Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation
CAMOSection 12: Continued Airworthiness & Maintenance
Definition
An organisation approved by EASA (under Part-M Subpart G, or Part-CAMO for air carrier aircraft) to manage the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and their components. The CAMO is responsible for ensuring that all required maintenance is planned, scheduled, and accomplished, that the aircraft configuration is properly managed, and that the aircraft remains in compliance with its approved maintenance programme, ADs, and airworthiness limitations throughout its operational life.
Where This Shows Up
The CAMO concept is specific to the EASA regulatory system and reflects the European approach of separating the airworthiness management function from the maintenance execution function. While the Part-145 organisation performs the physical maintenance work, the CAMO manages what maintenance needs to be done and when. CAMO responsibilities include maintaining the aircraft continuing airworthiness records, managing the approved maintenance programme, tracking AD and SB compliance, monitoring reliability data, and issuing the airworthiness review certificate (ARC) or recommending its issuance. In the FAA system, these responsibilities are distributed between the operator (under Part 91 or Part 121) and the Part 145 repair station.
Primary Sources
Requirements for Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisations in the EASA regulatory system.
Across Jurisdictions
Regulation (EU) 1321/2014, Part-CAMO
EASA-approved organisation responsible for continuing airworthiness management. Must have a Continuing Airworthiness Management Exposition (CAME) and qualified staff. Approved by the competent authority of the member state.
No direct FAA equivalent to the CAMO concept. Continuing airworthiness responsibilities fall to the operator under 14 CFR Part 91 (general aviation) or the air carrier's continuous airworthiness maintenance program (CAMP) under 14 CFR Part 121.
FAA integrates airworthiness management into the operator's obligations rather than requiring a separate approved organization.
TCCA CAR 706 addresses air operator maintenance control requirements. While not identical to the EASA CAMO concept, it assigns continuing airworthiness management responsibilities to the air operator.
TCCA assigns CAMO-like responsibilities to the air operator under CAR 706 rather than requiring a separate approval.
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