{"id":5140,"date":"2020-10-10T11:27:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T11:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helipoland.com\/?page_id=5140"},"modified":"2023-01-19T12:07:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T12:07:29","slug":"zdatnosc-do-lotu-camo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helipoland.com\/en\/technika-lotnicza\/zdatnosc-do-lotu-camo\/","title":{"rendered":"Airworthiness management (CAMO)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continuing Airworthiness management is the process by which an aircraft is kept in a condition where it remains airworthy throughout its life – or in other words, is continuously technically fit for flight. In the words of<\/span> ICAO<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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\u201cAll of the processes ensuring that, at any time in its life, a helicopter complies with the technical conditions fixed to the issue of the<\/span> Certificate of Airworthiness<\/a> and is in a condition for safe operation”<\/span>
\n<\/i>source: ICAO Airworthiness Manual [ICAO, 2014]<\/span><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Description<\/span><\/h2>\n

The ultimate responsibility for continued airworthiness is assigned in ICAO Annex 8 to the State of Design but the programme to achieve continuing airworthiness is a matter for the State of Registry. It is useful to compare Continued and Continuing as they are sometimes used interchangeably. Continued Airworthiness is also known as\u00a0Type Airworthiness<\/i>\u00a0[MAA, 2016] or\u00a0Initial Airworthiness<\/i>\u00a0[EC, 2014]<\/span><\/p>\n

Continued Airworthiness<\/b>\u00a0= \u201cAll the actions associated with the upkeep of a type design and the associated approved data through life.\u201d – Source MAA02 glossary [MAA, 2016]<\/span><\/p>\n

Continuing Airworthiness<\/b>\u00a0= \u201cAll of the processes ensuring that, at any time in its operating life, the aircraft complies with the airworthiness requirements in force and is in a condition for safe operation\u201d – Source EC1321\/2014 Article 2 [EC, 2014]<\/span><\/p>\n

Management of Continuing Airworthiness<\/span><\/h2>\n

For operators based in EU nations, and others who choose to follow EASA regulations, a Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) must be in place. This is an (approved) organisation responsible for implementation of continuing airworthiness management tasks.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to EU 2018\/1139 Annex V Section 6 [EU, 2018], the owner or \u2013 if designated by contract – the lessee is responsible for the continuing airworthiness of an aircraft and shall ensure that no flight takes place unless:<\/span><\/p>\n