M.A.704 Continuing airworthiness management exposition

1.The purpose of the continuing airworthiness management exposition is to set forth the procedures, means and methods of the CAMO. Compliance with its contents will assure compliance with Part-M and, as applicable, Part-ML requirements.

2.A continuing airworthiness management exposition should comprise: Part 0 General organisation Part 1 Continuing airworthiness procedures Part 2 Quality system or organisational review (as applicable) Part 3 Contracted maintenance — management of maintenance (liaison with maintenance organisations) Part 4 Airworthiness review procedures (if applicable)

3.Personnel should be familiar with those parts of the continuing airworthiness management exposition that are relevant to their tasks.

4.The CAMO should specify in the exposition who is responsible for the amendment of the document. Unless otherwise agreed by the approving competent authority, the person responsible for the management of the quality system or for the organisational review should be responsible for monitoring and amending the continuing airworthiness management exposition, including associated procedure’s manuals, and the submission of proposed amendments to the competent authority. The competent authority may agree to a procedure, and its agreement will be stated in the amendment control section of the continuing airworthiness management exposition defining the class of amendments, which can be incorporated without the prior consent of the competent authority (‘indirect approval procedure’).

5.The CAMO may use electronic data processing (EDP) for the publication of the continuing airworthiness management exposition. The continuing airworthiness management exposition should be made available to the approving competent authority in a form acceptable to the latter. Attention should be paid to the compatibility of the EDP publication systems with the necessary dissemination, both internally and externally, of the continuing airworthiness management exposition.

6.The continuing airworthiness management exposition should contain information, as applicable, on how the CAMO complies with CDCCL instructions.

7.Appendix V to AMC1 M.A.704 contains an example of a continuing airworthiness management exposition layout.

EXPOSITION LAYOUT FOR A CAMO HOLDING A MAINTENANCE ORGANISATION APPROVAL

1.Where a CAMO is also approved to another Part, the exposition or manual required by the other Part may form the basis of the continuing airworthiness management exposition in a combined document.

2.Example for a combined CAMO and Part-145 organisation: Part-145 Exposition (see equivalent paragraphs in AMC 145.A.70(a)) Part 0 General organisation Part 1 Management Part 2 Maintenance procedures Part L2 Additional line maintenance procedures Part 3 Quality system and/or organisational review (as applicable) This chapter should cover the functions specified in M.A.712 ‘Quality system’ and 145.A.65 ‘Safety and quality system’. Part 4 Contracts This chapter should include: the contracts of the CAMO with the owners/operators as per Appendix I to Part-M or Appendix I to Part-ML; the CAMO procedures for the management of maintenance and liaison with maintenance organisations. Part 5 Appendices (sample of documents) Part 6 Continuing airworthiness management procedures Part 7 FAA supplement (if applicable) Part 8 TCCA supplement (if applicable) Part 9 Airworthiness review procedures (if applicable)

3.Example for a combined CAMO and M.A. Subpart F organisation: Part 0 General organisation Part 1 General Part 2 Description Part 3 General procedures Part 4 Working procedures This part should contain, among other things, procedures for quality system or organisation review, as applicable. Part 5 Appendices Part 6 Continuing airworthiness management procedures Part 7 Airworthiness review procedures (if applicable)

1.Part 0 ‘General organisation’ of the continuing airworthiness management exposition should include a corporate commitment by the CAMO, signed by the accountable manager, confirming that the continuing airworthiness management exposition and any associated manuals define the organisation’s compliance with Part-M and, as applicable, with Part-ML and will be complied with at all times.

2.The accountable manager’s exposition statement should embrace the intent of the following paragraph, and in fact this statement may be used without amendment. Any amendment to the statement should not alter its intent: ‘This exposition defines the organisation and procedures upon which the competent authority’s* CAMO approval is based. These procedures are approved by the undersigned and should be complied with, as applicable, in order to ensure that all continuing airworthiness tasks are carried out on time to an approved standard. It is accepted that these procedures do not override the necessity of complying with any new or amended regulation published from time to time where these new or amended regulations are in conflict with these procedures. It is understood that the competent authority* will approve this organisation whilst the competent authority* is satisfied that the procedures are followed and the work standard is maintained. It is understood that the competent authority* reserves the right to suspend, limit or revoke the CAMO approval or the air operator certificate, as applicable, if the competent authority* has evidence that the procedures are not followed and standards not upheld. Signed ..................................... Dated ...................................... Accountable manager and ... (quote position) ... For and on behalf of ... (quote organisation’s name) ... ’ *Where ‘competent authority’ is stated, please insert the actual name of the approving competent authority organisation or administration delivering the CAMO approval or the air operator certificate.’

3.Whenever the accountable manager is changed, it is important to ensure that the new accountable manager signs the paragraph 2 statement at the earliest opportunity as part of the acceptance by the approving competent authority. Failure to carry out this action invalidates the CAMO approval or the air operator certificate.