History — 573.09

573.09 (1) The holder of an approved maintenance organization (AMO) certificate shall establish and maintain a quality assurance program consisting of provisions for sampling maintenance processes to evaluate the AMO’s ability to perform its maintenance in a safe manner. (2) The person responsible for maintenance shall ensure that records relating to the findings resulting from the quality assurance program are distributed to the appropriate manager for corrective action and follow-up in accordance with the policies and procedures specified in the maintenance policy manual (MPM). (3) The person responsible for maintenance shall establish an audit system in respect of the quality assurance program that consists of the following: (a) an initial audit within 12 months after the date on which the AMO certificate is issued; (b) subsequent audits conducted at intervals set out in the MPM; (c) checklists of all activities controlled by the MPM; (d) a record of each occurrence of compliance or non-compliance with the MPM found during an audit referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); (e) procedures for ensuring that each finding of an audit is communicated to them and, if management functions h…