible Personnel
As the responsible persons are accepted by the approval of the MOE manual of the organization, the Agency usually arranges an interview and, if necessary, an exam with the responsible person, and additional documentation can be requested to substantiate the experience and competencies of that person (CV, certificates, etc.).
Part 145 oversight of the organization for the purpose of approval
It includes a comprehensive verification of whether the Organization complies with the prescribed requirements in terms of Facilities, Personnel, necessary tools, equipment and parts (general and specific to a particular aircraft type), IT equipment and everything else necessary for the smooth operation of the organization in the future.
It includes the implementation of corrective actions from the findings identified in the oversight phase and demonstrations that will close the findings, after which the Agency will issue a Part 145 approval to the Aircraft Maintenance Organisation (EASA Form 3).
| ccaa@ccaa.hr (If the natural or legal person has a verified electronic signature) Delivery of the physically signed MAI-FRM-003 application is exclusively through the delivery service or in person at the Registry Office of the Agency. Application form MAI-FRM-003 |
Competent authority and regulations
Croatian Civil Aviation Agency
Buzinski krči 5, 10 010 Zagreb
+385 1 2369 300
damir.maradin@ccaa.hr; ccaa@ccaa.hr
Air Transport Act (OG 69/09, 84/11, 127/13, 92/14)
Commission Regulation (EU) No Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 of 26 November 2014 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in those tasks
Authorization
Issuance of Part 145 approvals to the Aircraft Maintenance Organisation (EASA Form 3)
Deadline: 30 days from the date of submission of a valid application
Legal remedies
Possibility of appeal within 30 days by initiating an administrative dispute by filing a lawsuit before the competent Administrative Court
Deadline for receiving a response to the complaint: 30 days
06/02/2026
