EASA Part M owes its origins to the days of the Joint Airworthiness Authority where it was to be found within JAR OPS, Since the creation and establishment of European Aviation Safety Agency which was formally established in October 2002 by EU Regulation and now has Executive powers since 28 September 2003, EASA is Headquartered in Cologne, Germany

Part M concerns the operator’s responsibilities in connection with the management of Continuing Airworthiness. Currently National Authorities have an expectation of the general training competencies within the Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation moreover training in Part M Subpart G training is part of this standard

Transition of arrangements from Joint Aviation Authority and National Airworthiness Authorities have now all completed. Understanding the current situation is fully explored during Part M Subpart G training.

Whilst Part M Subpart G training considers the whole of Part M and its 9 subparts it focuses on the specific needs of the Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation.

The purpose of the Part M subpart G training is to provide an overview of the initial issue and Revisions of 2042/2003 annex 1 Part M, and to focus in detail during Part M Subpart G training on the following sections. Section C which deals with the implementation of Continuing Airworthiness in particular the Maintenance Program, and Section G which details the process for the effective operator management of Continuing Airworthiness.

EASA Part-M consists of several subparts. Whilst all subparts are covered during Part M Subpart G training The noteworthy subparts are F (Maintenance for aircraft below 5700kg in non commercial environment), G (Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization = CAMO, coordinating the compliance of aircraft with maintenance program, airworthiness directives and service bulletins) – The following details all the subparts of EASA Part M

•Subpart A – General

•Subpart B – Accountability

•Subpart C – Continuing Airworthiness

•Subpart D – Maintenance Standards

•Subpart E – Components

•Subpart F – Maintenance Organisation

•Subpart G – CAMO

•Subpart H – Certificate of Release to Service

•Subpart I – Airworthiness Review Certificate

Differences from JAA
The JAA was headquartered at Hoofddorp, Amsterdam. The main difference between EASA and JAA is that EASA has legal regulatory authority within the European Union (EU) through the enactment of its regulations through the European Commission, Council of the European Union and European Parliament, while most of the JAA regulatory products were harmonized codes without direct force of law. (almost like a gentlemen’s club which each one country was a member of) Also, some JAA nations such as Turkey were outside the EU whereas by definition, EASA is an agency of the EU and other nations adopt its rules and procedures on a voluntary basis. Avisa-ee provides Part M Subpart G training, either at the customers site or from our training premises in Sofia Bulgaria.