PART 4Airworthiness of Aircraft
CHAPTER 3Continuing airworthiness for Non-Part-21 aircraft
Aircraft maintenance programme54.
(1)
An aircraft with a national certificate of airworthiness must be maintained in accordance with—
(a)
in the case of an aircraft which has a maximum total weight authorised of 2,730kg or less and is not a commercial air transport aircraft, public transport aircraft or non-military State aircraft, a maintenance programme declared by the owner of the aircraft in accordance with guidance issued by the CAA; or
(b)
an aircraft maintenance programme approved in accordance with this article.
(2)
The aircraft maintenance programme in paragraph (1)(b), and any amendments, must be approved—
(a)
by the CAA; or
(b)
in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4).
(3)
When the continuing airworthiness of the aircraft is managed by a continuing airworthiness management organisation approved in accordance with article 61, the aircraft maintenance programme and its amendments may be approved by that organisation.
(4)
In that case, the approval procedure must be included by the continuing airworthiness management organisation in its continuing airworthiness management exposition required by article 61(2)(b).