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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
M.A.201 Responsibilities
Annex I (Part-M) · Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · EAR revision 2 Sep 2025
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| Select your type of operation and your category of aircraft | Complex motor-powered aircraft | Other-than-complex motor-powered aircraft (aircraft subject to Part ML are excluded here) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is a CAMO or CAO required for the management of continuing airworthiness? | Is maintenance by a maintenance 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 | 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 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
Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 2 Sep 2025, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.
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