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GM Articles 3 and 4 Continuing airworthiness requirements and approvals for organisations involved in the continuing airworthiness
In accordance with Articles 3 and 4, as well as points M.A.201 and ML.A.201, the following table provides a summary of the applicability of the Annexes to Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 related to continuing airworthiness requirements for the different aircraft and their operation and for organisations involved in their continuing airworthiness.
| Non-licensed air carrier | Licensed air carrier1 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-commercial | Commercial2 | ||||||||
| Non-CMPA | CMPA3 | Non-CMPA | CMPA | All a/c | |||||
| ‘Light’4 | Non-‘Light’ | ‘Light’ | Non-‘Light’ | ||||||
| Part-M (Annex I) | N/A | Part-M mandatory | N/A | Part-M mandatory | |||||
| Part-ML (Annex Vb) | Part-ML mandatory | N/A | Part-ML mandatory | N/A | |||||
| Part-CAMO (Annex Vc) | Individual CAM5 or CAO-CAM or CAMO | Part-CAMO mandatory | CAO-CAM6 or CAMO | Part-CAMO mandatory | |||||
| Part-CAO (Annex Vd) | for CA management (CAO-CAM) | N/A | N/A | ||||||
| for maintenance (CAO-M) | Individual maintenance7 or CAO-M8 or Part-145 | N/A | CAO-M or Part-145 | N/A | |||||
| Part-145 (Annex II) | Part-145 mandatory | Part-145 mandatory | |||||||
1 Air carrier licensed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008.
2 Commercial = balloons operated under Subpart ADD of Part-BOP or sailplanes operated under Subpart DEC of Part-SAO or other aircraft, not operated under Part-NCO; includes commercial ATOs and commercial DTOs.
3 CMPA = complex motor-powered aircraft, ref.: Article 2(u) of Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014.
4 ‘Light’ a/c (not formal denomination) = The following non-CMPA: Aeroplanes up to 2 730 kg MTOM, helicopters up to 1 200 kg MTOM / max four occupants, other ELA2 aircraft, and ‘non-conventional aircraft’ (ref.: Article 2(y) of Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014) up to 1 200 kg MTOM (for aircraft capable of zero horizontal speed) or up to 2 730 kg MTOM (for aircraft not capable of zero horizontal speed).
5 Individual CAM (not formal denomination) = continuing airworthiness of the a/c managed by the owner under its own responsibility.
6 CAO-CAM (not formal denomination) = Part-CAO organisation with continuing airworthiness management privileges.
7 Individual maintenance (not formal denomination) = maintenance released by the pilot-owner or independent certifying staff.
8 CAO-M (not formal denomination) = Part-CAO organisation with maintenance privileges.
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