AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATION

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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
• contd

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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