Approved Organisation for the Management of Continuing Airworthiness

1. System requirements for a CAMO

The primary responsibility of a CAMO is to ensure that all measures required to maintain the continuing airworthiness of an aircraft are properly planned, monitored, and released in a timely manner.

Mandatory approval standard
Approval is granted in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014, Part-CAMO, and applies to both commercially and privately operated aircraft as well as their components.

Approval as a CAMO is limited to the approved Scope of Work (SoW), i.e. the aircraft listed within the organisation’s approval scope.

2. Responsibilities of a CAMO

Continuing airworthiness management activities include in particular:

• Ensuring that all scheduled maintenance is performed and released on time in accordance with the approved Aircraft Maintenance Programme (AMP)
  (by maintenance organisations, operators, or owners)
• Ensuring that unscheduled actions—such as repairs or deviations—are approved in accordance with Part 21
• Monitoring and implementing all applicable Airworthiness Directives (ADs) issued by the competent authority
• Considering requirements from the Design Approval Holder (DAH) regarding changes, repairs, or updates to the Instructions for Continuing Airworthiness (ICA)

* DAH – Design Approval Holder

3. Requirements for CAMO approval

For application via EASA Form 2 and approval by the competent authority, organisational, personnel, and technical requirements must be met in accordance with the intended Scope of Work (SoW).

3.1 Personnel requirements

• Nomination of qualified Airworthiness Review Staff (ARS) to perform airworthiness reviews
• Appointment of a Safety Manager
• Clear organisational structure with well-defined responsibilities

3.2 Technical and organisational requirements

• Effective maintenance planning for aircraft and controlled components
• Systematic configuration control
  (monitoring of changes, repairs, and overhauls throughout the operational life cycle)
• Availability of current Instructions for Continuing Airworthiness (ICA)
  (e.g. AMM, CMM, SRM, CRM)
• Suitable facilities and access to the managed aircraft

These elements form the basis for a CAMO structure that is eligible for regulatory approval.

4. Management System within a CAMO

In accordance with CAMO.A.200, an effective management system must be established to ensure that all processes are controlled in a transparent and traceable manner.

The system is described in the Continuing Airworthiness Management Exposition (CAME) in accordance with CAMO.A.300.

4.1 Core CAMO procedures

CAMO procedures must ensure that all continuing airworthiness tasks are systematically planned, monitored, and documented.

Key procedural areas include:

Maintenance planning and monitoring

• Planning of continuing airworthiness tasks based on approved Aircraft Maintenance Programmes (AMP)
• Regular review and update of maintenance programmes
• Monitoring the timely accomplishment of all scheduled and unscheduled actions

Personnel and organisation

• Qualification and authorisation of Airworthiness Review Staff (ARS)
• Management of significant organisational changes

Oversight of external organisations

• Selection and oversight of contracted maintenance organisations (Part 145)
• Oversight of other CAMOs performing delegated, limited tasks

Safety & compliance

• Implementation of a Safety Management System (SMS)
• Occurrence reporting (event management)
• Continuous compliance monitoring (e.g. internal audits)

Airworthiness review and documentation

• Conduct of airworthiness reviews
• Issue or extension of Airworthiness Review Certificates (ARC)
• Archiving and management of all relevant records

4.2 Privileges of a CAMO

The privileges of a Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) include, among others:

• Management of the continuing airworthiness of aircraft
• Issuance of Airworthiness Review Certificates (ARC)
  (EASA Form 15a or 15b) following a satisfactory airworthiness review
• Issuance of recommendations to the competent authority for EASA Form 15a
• Extension of existing ARC
• Approval of Aircraft Maintenance Programmes (AMP)
• Delegation of limited continuing airworthiness management tasks to other CAMOs

5. ACC Services in the CAMO domain

We support organisations in establishing, developing, and obtaining approval for a CAMO in accordance with Part-CAMO—structured, practical, and audit-ready.

5.1 Consulting and operational support

Our Part-CAMO services include:

• Establishment and optimisation of processes in accordance with Part-CAMO
• Implementation of comprehensive management systems
• Extension of the Scope of Work (SoW)
• Development and updating of maintenance programmes
• Interim management in the area of Compliance Monitoring Management (CMM)
• Efficient implementation of regulatory requirements from Part-CAMO, Part M, and Part ML
• Optimisation of existing CAMO structures and procedures
• Implementation and integration of a Safety Management System (SMS)
• Development of tailored training concepts
  (e.g. Human Factors, SMS, Part-CAMO, Part M/ML)
• Project-accompanying coaching of key roles
  (Compliance Manager, Accountable Manager, Airworthiness Review Staff, CAMO Engineers, Maintenance
• Planning, Project Management)

5.2 Documents and system components

Our CAMO products support efficient and compliant implementation of regulatory requirements and include:

Generic Continuing Airworthiness Management Exposition (CAME) with standardised procedures
Customised forms and checklists—aligned with the level of complexity and scope of approval.