CAMP: Responsibility for airworthiness

This regulation establishes who's responsible for keeping aircraft airworthy under a Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP). The program manager bears primary responsibility for maintaining airworthiness of all aircraft components, ensuring compliance with regulations, and fixing defects between scheduled maintenance.

Program managers must employ two key personnel with A&P certificates: a Director of Maintenance (oversees the entire maintenance program) and a Chief Inspector (oversees all inspection activities). These must be separate individuals—one person cannot hold both positions.

The program manager can either maintain aircraft in-house with qualified personnel or contract maintenance to others. However, even when outsourcing, the program manager remains responsible for ensuring all work complies with their operating manual and FAA regulations. This creates clear accountability—the program manager can't simply hand off responsibility by hiring contractors.

*This is a plain-English summary for study only. The official 14 CFR text on this page is controlling — always read the current regulation and consult a CFI.*