AMC1 CAMO.B.310(e)(2) Initial certification procedure    

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1

(a) The CAA should indicate its approval of the CAME in writing.

(b) Contracts for subcontracting continuing airworthiness management tasks by CAMOs should be included in the continuing airworthiness organisation exposition. The competent authorities should verify that the standards set forth in AMC1 CAMO.A.125(d)(3) have been met when approving the exposition.

(c) The CAA while investigating the acceptability of the proposed subcontracted continuing airworthiness management tasks arrangements should take into account, in the subcontracted organisation, all other such contracts that are in place irrespective of state of registry in terms of sufficiency of resources, expertise, management structure, facilities and liaison between the CAMO, the subcontracted organisation and, where applicable, the contracted maintenance organisation(s).

(d) Approval of the CAME constitutes formal acceptance of personnel specified in points CAMO.A.305(a), CAMO.A.305(b)(2), CAMO.A.305(e) and CAMO.A.305(f).

(e) The CAA may reject an accountable manager if there is clear evidence that this person previously held a senior position in any organisation that was approved in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts, and that the person abused that position by not complying with the applicable requirements.

(e) For CAT, commercial specialised operations and commercial ATO or  commercial  DTO  operations, the initial approval of the aircraft technical log system required by M.A.306(b) and M.B.305 may be done by approving the CAME in which this system should be described.