SECTION A — ORGANISATION REQUIREMENTS
Annex Vd (Part-CAO) · Continuing Airworthiness · Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · CAO.A.010 – CAO.A.120
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CAO.A.010 Scope
This Annex establishes the requirements to be met by a combined airworthiness organisation (CAO) in order to be issued, upon application, an approval for…
CAO.A.015 Application
CAOs shall apply for the issuance of, or change to, a CAO approval to the competent authority in a form and manner established by that authority.
CAO.A.017 Means of compliance
Alternative means of compliance to the acceptable means of compliance adopted by the Agency may be used by an organisation to demonstrate compliance with…
CAO.A.020 Terms of approval
The CAO shall specify the approved scope of work in its combined airworthiness exposition (CAE), as provided for in point CAO.A.025.
GM1 CAO.A.020 Terms of approval
CAO.A.025 Combined airworthiness exposition
The CAO shall provide a manual containing at least the following information:
CAO.A.030 Facilities
The CAO shall ensure that all necessary facilities, including adequate office accommodation are provided for it to be able to carry out all the planned…
CAO.A.035 Personnel requirements
The CAO shall appoint an accountable manager, who shall have an authority for ensuring that all activities of the organisation can be financed so that…
CAO.A.040 Certifying staff
Certifying staff shall comply with the requirements of Article 5.
CAO.A.045 Airworthiness review staff
In order to be approved to carry out airworthiness reviews and, if applicable, to issue permits to fly, the organisation shall have airworthiness review…
CAO.A.050 Components, equipment and tools
The CAO shall: hold the equipment and tools specified in the maintenance data provided for in point CAO.A.055, or verified equivalents as listed in the…
CAO.A.055 Maintenance data and work orders
The CAO shall hold and use applicable current maintenance data specified in point M.A.401 of Annex I (Part-M) or in point ML.A.401 of Annex Vb (Part-ML)…
CAO.A.060 Maintenance standards
When performing maintenance, the CAO shall comply with all of the following requirements:
AMC1 CAO.A.060(g) Maintenance standards
CAO.A.065 Aircraft certificate of release to service
At the completion of any aircraft maintenance carried out in accordance with this Annex, an aircraft CRS shall be issued in accordance with point M.A.801…
CAO.A.070 Component certificate of release to service
At the completion of all component maintenance in accordance with this Annex, a component CRS shall be issued in accordance with point M.A.802 of Annex I…
GM1 CAO.A.070 Component certificate of release to service
AMC1 CAO.A.070(a) Component certificate of release to service
CAO.A.075 Continuing-airworthiness management
All continuing airworthiness management shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements of Subpart C of Annex I (Part-M) or Subpart C of Annex…
CAO.A.080 Continuing airworthiness management data
The CAO shall hold and use applicable current maintenance data specified in point M.A.401 of Annex I (Part-M) or point ML.A.401 of Annex Vb (Part-ML), as…
CAO.A.085 Airworthiness review
The CAO shall carry out any airworthiness reviews in accordance with point M.A.903 of Annex I (Part-M) or point ML.A.903 of Annex Vb (Part-ML), as…
CAO.A.090 Record-keeping
The CAO shall retain the following records: the maintenance records necessary to demonstrate that all requirements of this Annex have been met for the…
CAO.A.095 Privileges of the organisation
The CAO shall have the following privileges: Maintenance (1) Maintain any aircraft or component for which it is approved at the locations specified in…
CAO.A.100 Quality system and organisational review
To ensure that the CAO continues to meet the requirements of this Annex, this organisation shall establish a quality system and designate a quality…
GM1 CAO.A.100(a) Quality system and organisational review
AMC1 CAO.A.100(a) Quality system and organisational review
AMC1 CAO.A.100(b) Quality system and organisational review
GM1 CAO.A.100(b) and CAO.B.055 Quality system and organisational review and Continuing oversight
CAO.A.105 Changes to the organisation
In order to enable the competent authority to determine continued compliance with this Annex, the CAO shall notify the competent authority of any…
CAO.A.110 Continued validity
An approval shall be issued for an unlimited duration and shall remain valid subject to:
CAO.A.115 Findings
A Level 1 finding is any significant non-compliance with Part-CAO requirements which lowers the safety standard and seriously hazards flight safety.
CAO.A.120 Occurrence reporting
The organisation shall establish and maintain an occurrence reporting system, including mandatory and voluntary reporting.
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