Continuing airworthiness is the process of ensuring that an aircraft remains airworthy throughout its operational life by carrying out the required maintenance, inspections, repairs, modifications, and compliance with airworthiness directives and other mandatory requirements. Its purpose is to ensure the aircraft continues to meet its approved design standards and can be operated safely at all times.
The owner or operator of a Gibraltar registered aircraft is responsible for ensuring the aircraft remains airworthy throughout its operational life.This includes establishing appropriate continuing airworthiness management arrangements to ensure the aircraft is maintained in accordance with:
- the approved Maintenance Programme;
- applicable Airworthiness Directives;
- mandatory inspections;
- approved modifications and repairs; and
- applicable GCAA airworthiness requirements.
For aircraft operated under CAR OPS 2A/H, continuing airworthiness may be managed by:
- a Nominated Airworthiness Coordinator (NAC) employed directly by the owner or operator;
- a GCAA accepted Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO); or
- a GCAA approved CAR CAMO.
The continuing airworthiness management arrangement selected determines the applicable level of regulatory oversight and the potential
Certificate of Airworthiness validity of 12, 24 or 36 months, subject to compliance with CAP AIR 02.