CAMO agreement

[sander82]

So far I have been always operating privately owned Citations under FAA rules. Regarding continued maintenance it was sufficient to follow Chapter 5 from Cessna and to track maintenance with Cescom.

Soon I will be operating a European registred plane, also privately owned, and the CAMO issue came up. From May 2009 it is mandatory to have a CAMO (Continued Airworthiness Managment Organisation) agreement as to satisfy the continued maintenance requirements.

My question: how do privately owned operators in Europe comply with the above requirement? Is anyone aware of ways to still track and plan maintenance by the owner/operator himself?

[Blacksheep]

There is nothing to prevent an aircraft operator or owner from being their own CAMO for oversight of their own maintenance. It is a matter of producing the continuing airworthiness management exposition (CAME) setting out the means by which the oversight of the Part 145 maintenance contract will be conducted.

[om15]

Very many private operators of smaller business jets are registering their aircraft with the Isle of Man Registry, there are many advantages for this, including not having the expensive requirements for CAMO. Any Citation maintained to chapters 4 and 5 and controlled by CESCOM comply with the IOM Airworthiness Requirements, no need for Part M at all,

www.gov.im (http://www.gov.im/) - DTI (http://www.gov.im/dti/) - Welcome to the DTI Home Page

Please have a look at this, if you require any further information, please pm me,

Best regards,

om15

[Bus429]

All large EASA aircraft (>5700kg) have to be managed by a CAMO, irrespective of AOC or private.