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# M.A.201(a) Owner responsibilities

Annex I (Part-M) · Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · EAR revision 2 Sep 2025

IR Implementing rule

## M.A.201(a) Owner responsibilities

(a) The owner of the [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) shall be responsible for the [continuing airworthiness](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/continuing-airworthiness) of aircraft and shall ensure that no flight takes place unless all of the following requirements are met:

(1) the aircraft is maintained in an airworthy condition;

(2) any operational and emergency equipment fitted is correctly installed and serviceable or clearly identified as unserviceable;

(3) the airworthiness certificate is valid;

(4) the [maintenance](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/maintenance) of the aircraft is performed in accordance with the AMP specified in point M.A.302.

IR · M.A.201(a) — Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · Regulation (EU) 2019/1383 · Continuing Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 2 Sep 2025

[All rules in SECTION A — TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-m/section-a-technical-requirements)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 2 Sep 2025, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.