CASA Part 145 - Calibrated Tooling

Does the AMO have tools, equipment and materials that enable it to provide maintenance services for which the AMO has an approval and rating? 145.A.40(a)

Where the maintenance data specifies a particular tool or equipment must be used in the maintenance of the aircraft or aeronautical product does the AMO ensure that tool or equipment is used? (145.A.40(a)(1)) [Unless the use of alternative tooling/equipment is approved as per 145.A.45(d)(3)

Is the tooling and equipment permanently available or, where a tool or equipment is infrequently used, there is a method of access to that tool or equipment that is described in the AMO exposition? 145.A.40(a)(2)

Is there sufficient aircraft access equipment and inspection platforms or docks to properly carry out the approved scope of maintenance? 145.A.40(a)(3)

Does the AMO ensure that all tools, equipment and, particularly, test equipment that requires calibration, are controlled and calibrated at a periodicity to ensure serviceability and accuracy in accordance with the procedures set out in the AMO's exposition? 145.A.40(b)(1)

Does the AMO ensure that an serviceability/calibration checks of tools/equipment is done as per the OME recommendations AND/OR a nationally recognised standard? 145.A.40(b)(1-2)

Does the AMO ensure that, on the day of calibration, it or the other organisation making the calibration makes and retains: 1) records of the calibrations of each item of equipment or tools that requires calibration and, 2) Record of the standard of calibration? 145.A.40(c)(1-2)

Does the AMO have a procedure in its exposition for managing an aircraft or aeronautical product released to service after maintenance has been performed using a tool or equipment that is subsequently found to have been outside of tolerances specified for the tool or equipment at the time the work was performed? 145.A.40(d)

Does the AMO provide storage facilities for...equipment and tools which segregates serviceable...equipment and tools from unserviceable... equipment and tools? 145.A.25(d)(1-3)

Does the AMO record, in writing, details of maintenance that are sufficient to show...details of calibrated tooling or test equipment used for the maintenance to provide the traceability required for compliance to paragraph 145.A.40(d)?