CAMO.A.305 Personnel requirements

(a)     The organisation shall appoint an accountable manager, who has corporate authority for ensuring that all continuing airworthiness management activities can be financed and carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and delegated and implementing acts adopted on the basis thereof. The accountable manager shall:

(1)     ensure that all necessary resources are available to manage continuing airworthiness in accordance with this Annex, Annex I (Part-M) and Annex Vb (Part-ML), as applicable, to support the organisation approval certificate;

(2)     establish and promote the safety policy specified in point CAMO.A.200;

(3)     nominate a person or group of persons with the responsibility of ensuring that the organisation always complies with the applicable continuing airworthiness management, airworthiness review and permit to fly requirements of this Annex, Annex I (Part-M) and Annex Vb (Part-ML);

(4)     nominate a person or group of persons with the responsibility for managing the compliance monitoring function as part of the management system;

(5)     nominate a person or group of persons with the responsibility for managing the development, administration, and maintenance of effective safety management processes as part of the management system;

(6)     ensure that the person or group of persons nominated in accordance with points (a)(3) to (a)(5) and (b)(2) of point CAMO.A.305 have direct access to keep him/her properly informed on compliance and safety matters;

(7)     demonstrate a basic understanding of this Regulation.

(b)     For organisations also approved as air carriers licensed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008, the accountable manager shall in addition:

(1)     be the person appointed as accountable manager for the air carrier as required by point (a) of point ORO.GEN.210 of Annex III (Part-ORO) to Regulation (EU) No 965/2012;

(2)     nominate a person responsible for the management and supervision of continuing airworthiness, who shall not be employed by an organisation approved in accordance with Annex II (Part-145) under contract to the operator, unless specifically agreed by the competent authority.

(ba)   If involved in continuing airworthiness management activities related to a contract established in accordance with point M.A.201(ea), the person or persons nominated in accordance with point (a)(3) of point CAMO.A.305 shall not be employed by an organisation approved in accordance with Annex II (Part-145) under contract to the CAMO, unless specifically agreed by the competent authority.

(c)      The person or persons nominated in accordance with points (a)(3) to (a)(5) and (b)(2) of point CAMO.A.305 shall be able to demonstrate relevant knowledge, background and satisfactory experience related to aircraft continuing airworthiness management and demonstrate a working knowledge of this Regulation. Such person(s) shall be ultimately responsible to the accountable manager.

(d)     The organisation shall have a system in place to plan the availability of staff to ensure that the organisation has sufficient appropriately qualified staff to plan, perform, supervise, inspect and monitor the organisation’s activities in accordance with the terms of approval.

(e)     To be approved to carry out airworthiness reviews or recommendations in accordance with point (e) of point CAMO.A.125 and, if applicable, to issue permits to fly in accordance with point (f) of point CAMO.A.125, the organisation shall have airworthiness review staff qualified and authorised in accordance with point CAMO.A.310.

(f)      For organisations extending airworthiness review certificates in accordance with point (d)(4) of point CAMO.A.125, the organisation shall nominate persons authorised to do so.

(g)     The organisation shall establish and control the competency of personnel involved in compliance monitoring, safety management, continuing airworthiness management, airworthiness reviews or recommendations, and, if applicable, issuing permits to fly, in accordance with a procedure and to a standard agreed by the competent authority. In addition to the necessary expertise related to the job function, competency must include an understanding of safety management and human factors principles appropriate to the person’s function and responsibilities in the organisation.