ANNEX VSupplementary provisions
ANNEX V Annex Vc (Part-CAMO) to Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 is amended as follows: (1) point CAMO.A.125 is amended as follows: (a) in point (d), point (4) is replaced by the following: ‘(4) extend the validity of an existing airworthiness review certificate in accordance with point M.A.902(a) of Annex I (Part-M) or point ML.A.902(a) of Annex Vb (Part-ML), as applicable, subject to the conditions set out in point M.A.902(b) of Annex I (Part-M) or point ML.A.902(b) of Annex Vb (Part-ML), as applicable.’; (b) points (e) and (f) are replaced by the following: ‘(e) An organisation approved in accordance with this Annex and having its principal place of business in a Member State may additionally be approved to carry out airworthiness reviews in accordance with point M.A.903 of Annex I (Part-M) or point ML.A.903 of Annex Vb (Part-ML), as applicable, and: (1) issue the related airworthiness review certificate under the conditions set out in point M.A.901(b)(1) of Annex I (Part-M) or in accordance with point ML.A.901(b) of Annex Vb (Part-ML), as applicable; (2) issue a recommendation for the issuance of an airworthiness review certificate to the competent authority of the Member State of registry, under the conditions set out in point M.A.901(b)(2) of Annex I (Part-M). (f) An organisation holding the privileges referred to in point (e) of this point may additionally be approved to issue a permit to fly in accordance with point 21.A.711(d) of Annex I (Part 21) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 for the aircraft for which the organisation is approved to carry out the airworthiness review, when the organisation attests conformity with the approved flight conditions, subject to an adequate procedure in the CAME referred to in point CAMO.A.300 of this Annex. In addition, in the case of aircraft used by air carriers licensed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008, or for aircraft above 2 730 kg MTOM, that permit to fly may be issued provided that: (i) the conditions referred to in points M.A.902(b)(1) and M.A.902(b)(2) are met; (ii) the continuing airworthiness of the aircraft is managed by the CAMO issuing the permit to fly;’; (c) the following point (g) is added: ‘(g) An organisation holding the privileges referred to in point (e) may additionally, for the aircraft for which the organisation is approved to carry out the airworthiness review, and subject to an adequate procedure in the CAME referred to in point CAMO.A.300, be approved to: (1) develop an evaluation programme in accordance with point 21.A.174(d)(3) of Annex I (Part 21) or, as applicable, point 21L.A.143(h)(3) of Annex Ib (Part 21 Light) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012; (2) conduct the investigations activities proposed in the evaluation programme and issue the evaluation report in accordance with point 21.A.174(d)(4) of Annex I (Part 21) or, as applicable, point 21L.A.143(h)(4) of Annex Ib (Part 21 Light) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012. Tasks referred to in the first paragraph, points (1) and (2), shall be performed by staff who are approved to carry out airworthiness review for that aircraft.’; (2) point CAMO.A.160 is replaced by the following: ‘CAMO.A.160 Occurrence reporting (a) As part of its management system, the organisation shall establish and maintain an occurrence reporting system, including mandatory and voluntary reporting. For organisations that have their principal place of business in a Member State, a single system may be established to meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 and its delegated and implementing acts and of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts. (b) The organisation shall report to its competent authority and to the organisation responsible for the design of the aircraft or component any safety-related event or condition of an aircraft or component identified by the organisation which endangers or, if not corrected or addressed, could endanger an aircraft, its occupants or any other person, and in particular any accident or serious incident. (c) The organisation shall also report any such event or condition that affects an aircraft or component, as applicable: (1) to the owner or operator of that aircraft, when such event or condition was identified while managing the continuing airworthiness in accordance with point M.A.201 of Annex I (Part-M) or point ML.A.201 of Annex Vb (Part-ML), as applicable; (2) to the person or organisation that is responsible for the continuing airworthiness of that aircraft in accordance with point M.A.201 of Annex I (Part-M) or point ML.A.201 of Annex Vb (Part-ML), as applicable, when such event or condition was identified while carrying out continuing airworthiness activities requested by that person or organisation. (d) For organisations that do not have their principal place of business in a Member State: (1) the initial mandatory report shall: (i) appropriately safeguard the confidentiality of the identity of the reporter and of the persons mentioned in the report; (ii) be made as soon as practicable, but in any case, within 72 hours after the organisation has become aware of the occurrence unless exceptional circumstances prevent that; (iii) be made in a form and manner established by the competent authority; (iv) contain all pertinent information about the condition known to the organisation; (2) where relevant, a follow-up report that provides details of the actions that the organisation intends to take to prevent similar occurrences in the future shall be made as soon as those actions have been identified; those follow-up reports shall: (i) be sent to the entities referred to in points (b) and (c) to which the initial report was sent; (ii) be made in a form and manner established by the competent authority.’; (3) point CAMO.A.220(a) is amended as follows: (a) points (3), (4), (5) and (6) are replaced by the following: ‘(3) The organisation shall retain a copy of each airworthiness review certificate and recommendation that are issued, as applicable, together with the airworthiness review report. (4) The organisation shall retain a copy of each evaluation programme and evaluation report that are issued in accordance with the provisions of point 21.A.174(d) of Annex I (Part 21) or, as applicable, point 21L.A.143(h) of Annex Ib (Part 21 Light) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012. (5) The organisation shall retain a copy of each permit to fly that is issued, and the related documents, in accordance with the provisions of point 21.A.5(c)(2) of Annex I (Part 21) or, as applicable, point 21L.A.7(c) of Annex Ib (Part 21 Light) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 for a period of 5 years from the date on which the permit to fly was issued. (6) The organisation shall retain a copy of all records referred to in points (2), (3) and (4) of this point for a period of 3 years after the continuing airworthiness management of the aircraft in accordance with point M.A.201 of Annex I (Part-M) or point ML.A.201 of Annex Vb (Part-ML), as applicable, has been transferred to another person or organisation.’; (b) the following points (7) and (8) are added: ‘(7) If the organisation issuing the airworthiness review certificate, recommendation, evaluation programme/report or permit to fly is different from the organisation managing the continuing airworthiness of the aircraft, the issuing organisation shall retain a copy of all records referred to in points (3), (4) and (5) and all supporting documents for a period of 5 years from the date on which the airworthiness review certificate, recommendation, evaluation programme/report or permit to fly was issued. (8) When the organisation ceases operations, all retained records shall be transferred to the owner of the aircraft.’; (4) point CAMO.A.300(a) is amended as follows: (a) point (8) is replaced by the following: ‘(8) a list of the staff authorised to issue airworthiness review certificates or recommendations as referred to in point CAMO.A.305(e), specifying, where applicable, the staff authorised to issue permits to fly in accordance with point CAMO.A.125(f) as well as the staff authorised to develop an evaluation programme and conduct the corresponding investigation activities in accordance with point CAMO.A.125(g);’; (b) in point (11), point (iii) is replaced by the following: ‘(iii) continuing airworthiness management, airworthiness review, evaluation programme and permit to fly procedures, as applicable;’; (5) point CAMO.A.310 is amended as follows: (a) point (a) is replaced by the following: ‘(a) In order to be approved to carry out airworthiness reviews and, if applicable, to issue permits to fly, the organisation shall have airworthiness review staff that comply with all the following requirements: (1) they have acquired at least 5 years of experience in continuing airworthiness; (2) they hold an appropriate licence in compliance with Annex III (Part-66), or an aeronautical degree or national equivalent; (3) they have received formal aeronautical maintenance training; (4) they have a position within the approved organisation with appropriate responsibilities.’; (b) points (c) and (d) are replaced by the following: ‘(c) Before the organisation issues an airworthiness review authorisation to a candidate, that person shall perform an airworthiness review under the supervision of the competent authority or under the supervision of a person that is already authorised as airworthiness review staff by the organisation, in accordance with a procedure approved by the competent authority. If that airworthiness review under supervision is satisfactory, the competent authority shall formally accept that person to become airworthiness review staff. (d) The organisation shall ensure that airworthiness review staff can demonstrate appropriate recent continuing airworthiness management experience.’; (6) point CAMO.A.320 is replaced by the following: ‘CAMO.A.320 Airworthiness review When the organisation approved in accordance with point CAMO.A.125(e) of this Annex carries out airworthiness reviews, they shall be carried out in accordance with point M.A.903 of Annex I (Part-M) or point ML.A.903 of Annex Vb (Part-ML), as applicable.’; (7) in point CAMO.B.125, points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following: ‘(a) The competent authority of the Member State shall notify the Agency in case of any significant problems with the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts within 30 days from the time the authority became aware of the problems. (b) Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 and its delegated and implementing acts, the competent authority shall provide the Agency as soon as possible with any safety-significant information stemming from the occurrence reports stored in the national database pursuant to Article 6(6) of Regulation (EU) No 376/2014.’.