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Division CAO.A.095 Privileges of the organisationF1X1

United Kingdom

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The CAO shall have the following privileges:

  1. (a)

    Maintenance

    1. (1)

      Maintain any aircraft or component for which it is approved at the locations specified in the approval certificate and the CAE.

    2. (2)

      Arrange for the performance of specialised services at another organisation appropriately qualified under the control of the CAO, in accordance with the appropriate procedures set out in the CAE and approved by the F2CAA.

    3. (3)

      Maintain any aircraft or component for which it is approved at any location, where the need of such maintenance arises either from the unserviceability of the aircraft or the need for supporting occasional maintenance, in accordance with the conditions specified in the CAE.

    4. (4)

      Issue certificates of release to service upon completion of maintenance, in accordance with point CAO.A.065 or CAO.A.070.

  2. (b)

    Continuing airworthiness management

    1. (1)

      Manage the continuing airworthiness of any aircraft for which it is approved.

    2. (2)

      Approve the AMP, in accordance with point (b)(2) of point ML.A.302, for aircraft managed in accordance with Annex Vb (Part-ML).

    3. (3)

      Carry out limited continuing airworthiness tasks with any contracted organisation working under their quality system, as listed on the approval certificate.

    4. (4)

      F3Extend, in accordance with point M.A.901(f) of Annex I (Part-M) or point ML.A.901(c) of Annex Vb (Part-ML), an ARC that has been issued by the F4CAA, another organisation or person as applicable.

  3. (c)

    Airworthiness review:

    1. (1)

      A CAO with its principal place of business in F5the United Kingdom, the approval of which includes the privileges referred to in point (b), may be approved to carry out airworthiness reviews in accordance with point M.A.901 of Annex I (Part-M) or point ML.A.903 of Annex Vb (Part-ML), as applicable, and:

      1. (i)

        issue the related ARC or recommendation for the issuance of the ARC;

      2. (ii)

        extend the validity of an existing ARC.

    2. (2)

      A CAO with its principal place of business in the United Kingdom, the approval of which includes the privileges referred to in point (a), may be approved to carry out airworthiness reviews in accordance with point ML.A.903 of Annex Vb (Part-ML) and issue the related ARC.

  4. (d)

    Permit to fly

    A CAO with its principal place of business in F6the United Kingdom, the approval of which includes the privileges referred to in point (c), may be approved to issue a permit to fly in accordance with point (d) of point 21.A.711 of Annex I (Part-21) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 for those aircraft for which it can issue the ARC when it attests conformity with the approved flight conditions, in accordance with an adequate procedure provided for in the CAE.

  5. (e)

    A CAO may be approved for one or more privileges.

Annotations

Textual amendments

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Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1383 of 8 July 2019 amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards safety management systems in continuing airworthiness management organisations and alleviations for general aviation aircraft concerning maintenance and continuing airworthiness management (Text with EEA relevance).

F2

Word in Annex 5d point CAO.A.095(a)(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1116), regs. 1(2), 78(4)(g)(i)

F3

Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/270 of 25 February 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards transitional measures for organisations involved in the continuing airworthiness for general aviation and continuing airworthiness management and correcting that Regulation (Text with EEA relevance).

F4

Word in Annex 5d point CAO.A.095(b)(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1116), regs. 1(2), 78(4)(g)(i)

F5

Words in Annex 5d point CAO.A.095(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1116), regs. 1(2), 78(4)(g)(ii)

F6

Words in Annex 5d point CAO.A.095(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1116), regs. 1(2), 78(4)(g)(ii)

Editorial notes

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Inserted by Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1383 of 8 July 2019 amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards safety management systems in continuing airworthiness management organisations and alleviations for general aviation aircraft concerning maintenance and continuing airworthiness management (Official Journal of the European Union L 228 of 4 September 2019).