What is the primary responsibility of a CAMO in maintaining airworthiness across a fleet?

• A. Ensure continued airworthiness by planning, monitoring, and coordinating maintenance, alterations, and inspections in accordance with regulations, OEM/airline procedures, and fleet policy.
• B. Approve all mechanical repairs without external approvals.
• C. Schedule maintenance only for major aircraft changes, ignoring routine inspections.
• D. Delegate airworthiness decisions exclusively to the operator's maintenance base.

Answer: (A)

The main idea is that a CAMO is responsible for keeping the fleet airworthy through centralized planning, monitoring, and coordination of all maintenance activities. This involves developing and maintaining the fleet’s continuing airworthiness program, scheduling routine inspections, and tracking compliance with regulatory requirements, life limits, service bulletins, and airworthiness directives. The CAMO also coordinates alterations and modifications with approved maintenance providers, ensures proper technical documentation is created and kept up to date, and ensures aircraft are released to service only after the necessary approvals and checks are in place. They act as the link between regulatory bodies, OEMs, and the operator’s maintenance and flight operations to maintain a consistent, auditable state of airworthiness across all aircraft.

Other options don’t fit because they imply hands-on sole approval of repairs, restricting maintenance to only major changes, or handing airworthiness decisions exclusively to the operator’s maintenance base. The CAMO’s role is oversight and coordination to maintain airworthiness fleet-wide.