WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
What is Part CAMO?
Part CAMO forms the link between an aircraft operator (e.g. an Airline) and a maintenance organization. The necessary activities to ensure continuing airworthiness are to be managed and supervised by a separate organization approved in line with aviation legislation, the so-called Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO).
Continuing Airworthiness
CAMO outlines the respective maintenance activities to ensure continuing airworthiness,
e.g. regular inspections, maintenance measures as well as defect and damage rectification.
Maintenance Standards
A CAMO ensures that assigned maintenance organizations perform maintenance work exclusively on the basis of approved and currently valid maintenance data. Furthermore, the respective maintenance staff must be qualified for the tasks. Maintenance may only be performed in a suitable working environment (largely free from dirt and dust, protected against extreme weather, etc.) using predetermined approved tools and materials.
Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation
Further requirements with regard to organizational structure (organization handbook, quality system, staff qualification, documentation, continuation and validity of approval, the procedure in case of violations, etc.), similar to those of Part 145.
Certificate of Release to Service (CRS)
If an aircraft is released by an organization that does not hold a Part 145 approval,
it determines the requirements to issue the certificate of Release to Service.
Airworthiness Review Certificate
Aircraft airworthiness reviews are to be performed on an annual basis. In addition
to fundamental basic definitions with regard to the review, CAMO contains information
on violations as well as definitions of certificate validity.