EASA PART-CAMO · Aero Support Group FZCO · Updated 22 October 2026
What Part-CAMO requires
A CAMO manages the continuing airworthiness tasks set out in Part-M (M.A.301) for the aircraft it is contracted for, and may hold the privilege to carry out airworthiness reviews. The main organisation requirements are:
- CAMO.A.200: the management system, including safety risk management, compliance monitoring and the accountable manager’s responsibilities;
- CAMO.A.200A: the information security management system required by Part-IS since 22 February 2026;
- CAMO.A.300: the continuing airworthiness management exposition (CAME);
- CAMO.A.305: personnel requirements, including the nominated persons responsible for continuing airworthiness management and compliance monitoring;
- CAMO.A.315: continuing airworthiness management, including the aircraft maintenance programme, airworthiness directives, modifications and repairs;
- CAMO.A.320: airworthiness reviews, where the CAMO holds that privilege.
Part-CAMO was amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/100, applicable from 7 August 2026, which also changed Part-M, Part-ML and Part-CAO. We work from the text in force on the date of each assessment.
The CAME
The CAME describes how the CAMO complies with Part-CAMO and how it manages the continuing airworthiness of each aircraft it is responsible for. Authorities read it against the CAMO’s records: maintenance programme approvals, AD compliance, deferred defects, contracted maintenance and airworthiness review records. A CAME that matches practice shortens the approval process and reduces findings at each oversight visit.
Where CAMOs run into difficulty
- The aircraft maintenance programme is not reviewed when the manufacturer’s data or the operation changes.
- AD and modification status records cannot be reconciled to the aircraft.
- Compliance monitoring checks CAMO paperwork but not the contracted maintenance.
- Safety risk management is described in the CAME but not linked to the operator’s SMS.
- Airworthiness review staff qualifications and independence are not documented.
- Part-IS has not been integrated into the management system.
How ASG supports CAMOs
- Gap analysis against Part-CAMO, Part-M and the current AMC and GM.
- CAME drafting or revision, written around the CAMO’s fleet, contracts and procedures.
- Management system and SMS integration with the operator’s SMS where the CAMO is part of an airline.
- Aircraft maintenance programme reviews and AD compliance checks.
- Preparation for initial approval and oversight audits.
- Ongoing support through RADAR, with periodic reviews of compliance monitoring, contracts and records.
Conclusion
A CAMO’s approval depends on records that show each aircraft’s airworthiness is being managed as the CAME describes. ASG helps CAMOs build that link between procedure and record and keep it through each oversight cycle.
Frequently asked questions
Part-M (Annex I) sets the continuing airworthiness requirements for aircraft, such as the maintenance programme and airworthiness reviews. Part-CAMO (Annex Vc) sets the requirements for the organisations that manage those tasks.
Yes. CAMO.A.200 requires a management system including safety risk management and compliance monitoring.
Yes, since 22 February 2026, unless the competent authority approves a derogation.
The continuing airworthiness management exposition, required by CAMO.A.300, describing how the CAMO complies with Part-CAMO and manages the aircraft it is responsible for.
Yes. ASG drafts and revises CAMEs based on the CAMO’s actual fleet, contracts and procedures.
Key takeaways
- Part-CAMO is Annex Vc to Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014
- CAMO.A.200 requires a management system with SMS
- The CAME must match the CAMO's records and practice
- Part-IS has applied to CAMOs since February 2026
- Regulation (EU) 2026/100 amended Part-CAMO from August 2026
Preparing a CAMO approval or audit?
Tell us your fleet and contracts. ASG will assess your CAMO against Part-CAMO and plan the work.