Airworthiness Review Staff (ARS) - Part-CAMO Review & ARC Issuance: what you need to know

Training for Airworthiness Review Staff hosted under Part-CAMO performing the airworthiness review of Part-M and Part-ML aircraft under Reg (EU) 1321/2014 (consolidated, pre-2026/100).

Overview

The Airworthiness Review is the most consequential single act in continuing airworthiness: a qualified ARS reads the entire continuing-airworthiness record, walks the aircraft, reconciles paper to metal, and either issues, recommends or refuses the Airworthiness Review Certificate. This course trains a nominated or candidate ARS to perform that act inside the Part-CAMO framework under Reg (EU) 1321/2014 as consolidated (pre-2026/100). The host-side anchors are CAMO.A.125 (organisation privileges including the AR privilege at CAMO.A.125(e)), CAMO.A.200 (compliance monitoring), CAMO.A.220 (record-keeping), CAMO.A.305 (personnel requirements, including the designation of ARS at CAMO.A.305(e)), and CAMO.A.315 (CAW management). The review subject lives in Part-M (M.A.901 - 904, M.A.301 continuing-airworthiness tasks, M.A.302 maintenance programme, M.A.305 aircraft continuing-airworthiness record system) for aircraft inside Part-M scope and Part-ML (ML.A.903 - 906, ML.A.302) for aircraft inside Part-ML scope. Authority-side touchpoints are anchored to CAMO.B.355 (changes, suspension and revocation of the organisation approval) and M.B.902 (authority airworthiness review). You finish with a complete ARS pack for one aircraft, a four-pillar qualification record, a Top-Five ARC-Review Hazards drill, and a competence check that goes into your CAMO training file.

Topics covered

  • Role, authority and qualification of the ARS - What the Airworthiness Review Staff actually does under M.A.901 / ML.A.903 (the review subject) as hosted by Part-CAMO (CAMO.A.125 organisation privileges, CAMO.A.305 personnel and independence), with the qualification path and authority acceptance the authority expects on file.
  • Pre-review preparation - reading the file before you walk to the aircraft - Reading the CAME, the contract, the fleet status and the AD/SB position before the review starts; building the ARC checklist anchored to M.A.901 (complex) / ML.A.903 (light); and writing a sample plan for documents, records and the physical survey - .
  • The documentary review - Aircraft status documents (CofA, noise, registration, weight schedule), continuing-airworthiness records under M.A.305 / M.A.301 (AD/SB, life-limited parts, mods, repairs, deferred defects), and the maintenance programme and reliability data under M.A.302 / ML.A.302 - what the ARS must see and how to reconcile gaps.
  • The physical aircraft survey - Walking the aircraft per M.A.901 [Complex/M] / ML.A.903(b)-(c) [Light/ML], reconciling physical observations to records (placards, mods, repairs, missing parts), and recognising the damage, corrosion or unapproved alterations that mean the review must stop until rectified.
  • Findings, ARC issuance and the authority interface - How the ARS handles findings discovered during the review - rectify, defer or refuse - when to issue the ARC versus submit a written recommendation to the competent authority, which Form 15 applies (15a authority-issued, 15b CAMO-issued, 15c Part-ML), and how the activity interfaces with the authority under CAMO.B.355 / M.B.902 for first-time issuance, transfers and suspensions. Closes with the Top-Five ARC-Review Hazards drill.
  • Practical, qualification record and competence check - Assemble a complete ARS pack for one aircraft (anchored checklist, sample plan, survey notes, ARC draft), build the four-pillar qualification record the CAMO must hold on file under CAMO.A.305, and pass the competence check that goes into your training file.

Regulation references

Reg (EU) 1321/2014, CAMO.A.125, CAMO.A.125(c), CAMO.A.200, CAMO.A.220, CAMO.A.305, CAMO.A.310, CAMO.A.315, CAMO.B.305, CAMO.B.355, M.A.301, M.A.302, M.A.305, M.A.901, M.A.902, M.A.903, M.A.904, M.A.905, ML.A.302, ML.A.901, ML.A.903, ML.A.904, ML.A.905, ML.A.906, M.B.902, EASA Form 15a, EASA Form 15b, EASA Form 15c

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Airworthiness Review Staff (ARS) - Part-CAMO Review & ARC Issuance - 14 hours online, with a verifiable certificate of completion.

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