CAAS and CAA NZ will mutually recognize and reciprocally accept approvals pertaining to the MRO of aircraft and aircraft components issued by the respective civil aviation authorities.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA NZ) have concluded a Technical Arrangement on Aviation Maintenance. Under the clause of the agreement, CAAS and CAA NZ will mutually recognize and reciprocally accept approvals pertaining to the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of aircraft and aircraft components issued by the respective civil aviation authorities. The agreement will also help reduce the associated regulatory costs for MRO service providers in Singapore and New Zealand.
The agreement was signed by Mr. Han Kok Juan, Director-General of CAAS and Mr. Keith Manch, the Director and Chief Executive of CAA NZ on 30 September 2022, on the sidelines of the 41st International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly.
Mr. Han Kok Juan, Director-General, CAAS said, “The civil aviation authorities of Singapore and New Zealand are like-minded and share the same commitment to upholding the highest standards in aviation safety as our respective aviation industries recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The agreement with New Zealand adds to the list of countries Singapore has mutual recognition arrangements with; it is a pro-safety, pro-enterprise measure which will help MRO companies fulfill their safety requirements while reducing regulatory cost.”
The agreement was concluded under the ambit of the CAAS-CAA NZ Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in 2019 to strengthen cooperation in enhancing aviation safety. This new arrangement will help the authorities to enhance safety oversight while minimizing duplicative regulatory audits. The understanding will also facilitate a better and smooth collaboration between CAAS and CAA NZ that will ensure the support for the development of the aviation industries of both countries as the aviation sector moves on the path of recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr Keith Manch, Director and Chief Executive of CAA New Zealand said: “The agreement reflects the confidence each Authority has in the other’s safety oversight systems, and the close working relationship between the two organisations. The agreement will provide significant time and resource savings, and CAA NZ is looking forward to the agreement taking effect.”
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has concluded similar technical arrangements with Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Transport Canada, the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Hong Kong China’s Civil Aviation Department, the Civil Aviation Bureau of Japan, the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority, and the US Federal Aviation Administration.
