AMC M.B.102(a) CAA — General    

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1

1. In deciding upon the required airworthiness organisational structure, the CAA should review the number of certificates to be issued, the number and size of potential operators, the number of approved maintenance organisations and CAMOs, as well as the level of civil aviation activity, number and complexity of aircraft and the size of the aviation industry.

2. The CAA should retain effective control of important inspection functions and not delegate them in such a way that aircraft owners, operators, approved maintenance organisations and CAMOs, in effect, regulate themselves in airworthiness matters.

3. The set-up of the organisational structure should ensure that the various tasks and obligations of the CAA are not relying on individuals. That means that a continuing and undisturbed fulfilment of these tasks and obligations of the CAA should also be guaranteed in case of illness, accident or leave of individual employees.