Except as provided in paragraph 3 of this article, no person may operate an aircraft unless, within the preceding 12 calendar months, it has had:1. An annual inspection has been performed.2. An inspection for the issuance of an airworthiness certificate in accordance with “Regulations Governing the Certification for Aviation Products, Appliances and Parts”.Except as provided in paragraph 3 of this article, no person may operate an aircraft carrying any person (other than a crew member) for hire, and no person may give flight instruction for hire in an aircraft which that person provides, unless within the preceding 100 hours of time in service the aircraft has received an annual or 100-hour inspection and been approved for return to service in accordance with “Regulations of Airworthiness and Maintenance Management for Aviation Products, Appliances and Parts” or has received an inspection for the issuance of an airworthiness certificate in accordance with “Regulations Governing the Certification for Aviation Products, Appliances and Parts”. The 100-hour limitation may be exceeded by not more than 10 hours while en-route to reach a place where the inspection can be done. The excess time used to reach a place where the inspection can be done must be included in computing the next 100 hours of time in service.Provisions described in the 2 preceding paragraphs herein do not apply to:1. An aircraft that carries a valid special flight permit or a current experimental certificate; or2. An aircraft inspected in accordance with an approved aircraft inspection programme by CAA; or3. An aircraft subject to the requirements of paragraph 4 of this article; or4. Turbine-powered helicopter when the operator elects to inspect that helicopter in accordance with paragraph 5 of this article.Each owner or operator of an aircraft desiring to use a progressive inspection programme must submit a written request to CAA in accordance with provisions described in Attachment 28.No person may operate a large airplane, turbojet multiengine airplane, turbopropeller-powered multiengine aircraft, or turbine-powered helicopter unless the replacement times for life-limited parts specified in the aircraft specifications, type data sheets, or other documents approved by CAA are complied with.The airplane or turbine-powered helicopter, including the airframe, engines, propellers, rotors, appliances, survival equipment, and emergency equipment, shall be inspected in accordance with this article.The owner or operator of each airplane or turbine-powered helicopter must select, identify in the aircraft maintenance records, and use one of the following programmes for the inspection of the aircraft:1. A continuous airworthiness inspection programme that is part of a continuous airworthiness maintenance programme currently in use by a person holding an air carrier enterprise certificate or a general aviation certificate; or2. An approved inspection programme which is recommended by the manufacturer.3. Any other inspection programme established by the owner or operator of that aircraft and approved by CAA. That approved inspection programme shall include the following:a) Instructions and procedures for the conduct of inspections for the particular make and model airplane or turbine-powered helicopter, including necessary tests and checks. The instructions and procedures must set forth in detail the parts and areas of the airframe, engines, propellers, rotors, and appliances, including survival and emergency equipment required to be inspected.b) A schedule for performing the inspections that must be performed under the programme expressed in terms of the time in service, calendar time, number of system operations, or any combination of these.When owner or operator changes from one inspection programme under the preceding paragraph herein to another, the time in service, calendar times, or cycles of operation accumulated under the previous programme must be applied in determining inspection due times under the new programme.ATTACHMENT 28 Progressive Inspection Programme.pdf