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AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATION
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AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATION PROCESS
• Pre-application
• Formal Application
• Preliminary financial, economic, legal assessment
• Preliminary technical assessment
• Operational Inspections
• Decision - AOC and Ops. Specs
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PRE-APPLICATION
• Phone call or letter
• Meet to ensure clear understanding of requirements
• Provide Appendix “A” Information for Prospective AOC Applicants
• Review Appendix “A”
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FORMAL APPLICATION
• All about the Company
• Information on Flight Operations
• Compliance with Regulations - Workplan
• Financial Data
• Start Date
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PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT FINANCIAL/ECONOMIC/LEGAL
• Sufficient financial resources
• Route structure for the operation
• Levels of service and public interest
• Bilateral agreements
• Traffic studies - economically viable
• Management structure/personnel, equipment, facilities, etc...
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PRELIMINARY TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT-DOCUMENTS REVIEW
• Manuals :– AFM/AOM
– Maintenance Manual
– Operations Manual
– Flight Attendant Manual
– MEL/CDL
– FO/Dispatch
– Weight and Balance
– Route Manual
– Training Manual
– Dangerous Goods Manual
• Meet often with company officials
• Volume 2 - detailed assessment criteria-
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DETERMINATIONS
• Are aircraft suitable ?
• Does the applicant have the ability ?
• Route/areas suitable for navigation
• Responsibility for regulatory requirements
• Organisation/personnel adequate and duties described
• Advise, counsel, explain and document, document, document
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OPERATIONAL INSPECTIONS FOR CERTIFICATION
• Organisational Structure
• Operational Control Inspection
• Training Programme Inspection
• Training and Qualifications Records
• Flight and Duty Time Records
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OPERATIONAL INSPECTIONS FOR CERTIFICATION
• Station Facility Inspection• Emergency Evacuation Demonstration• Ditching Demonstration• Proving Flights - including Enroute Cockpit
and Cabin Inspections
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ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE EVALUATION
• Preliminary - determine that defined
• Now determine that understood/implemented
• Interviews and Observations
• Clear Lines of Authorities
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OPERATIONAL CONTROL INSPECTION
• Flight Operations Officer
requirements
• Flight Planning
• Flight Following
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TRAINING PROGRAM INSPECTION
• Direct Control or Contract
• Detailed Review of Syllabus, facilities
• Qualifications of Ground and Flight Instructors
• Focus on initial training for now
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RECORDS INSPECTION
• Operational and Flight trip Records - min 3 months
• Flight and Duty Time Records - System required
• Training and Qualification Records
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OTHER REQUIREMENTS
• Station Facility Inspection
• Emergency Evacuation
• Ditching Demonstration
• Proving Flights
• Discussed in Detail Later
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ISSUANCE AOC AND OPERATIONS SPECIFICATIONS
• Scope of Applicants Operation
• Adequacy of Organisation and Resources
• Adequacy and Effectiveness of Policies/Directives
• Willingness to Implement Regulations
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AOC AND OPERATIONS SPECIFICATIONS
• Name, location, date of issue, validity period, types of operation, types of aircraft, authorised area of operation
• Ops. Specs. - General Provisions, En-route Authorisations, Aerodrome, Maintenance, Mass and Balance, Interchange of Equipment, Aircraft Leasing