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Continuing Airworthiness Management Flashcards

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What does continuing airworthiness focus on?

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‘Tails’

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Continuing Airworthiness is all the processes ensuring that the aircraft:

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  • complies with airworthiness requirements
  • is in condition for safe operation
  • supported within a ‘controlled environment’
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What are the basic roles of a CAMO?

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  • liaising with authorities on behalf of the MAO
  • finding solutions to maintenance problems with OEMs and Part 21j design organisations
  • delving into aircraft manuals
  • assessing airworthiness directives and service bulletins
  • tendering management for maintenance input
  • performing on-site aircraft surveys as well as record audits
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On behalf of the MAO the CAMO is to ensure that the various aircraft ‘tail numbers’ are:

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  • In the correct configuration IAW the MTC
  • Available to meet the intended purpose
  • Safe to fly (airworthy)
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Explain the Navy MAO arrangements for the FAA types.

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  • COMFAA is the Navy MAO AM
  • CSO AE is the CAM of the Navy CAMO
  • Navy CAMO supports the MH-60R and EC135
  • Director Technical Airworthiness and Aviation Support is the CAM for the Army CAMO
  • Army CAMO supports the MRH90 among other types
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What is the CAMO responsible for and to (not the 15 functions)?

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HQ-FAA CAMO, under the control of CSO (AE) as the Continuing Airworthiness Manager (CAM), is responsible through COMFAA to the Fleet Commander with a mandate to monitor technical airworthiness standards of all Squadrons, Flights and Embarked Detachments. The CAMO is also responsible for the implementation of all promulgated aviation maintenance regulations and instructions, monitoring maintenance standards and practices, and providing professional advice and guidance on aviation technical matters.

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Whilst the the CAMO outsources the requirements to complete certain tasks, how is accountability managed?

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The CAMO remains accountable to the Authority to ensure that they are completed to the required standard

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According to DASR M what is the CAM responsible for?

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the management and supervision of continuing airworthiness activities.

The CAM has a number of responsibilities to ensure that continuing airworthiness activities are carried out to the required standard which include:

a. Overall responsibility for the continuing airworthiness of aircraft authorised to operate under the Navy Aviation MAOC.
b. A comprehensive knowledge of the regulations and standards applicable to airworthiness and the operation of aircraft authorised to operate under the MAOC.
c. Ensure that the CAMO complies with DASR M, its approval and the Exposition in relation to providing continuing airworthiness management services for the aircraft authorised to operate under the MAOC.
d. Appoint and authorise CAM-Delegates for ensuring that organisations delegated authority for CAMO functions comply with this Exposition and the DASRs in relation to particular matters.
e. Ensure that resource levels within the CAMO are sufficient to meet operational requirements. Ensure the safe, efficient and effective conduct of all activities within the CAMO.
f. Liaison with the Technical Quality Manager with regard to:
(1) The sourcing, evaluation and authorisation of organisations to carry out aircraft and aeronautical product maintenance.
(2) Authorising persons to conduct airworthiness reviews, and approve maintenance program variations, directly or through delegation to Director NASPO under the NASPO CAM Services Manual (SM).
g. Liaison with Engineering Contractors, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Operational Management, DASA, Directorate of Airworthiness Co-ordination and Policy Agency (DACPA), Defence Flight Safety Bureau (DFSB) and any other agency as required.

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What does the CAME serve as?

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the instrument of delegation for the CAM to authorise CAM delegates. The CAM delegates are responsible for the management of all DASR M continuing airworthiness functions delegated to them through the CAME.

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What is a Form 4 holder?

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a person, nominated to, and accepted by, the Defence Aviation Safety Authority (DASA), who is individually accountable for the performance of defined management functions under DASR 145 or DASR M. Whilst these functions may be carried out by one or more delegates, the Form 4 Holder remains accountable for all decisions. The Form 4 is the process used to establish the clear lines of accountability that were previously discussed as a benefit of the DASR suite of regulations.

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Responsibilities of the TQM.

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The Quality Manager position is fulfilled by the FAA Technical Quality Manager (Tech QM) who is responsible for the following;

a. Ensuring that HQ-FAA Compliance Assurance Section (CAS) monitors compliance with, and the adequacy of, procedures required to ensure airworthy aircraft.
b. To have and maintain comprehensive knowledge of the FAA CAME.
c. To have and maintain comprehensive knowledge of the regulations and standards applicable to airworthiness and the operation of aircraft authorised to operate under the MAOC.
d. Implementing and managing the CAMO Quality System that meets DASR M.A.712.
e. To assess suppliers and service providers to the CAMO for the CAM’s approval.
f. To plan, conduct, record and compile audit reports on scheduled and unscheduled audits pertaining to the continuing airworthiness of aircraft authorised to operate under the MAOC.
g. To report audit findings to the Accountable Manager and to the applicable CAM Delegate in accordance with part 3 of the FAA CAME.
h. Required to appoint and authorise Quality Auditors.
i. Manage records of the following personnel authorisations:
(1) Maintenance Program Approval Employee if appointed (oversight through NASPO CAM Services Manual).
(2) Aircraft Airworthiness Review Employee.
(3) Quality Auditor Authorisation.

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Responsibilities of the AwR Staff

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The HQ FAA Airworthiness Review Employees will:

a. Conduct/manage/supervise airworthiness reviews
b. Fully document review findings and supporting Military Airworthiness Review recommendations and certificates IAW DASR requirements
c. Fully document Military Airworthiness Review extensions including recommendations and certificates IAW DASR requirements
d. Ensure all airworthiness review documentation is forwarded to DASA and the Part 145 organisation within the required timeframes defined within DASR’s; and
e. Engage key stake holders for the programming and conduct of airworthiness reviews

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What are the 15 CAMO Tasks related to Continuing Airworthiness Management?

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  • Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Record System
  • Accomplishment of maintenance
  • Aircraft Maintenance Program (AMP)
  • Management of Defects
  • Airworthiness Review
  • Pre-flight inspection
  • Reliability program
  • Analysis of the AMP
  • Occurrence reporting
  • Aircraft tech log
  • Airworthiness Directives (AD)
  • Maintenance Check Flights (MCF)
  • Modification, Repair & Inspection
  • Coordinate scheduled maintenance
  • Weight & Balance / Symmetry checks
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CAMO tasks: MCF

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Whilst one may assume that Maintenance Check Flights falls within the remit of Air Operations, the Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation is responsible for ensuring that Maintenance Check Flights are undertaken as required in accordance with Instructions for Continuing Airworthiness provided by the DASR 21 MDO/MTCH.

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CAMO tasks: Pre-flight Inspections

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Pre-flight Inspection is intended to mean all of the actions necessary to ensure that the aircraft is fit to make the intended flight. The accomplishment of Pre-flight Inspections thus falls within the responsibility of the Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation as they are responsible for activities to prepare the aircraft for the upcoming flight.

Additionally, the Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation is required to ensure all members engaged in the conduct of a pre-flight inspection are competent (i.e. authorised).

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CAMO tasks: Analysis of the AMP

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Procedures should be in place to review and analyse the effectiveness of the Aircraft Maintenance Program with regard to:
– spares
– established defects
– malfunctions and damage
– and to amend the maintenance program accordingly.
Methods for analysis include :
– Reliability Program
– Review of usage data and occurrence reports
– Condition reports

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CAMO tasks: AMP

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The purpose of the Aircraft Maintenance Program is to establish what maintenance is required, when it is to be carried out and how it is to be performed – to maintain ‘continuing airworthiness’ of the aircraft or component.

The Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation should have a system to ensure that all aircraft maintenance checks are performed within the limits prescribed by the AMP and that, whenever a maintenance check cannot be performed within the required time limit, its postponement is allowed in accordance with a procedure agreed by the NMAA.

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CAMO tasks: Airworthiness Directives

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The intent of an Airworthiness Directive is to ensure that any information of an airworthiness safety nature is received, assessed for applicability and acted upon appropriately.

The Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation is also required to asses data other than Airworthiness Directives, such as mandatory Service Bulletins, to determine action required. Following this assessment, the Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation is required to coordinate the incorporation of the Airworthiness Directives with the issuing Authority for all aircraft under their custody.

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CAMO tasks: Aircraft Continuing Airworthiness Record System

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The aircraft continuing airworthiness record system shall cover the aircraft, engine(s), propeller(s), and service life limited component(s) as appropriate, and shall include an aircraft technical log. In addition to authorised release certificates or equivalent, information on installed components (engines etc) are to be entered in the aircraft continuing airworthiness records.

It is the responsibility of the Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation is to control the records and present them to DASA upon request.

Some examples of continuing airworthiness record systems used for ADF aircraft include:

– CAMM2
– GO81
– ALIS
– ASLSMP/ESLMP

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CAMO tasks: W&B

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Manufacturer and Production Organisations need to produce a Weight and Balance Report for the completed aircraft and it forms part of the Application for a MCoA or MRCoA. A Weight and Balance Report for aircraft must be based on an actual weighing of the aircraft in accordance with the time frames detailed within that aircraft type’s AMP.

The Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation shall ensure that the weight and balance statement and symmetry check statement reflects the current status of the aircraft.

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CAMO tasks: Accomplishment of scheduled maintenance

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It is a requirement that all maintenance of military aircraft, and components thereof shall be carried out by a DASR 145, or another maintenance organisation accepted by the NMAA.

It is the responsibility of the Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation to ensure that an aircraft is not released to service unless all maintenance is covered by a Certificate of Release to Service (CRS).

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CAMO tasks: Airworthiness Review

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The purpose of the Airworthiness Review (AwR) is to ensure the validity of the Military Certificate of Airworthiness. This is ensured by a review of the physical state of each aircraft and its continuing airworthiness records.

All ADF aircraft must hold a current Military Airworthiness Review Certificate (MARC), which is to be reviewed and re-issued annually.

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CAMO tasks: Modifications, Repairs and Inspections

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With respect to modifications and repairs, a Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation must:
– Use modification and repair data approved by DASA, DASR 21J or another organisation accepted by DASA.
– Manage the accomplishment of modifications and repairs.
– Record the status of modifications and repairs in the aircraft’s continuing airworthiness record system.
– have approved procedures to facilitate the request, development and approval of the repair and/or assess the compatibility of a modification to an aircraft or component configuration.

Furthermore, the Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation must establish an embodiment policy for non-mandatory modifications/inspections.

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CAMO tasks: Technical Log

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The Operating Organisation’s aircraft technical log is a system for recording defects and malfunctions during the aircraft operation and for recording details of all maintenance carried out on an aircraft between scheduled base maintenance visits. In addition, it is used for recording flight safety and maintenance information the flight crew need to know.

The operating organisations is to establish a system that records:

– Information for each flight
– Current aircraft Certificate of Release to Service
– Current maintenance statement
– All outstanding deferred defects
– All outstanding Command Clearances
– Any guidance instructions on maintenance support arrangements

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CAMO tasks: Management of Defects

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A defect is a fault, other than by fair wear and tear, which renders an item unsuitable for its intended use. The fault may be in design or deviation of a dimension, finish or other functional characteristic from specified requirements or from recognised standards of engineering practice.

It is the responsibility of the Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation to ensure that:

– all defects discovered or reported, are managed appropriately until corrected by a DASR 145
– there are options for deferment of defects where suitable

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CAMO tasks: Reliability Program

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A reliability program is a proactive measure to enhance safety and optimise the Aircraft Maintenance Program.

The primary objective of the program is to monitor Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) to ensure that the maintenance program promotes fleet safety. Secondary objectives are to ensure that maintenance, operating, engineering, training and supply support are optimal to maximise fleet RAM for the lowest life cycle cost.

Typical reliability metrics include:

– Corrective maintenance removal rates
– System and component failure rates
– Shutdown or failure rates for propulsion engines
– Repair and delay times (administrative and logistic) due to an item failure
– condition data such as hydraulic or pneumatic subsystem leak down rates, heat exchanger temperatures etc

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CAMO tasks: Coordinate Scheduled Maintenance

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Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisations are responsible for co-ordination of scheduled maintenance which is achieved via the combination of fleet planning and maintenance planning.

AMOs are responsible for maintenance planning to ensure adherence to the AMP, while optimising aircraft availability. CAM-SOs are responsible for fleet planning to ensure operational commitments can be met within the constraints of major scheduled maintenance events.

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CAMO tasks: Occurrence Reporting

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A key element of an effective aviation safety management system (ASMS) is the closed-loop process for the reporting, investigation, tracking, review and analysis of safety-related concerns. Full, open, timely and accurate reporting of information related to aviation safety events and issues allows the organisation to respond to information received and apply corrections to the system.

Safety occurrence reporting aims to improve safety of aircraft operations by timely detection of operational hazards and system deficiencies. It plays an essential role in accident prevention enabling the identification of appropriate remedial actions by prompt analysis of safety data and by the exchange of safety information.

The Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation is required to report to DASA any condition or occurrence that may result in an unsafe condition.

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What are the CAMO functions that are performed by the Part 145

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  • Accomplishment of maintenance
  • Management of Defects
  • Coordinate scheduled maintenance
  • Aircraft continuing airworthiness record system
  • W&B
  • Occurrence reporting
  • Pre-flight inspection
  • Symmetry checks
  • Aircraft technical log
  • Maintenance Check Flights
  • Quality System
  • Airworthiness review
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What are the CAMO functions that are performed by the Part 21J

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  • Aircraft maintenance program
  • Effectiveness of the AMP (Reliability program)
  • Airworthiness Directives
  • Accomplishment of maintenance (Contracting)
  • Occurrence reporting (defect analysis)
  • Instruments of continuing airworthiness
  • Quality System
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What are the 4 basic sections of the CAME

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Part 1 - General Organisation
Part 2 - Continuing Airworthiness Management
Part 3 - Quality System
Part 4 - Airworthiness Review (If applicable)

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The CAME details the following DASR M requirements:

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  • Scope of work
  • Organisation chart showing chains of responsibility
  • Procedures specifying how CAMO ensures compliance with DASR M
  • List of approved AMPs
  • List of all contractors/tasked organisations
  • Names of all Operating Organisations to which CAMO provides support.

Essentially the CAME is a compliance matrix against the DASR M requirements.

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What is the Airworthiness Review Cycle?

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The airworthiness review is a survey of individual aircraft tails and not an audit of the CAMO or CAMO processes. Issues associated with the CAMO or CAMO processes may be identified during the conduct of an aircraft airworthiness review, these issues should be raised and corrected through the quality system, not through the airworthiness review process.

The initial airworthiness review is due within 12 months of the issue date of the aircraft’s initial Military Restricted Certificate of Airworthiness (MRCoA) or Military Certificate of Airworthiness (MCoA). If operational reasons prevent this from occurring, it can be extended by 12 months a total of two times.

Only those members authorised by the CAMO through the DASR Form 4 process may conduct the Airworthiness Review and issue a MARC. On completion of a satisfactory AwR, the CAMO Airworthiness Review Staff (AwRS) will issue a MARC using DASR Form 15b.

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What is the airworthiness review process?

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To satisfy the requirement for an airworthiness review of aircraft, a complete review of the aircraft records is carried out by HQ-FAA CAMO in order to be satisfied that:

a. Airframe, engine and associated flight cycles have been properly recorded.
b. The flight manual is applicable to the aircraft configuration and reflects the latest revision status.
c. All the maintenance due on the aircraft according to the approved aircraft maintenance program has been carried out.
d. All known defects have been corrected or, when applicable, carried forward in a controlled manner.
e. All applicable airworthiness directives have been applied and properly registered.
f. All modifications and repairs applied to the aircraft have been registered and are approved by a DASR 21 DO.
g. All service life limited components installed on the aircraft are properly identified, registered and have not exceeded their approved service life limit.
h. All maintenance tasks have been carried out in a correct manner.
i. The current weight and balance statement reflects the configuration of the aircraft and is valid.
j. The aircraft complies with the latest revision of its type design approved by the Design Organisation (MTCH Delegate).

Through the physical survey of the aircraft, the airworthiness review staff shall conduct sampling to ensure that:

a. All required markings and placards are properly installed.
b. The aircraft complies with its approved flight manual.
c. The aircraft configuration complies with the approved documentation (CAMM2).
d. No evident defect can be found that has not been addressed.
e. No inconsistencies can be found between the aircraft and the documented review of records.

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How are AwR findings handled?

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Any issues are identified during the aircraft documentation check or the aircraft survey are to be recorded on a DASR Form 15c, Annex A, as a Level 1 or 2 finding. (Level 1 is worse)

  • Level 1 finding is a significant non-compliance with DASR M requirements which lowers the safety standard and hazards seriously the flight safety.
  • Level 2 finding is any noncompliance with DASR M requirements which could lower the safety standard and possibly present a serious hazard to flight safety.
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How is Continuing Airworthiness Management handled for MRH-90?

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A Memorandum of Understanding between HQ-FAA and HQ-FORCOMD.

Under this model the Navy MAO identifies the Army CAMO as accountable for the NAVY MRH-90 continuing airworthiness. Under the MOA, the Army CAMO places the Navy CAMO responsible for the continuing airworthiness functions listed in the MOA. This covers the majority of the 15 CAMO tasks excluding a couple, like the reliability program and analysis of the AMP. The AEO of 808 SQN is identified as a delegate of the Army CAM to carry the continuing airworthiness management functions under the Navy system of compliance (eg. SI(NA)s).

The Army CAMO requires that certain findings identified through the Quality Management System are reported back to the Army. These include items such as deferred defect reviews, Pre-Embarkation Inspection results, and Squadron Audit and Health Check Reports.

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