CAR-M

CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS
REQUIREMENTS
Issue-2, R2, Dated 14th September 2018
 SECTION A TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
SR.
NO SUBPART TITLE

1 SUBPART-A GENERAL

2 SUBPART-B ACCOUNTABILITY

3 SUBPART-C CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS

4 SUBPART-D MAINTENANCE STANDARDS

5 SUBPART-E COMPONENTS

6 SUBPART-F MAINTENANCE ORGANISATION

7 SUBPART-G CONTINUING AIRWORTHINESS MANAGEMENT

ORGANISATION
8 SUBPART-H CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE TO SERVICE – CRS

9 SUBPART-I AIRWORTHINESS REVIEW CERTIFICATE

 CAR M -FOREWORD
• Rule 50A of the Aircraft Rules 1937 stipulates the conditions necessary for a
Certificate of Airworthiness to remaining in force i.e. to keep the aircraft in a
state of continued airworthiness. This is ensured by issuing certificates of
Airworthiness to an aircraft and subjecting the aircraft to annual
airworthiness review certificates (ARC).

•CAR-M specifies certain technical requirements to be complied by

organisations and personnel involved in the maintenance of aircraft and
aeronautical products, parts and appliances in order to demonstrate the
capability and means of discharging the obligations and associated privileges
thereof. The CAR-M also specifies conditions of issuing, maintaining,
amending, suspending or revoking certificates attesting such compliance.

•It is imperative that owners/operators and lessors/lessees are aware of their

responsibility and accountability of keeping the aircraft in a continuing state
of airworthiness. This CAR lays down the requirements of continuing
airworthiness and which are harmonized with EASA Part M regulation.
The CAR M is applicable to all operators of Indian registered aircraft irrespective
of whether such aircraft are maintained by their own organization or by other
approved maintenance organization. For organization operating aircraft,
compliance with this CAR is mandatory. The compliance will also depend upon
the size of the organization. The applicability will include private operators
(General Aviation), flying training institutes state governments etc.

The CAR M Revision 0 was released after careful consideration of the comments
received on the draft and meetings and workshops held with the aeronautical
industry on the subject.

Rule 133B of the Aircraft Rules 1937 stipulates that organizations engaged in the
managing the continuing airworthiness of aircraft shall be approved.

This CAR provides common technical standards and guidelines for continued
airworthiness of an aircraft and its components and is issued under the provisions of
Rule 133A of the Aircraft Rules 1937.