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.
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.