CAMO.A.300 Continuing airworthiness management exposition (CAME)

(a)     The organisation shall provide the competent authority with a CAME and, where applicable, any referenced associated manuals and procedures, containing all of the following information:

(1)     a statement signed by the accountable manager confirming that the organisation will at all times work in accordance with this Annex, Annex I (Part-M) and Annex Vb (Part-ML), as applicable, and with the approved CAME. When the accountable manager is not the chief executive officer of the organisation, then such chief executive officer shall countersign the statement;

(2)     the organisation’s safety policy as defined in point (a)(2) of point CAMO.A.200;

(3)     the organisation’s scope of work relevant to the terms of approval;

(4)     a general description of the manpower resources and of the system in place to plan the availability of staff as required by point (d) of point CAMO.A.305;

(5)     the title(s) and name(s) of person(s) referred to in points (a)(3) to (a)(5), (b)(2) and (f) of point CAMO.A.305;

(6)     the duties, accountabilities, responsibilities and authorities of the persons nominated under points (a)(3) to (a)(5), (b)(2), (e) and (f) of point CAMO.A.305;

(7)     an organisation chart showing the associated chains of accountability and responsibility between all the person(s) referred to in points (a)(3) to (a)(5), (b)(2), (e) and (f) of point CAMO.A.305, and related to point (a)(1) of point CAMO.A.200;

(8)     a list of staff authorised to issue airworthiness review certificates or recommendations referred to in point (e) of point CAMO.A.305, specifying, where applicable, the staff authorised to issue permits to fly in accordance with point (c) of point CAMO.A.125;

(9)     a general description and location of the facilities;

(10)    the description of the internal safety reporting scheme as required by point CAMO.A.202;

(11)    the procedures specifying how the organisation ensures compliance with this Annex, Annex I (Part-M) and Annex Vb (Part-ML), as applicable, including in particular: 

(i)      the documentation of management system key processes as required by point CAMO.A.200;

(ii)     procedures defining how the organisation controls any contracted and subcontracted activities as required by point CAMO.A.205 and point (c) of point CAMO.A.315);

(iii)     continuing airworthiness management, airworthiness review and permit to fly procedures, as applicable;

(iv)     the procedure defining the scope of changes not requiring prior approval and describing how such changes will be managed and notified, as required by point (b) of point CAMO.A.115 and point (c) of point CAMO.A.130;

(v)      the CAME amendment procedures.

(12)    the list of approved aircraft maintenance programmes for those aircraft for which a continuing airworthiness management contract exists in accordance with point M.A.201 or ML.A.201;

(13)    the list of maintenance contracts in accordance with point (c) of point CAMO.A.315;

(14)    the list of currently approved alternative means of compliance.

(b)     The initial issue of the CAME shall be approved by the competent authority. It shall be amended as necessary to remain an up-to-date description of the organisation.

(c)      Amendments to the CAME shall be managed as defined in the procedures referred to in points (a)(11)(iv) and (a)(11)(v). Any amendments not included in the scope of the procedure referred to in point (a)(11)(iv), as well as amendments related to the changes listed in point CAMO.A.130(a), shall be approved by the competent authority.