Regulation (EU) 2018/1142
1. (a) The operator is responsible for the airworthiness of the aircraft and it shall ensure that it is not operated unless the aircraft has a type certificate issued or validated by the Agency;
(b) the aircraft is in an airworthy condition;
(c) the aircraft holds a valid certificate of airworthiness issued in accordance with ICAO Annex 8;
(d) the maintenance of the aircraft is performed in accordance with a maintenance programme which shall comply with the requirements of the State of Registry and the applicable requirements of ICAO Annex 6.
(e) any defect or damage affecting the safe operation of the aircraft is rectified to a standard acceptable to the State of Registry;
(f) the aircraft complies with any applicable:
(i) airworthiness directive or continued airworthiness requirement issued or adopted by the State of Registry; and
(ii) mandatory safety information issued by the Agency, including airworthiness directives;
(g) a release to service is issued to the aircraft after maintenance by qualified organisations in compliance with the State of Registry requirements. The signed release to service shall contain, in particular, the basic details of the maintenance carried out.
(h) the aircraft is inspected, through a pre-flight inspection, before each flight
(i) all modifications and repairs comply with the airworthiness requirements established by the State of Registry
(j) the following aircraft records are available until the information contained has been superseded by new information equivalent in scope and detail but not less than 24 months:
(1) the total time in service (hours, cycles and calendar time, as appropriate) of the aircraft and all life-limited components;
(2) current status of compliance with T.A.201(1)(f) requirements;
(3) current status of compliance with the maintenance programme;
(4) current status of modifications and repairs together with appropriate details and substantiating data to demonstrate that they comply with the requirements established by the State of Registry.
2. The tasks specified in T.A.201(1) shall be controlled by the operator's continuing airworthiness management organisation. For this purpose the organisation shall comply with the additional requirements of T.A. Subpart G
3. The continuing airworthiness management organisation referred to in point (2) shall ensure that the maintenance and release of the aircraft are performed by a maintenance organisation meeting the requirements of Subpart E of this Annex (Part-T). For this purpose, when the continuing airworthiness management organisation does not meet those requirements itself, it shall establish a contract with a maintenance organisation meeting those requirements.
AMC T.A.201(1)(h) Responsibilities
ED Decision 2020/002/R
PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION
Contents of the pre-flight inspection may be found in AMC M.A.301(a).
GM T.A.201(1)(j) Responsibilities
ED Decision 2016/011/R
RECORDS
The records should provide all the necessary information to allow the CAMO and the competent authority to clearly establish the airworthy condition of the aircraft during the whole lease period.
AMC1 T.A.201(3) Responsibilities
ED Decision 2020/002/R
MAINTENANCE ORGANISATION
1. The CAMO carries the responsibility for the airworthy condition of the aircraft for which it performs the continuing airworthiness management; it should thus be satisfied before the intended flight that all required maintenance has been properly carried out by a maintenance organisation.
2. The CAMO should establish a process to verify that the maintenance organisation complies with the applicable requirements of Subpart E of Part-T.
AMC2 T.A.201(3) Responsibilities
ED Decision 2020/002/R
CONTRACT
1. The contract between the CAMO and the maintenance organisation(s) should specify in detail the responsibilities and the work to be performed by each party.
2. Both the specification of work and the assignment of responsibilities should be clear, unambiguous and sufficiently detailed to ensure that no misunderstanding arises between the parties concerned that could result in a situation where work that has a bearing on the airworthiness or serviceability of aircraft is not or will not be properly performed. Appendix IV to AMC1 CAMO.A.315(c) — Contracted maintenance gives further details on the contents of the contract.
3. The CAMO should consider checking at the maintenance facilities any aspect of the contracted work to satisfy its responsibility for the airworthiness of the aircraft during the period of the contract.
AMC3 T.A.201(3) Responsibilities
ED Decision 2016/011/R
CONTRACT
Normally the contract with the maintenance organisation should be established for the duration of the lease period, which should not be more than 7 months. For unscheduled line maintenance and component maintenance up to engines, the contract may take the form of individual work orders as long as the scope of work and the responsibilities of the CAMO and of the maintenance organisation are properly addressed.