This course will familiarise participants with legislation concerning MMELs and understanding MMELs and MELs for operational use. Overall, it will attempt to answer the following two important questions:

1) How Does a Manufacturer create an MMEL?

2) How Does an Operator create and amend an MEL?

The following topics will be addressed:

• ICAO/EU Regulatory Material, including ICAO Annex, EU Part Air Regulations and CS-MMEL (TGL26)
• The MMEL Document and the OEB Process
• Calculation of Safety Impact
• Rectification Intervals
• MMEL Supplements
• Operator’s MEL
• The Use of CS-MMEL(TGL 26)
• Repair Interval Extensions (RIE)
• Some other stuff if we have time!
• Understanding of MMEL ownership and relationship to certification standards.