CAMP Airworthiness Responsibility

FAR 91.1413 CAMP Airworthiness Responsibility

FAR 91.1413 explains the program manager's responsibility for airworthiness under a Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP), including required personnel.

In Plain English

FAR 91.1413 applies to fractional ownership program aircraft maintained under a Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP). It places primary responsibility for keeping aircraft airworthy squarely on the program manager.

Under this rule, the program manager must:

  • Maintain airworthiness of the airframe, engines, propellers, rotors, appliances, and parts.
  • Maintain aircraft per all applicable FAA requirements.
  • Repair defects that occur between scheduled maintenance required by Part 43.

The regulation also requires specific key personnel:

  • A Director of Maintenance — a certificated A&P mechanic responsible for the overall maintenance program.
  • A Chief Inspector — a certificated A&P mechanic responsible for inspection aspects of the CAMP.
  • These two roles cannot be held by the same person.

The program manager must either employ qualified maintenance personnel or contract the work out — but even contracted maintenance must be performed under the program manager's operating manual. Operationally, this rule ensures clear accountability: one entity owns airworthiness, with separated maintenance and inspection oversight to prevent conflicts of interest.

Regulation Text
14 CFR § 91.1413
§ 91.1413 CAMP: Responsibility for airworthiness. (a) For aircraft maintained in accordance with a Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program, each program manager is primarily responsible for the following: (1) Maintaining the airworthiness of the program aircraft, including airframes, aircraft engines, propellers, rotors, appliances, and parts. (2) Maintaining its aircraft in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. (3) Repairing defects that occur between regularly scheduled maintenance required under part 43 of this chapter. (b) Each program manager who maintains program aircraft under a CAMP must— (1) Employ a Director of Maintenance or equivalent position. The Director of Maintenance must be a certificated mechanic with airframe and powerplant ratings who has responsibility for the maintenance program on all program aircraft maintained under a continuous airworthiness maintenance program. This person cannot also act as Chief Inspector. (2) Employ a Chief Inspector or equivalent position. The Chief Inspector must be a certificated mechanic with airframe and powerplant ratings who has overall responsibility for inspection aspects of the CAMP. This person cannot also act as Director of Maintenance. (3) Have the personnel to perform the maintenance of program aircraft, including airframes, aircraft engines, propellers, rotors, appliances, emergency equipment and parts, under its manual and this chapter; or make arrangements with another person for the performance of maintenance. However, the program manager must ensure that any maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alteration that is performed by another person is performed under the program manager's operating manual and this chapter.
Oral Exam Questions a DPE Might Ask
Q1Under a CAMP, who is primarily responsible for the airworthiness of program aircraft?
Per FAR 91.1413(a), the program manager is primarily responsible for maintaining the airworthiness of program aircraft, including airframes, engines, propellers, rotors, appliances, and parts, and for repairing defects between scheduled maintenance.
Q2What two key maintenance positions must a CAMP program manager employ, and can one person fill both?
FAR 91.1413(b) requires both a Director of Maintenance and a Chief Inspector, each a certificated A&P mechanic. The same person cannot hold both positions.
Q3If a program manager contracts maintenance to an outside provider, whose rules apply?
Under FAR 91.1413(b)(3), the program manager must ensure that any maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alteration performed by another person is done under the program manager's operating manual and applicable FAA regulations.
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FAR 91.1413 — CAMP Airworthiness Responsibility