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ANNEX I - Continuing Airworthiness Requirements

(d) A procedure defining the qualifications for staff together with a list of staff authorised to
sign certificates.
(e) A general description of the facilities.
(f) Procedures specifying how the CAA ensure(s) compliance with Part-M.
M.B.103 Findings and enforcement measures — persons
If, during oversight or by any other means, evidence is found by the CAA in accordance with this
Annex that shows a non-compliance with the applicable requirements of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
by a person holding a licence, certificate, rating or attestation issued in accordance with Regulation
(EU) 2018/1139, the CAA shall take any enforcement measures necessary to prevent the continuation
of that non-compliance.
M.B.104 Record-keeping
(a) The CAA shall establish a system of record-keeping that allows adequate traceability of
the process to issue, continue, change, suspend or revoke each certificate.
(b) The records for the oversight of organisations approved in accordance with this Annex
shall include as a minimum:
1. the application for an organisation approval;
2. the organisation approval certificate including any changes;
3. a copy of the audit programme listing the dates when audits are due and when
audits were carried out;
4. the CAA continued oversight records including all audit records;
5. copies of all relevant correspondence;
6. details of any exemption and enforcement actions;
8. organisation exposition or manual and amendments;
9. copy of any other document directly approved by the CAA.
(c) The retention period for the point (b) records shall be at least 5 years.
(d) The minimum records for the oversight of each aircraft shall include, at least, a copy of:
1. the aircraft certificate of airworthiness;
2. airworthiness review certificates;
3. airworthiness review recommendations issued by CAO or CAMO;
4. the reports from the airworthiness reviews carried out directly by the CAA;
5. all relevant correspondence relating to the aircraft;
6. the details of any exemption and enforcement action(s);
7. any document approved by the CAA pursuant to this Annex or Annex II to Regulation
(EU) No 965/2012 (Part-ARO).
(e) The records specified in point (d) shall be retained until 2 years after the aircraft has been
permanently withdrawn from service.
M.B.104(a) AMC Record-keeping
1. The record-keeping system should ensure that all records are accessible whenever
needed within a reasonable time. These records should be organized in a consistent way
throughout the CAA (chronological, alphabetical order, etc.).
2. All records containing sensitive data regarding applicants or organisations should be
stored in a secure manner with controlled access to ensure confidentiality of this kind of
data.
3. All computer hardware used to ensure data backup should be stored in a different location
from that containing the working data in an environment that ensures they remain in good
condition. When hardware- or software-changes take place special care should be taken
that all necessary data continues to be accessible at least through the full period specified
in M.B.104(c) and/or (e).

Section B Subpart B Accountability
Reference Description
M.B.201 Responsibilities
The CAA is responsible for conducting audits, inspections and investigations in order to verify that the
requirements of this Annex are complied with.
Section B Subpart C Continuing Airworthiness
Reference Description
M.B.301 Aircraft maintenance programme
(a) The CAA shall verify that the AMP is in compliance with point M.A.302.
(b) Unless stated otherwise in point (c) of point M.A.302, the AMP and its amendments shall
be approved directly by the CAA. The CAA shall have access to all the data required by
points (d), (e) and (f) of point M.A.302.
(c) In the case of indirect approval as provided for in point M.A.302(c), the CAA shall approve
the AMP approval procedure of the CAO or CAMO through that organisation’s exposition
referred to in point CAO.A.025 of Annex Vd, point M.A.704 of this Annex, or point
CAMO.A.300 of Annex Vc, as applicable.
M.B.301(a) AMC Maintenance programme
For the CAA of registry to verify compliance with M.A.302, the auditing surveyor/inspector should have
received training on maintenance programme development and control.
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