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title: "M.A.201 Responsibilities — Part-M · Avioverse"
description: "M.A.201 Responsibilities"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/part-m/section-a-technical-requirements/m-a-201"
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# M.A.201 Responsibilities

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

IR Implementing rule

## M.A.201 Responsibilities

M.A.201 Responsibilities

IR · M.A.201 — Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · Regulation (EU) 2015/1088 · Continuing Airworthiness Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 2 Sep 2025

GM Guidance material

## GM M.A.201 Responsibilities

QUICK SUMMARY TABLE

| Select your type of operation and your category of [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft)                                        |                                      |                                                                                                             | Complex motor-powered aircraft                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                                                                 | Other-than-[complex motor-powered aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/complex-motor-powered-aircraft) (aircraft subject to Part ML are excluded here) |                                                                                                            |
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|                                                                                                                                                     |                                      |                                                                                                             | Is a CAMO or CAO required for the management of [continuing airworthiness](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/continuing-airworthiness)? | Is [maintenance](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/maintenance) by a maintenance [organisation](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/organisation) required? | Is a CAMO or CAO required for the management of continuing airworthiness?                                                                                        | Is maintenance by a maintenance organisation required?                                                     |
| Commercial operations                                                                                                                               | CAT                                  | Air carriers licensed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008                                       | Yes, a CAMO is required. It shall be part of the AOC (M.A.201(e)) unless point M.A.201(ea) applies.                                        | Yes, maintenance by a Part-145 organisation is required (M.A.201(e))                                                                                            | Yes, a CAMO is required. It shall be part of the AOC (M.A.201(e)) unless point M.A.201(ea) applies.                                                              | Yes, maintenance by a Part-145 organisation is required (M.A.201(e))                                       |
|                                                                                                                                                     |                                      | CAT other than air carriers licensed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008                        | Yes, a CAMO is required (M.A.201(f))                                                                                                       | Yes, maintenance by a Part-145 organisation is required (M.A.201(f))                                                                                            | Yes, a CAMO or CAO is required (M.A.201(h))                                                                                                                      | Yes, maintenance by a Subpart F, by a Part-CAO or by a Part-145 organisation is required (M.A.201(h))      |
|                                                                                                                                                     | Commercial operations other than CAT | [Commercial specialised operations](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/commercial-specialised-operations) | Yes, a CAMO is required (M.A.201(f))                                                                                                       | Yes, maintenance by a Part-145 organisation is required (M.A.201(f))                                                                                            | Yes, a CAMO or CAO is required (M.A.201(h))                                                                                                                      | Yes, maintenance by a Subpart F, by a Part-CAO or by a Part-145 organisation is required (M.A.201(h))      |
|                                                                                                                                                     |                                      | Commercial training organisations (ATOs)                                                                    | Yes, a CAMO is required (M.A.201(f))                                                                                                       | Yes, maintenance by a Part-145 organisation is required (M.A.201(f))                                                                                            | Yes, a CAMO or CAO is required (M.A.201(h))                                                                                                                      | Yes, maintenance by a Subpart F, by a Part-CAO or by a Part-145 organisation is required (M.A.201(h))      |
| Other than commercial operations including [limited operations](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/limited-operations) as defined in Article 2(p) |                                      |                                                                                                             | Yes, a CAMO is required (M.A.201(g))                                                                                                       | Yes, maintenance by a Part-145 organisation is required (M.A.201(g))                                                                                            | No, a CAMO or CAO is not required (M.A.201(i))                                                                                                                   | No, maintenance by a Subpart F, by a Part-CAO or Part-145 organisation is not always required (M.A.201(i)) |

GM · GM M.A.201 — Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · ED Decision 2022/017/R · 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.