U.S. - Mexico Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (B.A.S.A.)
Signature
In September 18, 2007 during the ICAO Assembly in Montreal, the U.S. Secretary Mary Peters and México Minister Luis Tellez singed the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) that will facilitate an increase in the ability to exchange aviation products and services between both countries.
Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement
Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreements provide for bilateral cooperation in a variety of aviation areas, including maintenance, flight operations, and environmental certification. For aircraft certification, an additional document, an Implementation Procedures for Airworthiness, is developed to address specific areas such as design approvals, production activities, export airworthiness approval, post-design approval activities, and technical cooperation.
This Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement between The U.S. and México includes the approvals to DGAC Mexican civil aeronautical entity -Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil- to certify manufactured goods in México.
Manufacturing under Technical Standard Order Authorization (TSOA)
I am a Technical Standard Order (TSO) approved manufacturer and plan to shift manufacturing of my articles to México. What are the necessary steps to retain my FAA TSO Authorization?
An FAA TSO Authorization represents both a design and production approval. While it may be possible to shift some manufacturing of a TSO article to a foreign country, please note that FAA TSO Authorization cannot be transferred under any circumstances [14CFR § 21.621(c)]. Once the entire manufacturing of a TSO article is occurring outside the U.S., the revelant FAA approval becomes a Letter of TSO Design Approval under a bilateral agreement [14 CFR Part 21.617].
Contact the FAA ACO/MIDO office that is responsible for certificate management of your TSO Authorization. Generally, if the TSOA involves manufacturing activities at a location outside of the U.S., the FAA must determine whether the proposed activity poses an undue burden on the FAA. The FAA drafts the Undue Burden Paper using information provided by the applicant [14 CFR §21.604(c)].
Agreement
Agreement between the government of The United States Of America and the government of The United Mexican States for the promotion of aviation safety document.
Agreement between The USA and México.
Implementation Procedures
Airworthiness covering design approval, production activities, export airworthiness approval, post design activities, and technical assistance between authorities.
Implementation procedures for airworthiness.
Mexican Type Acceptance Certificate
Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) issues a Type Acceptance Certificate (TAC) based on TC issued by FAA