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CAMO.A.020 establishes that a Part-CAMO approval is granted with a defined scope, and the organisation may only perform continuing airworthiness management within the terms specified on its approval certificate.
What it means in practice
The terms of approval define exactly which continuing airworthiness management activities the organisation is authorised to carry out. This is specified on the approval certificate (EASA Form 14) by reference to aircraft types, categories, and whether the organisation holds the privilege to conduct airworthiness reviews and issue airworthiness review certificates. The organisation must not perform any activity that falls outside the scope stated on this certificate.
The approval may also include limitations, for example restricting the organisation to managing only specific aircraft types or only non-commercial aircraft. Any extension to the scope requires a formal application and approval by the competent authority before the additional activities may commence.
Key requirements
The organisation must ensure that all continuing airworthiness management is performed strictly within the approved scope. The approval certificate must be kept current and available for inspection. Any work performed outside the stated terms is unauthorised and constitutes a non-compliance that may lead to enforcement action.
Common compliance gaps
Organisations sometimes take on management of additional aircraft types without first updating their approval scope. This is particularly common when a managed fleet grows incrementally, and the organisation assumes its existing approval covers closely related variants or sub-types that are not explicitly listed.
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