CAMO.A.310 Airworthiness review staff qualifications

GENERAL

(a)Airworthiness review staff are only required if the CAMO wishes to be granted with the privilege CAMO.A.125(e) ‘airworthiness review’ and, if applicable, the privileges specified in point CAMO.A.125(f) ‘permit to fly privileges’ and in point CAMO.A.125(g) ‘evaluation programme’.

(b)‘Experience in continuing airworthiness’ means any appropriate combination of experience in tasks related to aircraft maintenance and/or continuing airworthiness management and/or surveillance of such tasks.

(c)A person qualified according to AMC1 CAMO.A.305(c) subparagraph (e) should be considered as holding the equivalent to an aeronautical degree.

(d)An appropriate licence in compliance with Annex III (Part-66) is any one of the following: a category B1 or L licence in the subcategory of the aircraft reviewed, or a category B2 or C licence, or in the case of piston-engine non-pressurised aeroplanes of 2 000 kg MTOM and below, a category B3 licence. It is not necessary to satisfy the experience requirements of Part-66 at the time of the review.

(e)To ensure that a person has a ‘position within the approved organisation with appropriate responsibilities’, the organisation should assess whether any potential conflict of interest could compromise the performance, accuracy and completeness of an airworthiness review to a particular aircraft. This means that the organisation should evaluate, on a case-by-case basis, whether potential conflicts of interest exist in relation to a specific aircraft (e.g. a particular serial number or fleet) that is subject to the airworthiness review. The following are examples of situations that could lead to conflicts of interest: — having performed or currently performing continuing airworthiness management tasks on an aircraft to be reviewed; — having performed maintenance activities on an aircraft to be reviewed, except for the maintenance tasks performed during the physical survey of the aircraft or performed as a result of findings discovered during such physical survey; — being in a position where non-compliances identified during the airworthiness review may relate to the actions or omissions of a person capable of influencing the airworthiness review staff; for example, through hierarchical or family relationships. If a potential conflict of interest is identified, the organisation should assess the possible implications and associated risks by means of a risk assessment. If the outcome of the risk assessment shows that the identified risks cannot be reduced to an acceptable level through mitigation actions, that person cannot be considered as holding a position with appropriate responsibilities for performing the airworthiness review of a particular aircraft to which the conflict of interest relates. The risk level associated with potential conflict of interests depends on factors such as the number and complexity of the tasks performed that could give rise to a conflict of interest, as well as how recently they were performed, with tasks performed more recently posing a higher risk than those performed long ago. The risk level may also be adjusted based on the specific characteristics and type of operation of the aircraft subjected to airworthiness review.

FORMAL AERONAUTICAL MAINTENANCE TRAINING Formal aeronautical maintenance training means training (internal or external) supported by evidence on the following subjects: — Relevant parts of Regulation (EU) No 748/2012, including the classification of changes to the type design and repair designs and their corresponding approval requirements (e.g. approval by a DOA holder or by the Agency). This should be complemented by knowledge on bilateral agreements which may be obtained by training or credited on the basis of relevant experience. — Relevant parts of Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 ; — Relevant parts of operational requirements and procedures, if applicable; — The organisation’s continuing airworthiness management exposition; — Knowledge of a relevant sample of the type(s) of aircraft gained through a formalised training course. These courses should be at least at a level equivalent to Part-66 Appendix III Level 1 General Familiarisation and could be provided by a Part-147 organisation, by the manufacturer, or by any other organisation accepted by the competent authority. ‘Relevant sample’ means that these courses should cover typical aircraft and aircraft systems that are within the scope of work. — Maintenance methods.

FORMAL ACCEPTANCE BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY The approval by the competent authority of the CAME, containing, as specified in point CAMO.A.300(a)(8), the nominative list of CAMO.A.305(e) personnel, constitutes the formal acceptance by the competent authority of the airworthiness review staff. If the airworthiness review is performed under the supervision of existing airworthiness review staff, evidence should be provided to the competent authority. The inclusion of an airworthiness review staff in such CAME list also constitutes the formal authorisation by the organisation.

RECENT EXPERIENCE AND VALIDITY In order to keep the validity of the airworthiness review staff authorisation, the airworthiness review staff should have either: been involved in continuing airworthiness management activities for at least 6 months in every 2-year period, or conducted at least one airworthiness review in the last 12-month period. In order to restore the validity of the authorisation, the airworthiness review staff should conduct at a satisfactory level an airworthiness review under the supervision of the competent authority or, if accepted by the competent authority, under the supervision of another currently authorised airworthiness review staff of the continuing airworthiness management organisation concerned in accordance with an approved procedure.