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title: "M.A.201(d) Pre-flight inspection — Part-M · Avioverse"
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# M.A.201(d) Pre-flight inspection

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

IR Implementing rule

## M.A.201(d) Pre-flight inspection

(d) The pilot-in-command or, in the case of [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) used by air carriers licensed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008, the operator, shall be responsible for the satisfactory accomplishment of the [pre-flight inspection](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/pre-flight-inspection). That inspection shall be carried out by the pilot or another qualified person and shall not need to be carried out by an approved [maintenance](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/maintenance) [organisation](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/organisation) or by [certifying staff](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/certifying-staff).

IR · M.A.201(d) — 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.