Organisaitonal Requirements Flashcards
EASA standards are laid down in
EU OPS
In order to become an air operator an airline needs
An AOC - approved by the national authority
In order to gain the AOC
Must firstly inspect premises, records, equipment and personnel
Must have well defined compliant operating procedures
Accountable manager
Responsible for making sure that operations are financed and conducted to the required standard
Make sure the airline properly financed
Other roles assigned to managers
Flight ops
Maintenance
Crew training
Ground ops
An individual can hold more than one role but within limits
Operators responsibilities
The approved procedures are followed by its employees
Crew members can communicate in a common lang and understand the ops manual
Compliance monitoring is in place to maintain and improve standards
Accident prevention and flight safety program is in place
In order for the operator to carry out maintenance
Must be approved by the authority - have a part 145 approval
May use its own maintenance or can outsource - will be inspected by the CAA
Part 145
Outlines the requirements for maintenance
The AOC specifies
Name and place of business of the operator
Date of issue and validity
Description of the type of operations used
Type and registration markings
Authorised areas of operation
Special limitations and authorisations
Validation of the AOC
Normal = 24 months
Good AOC extends 36 - 48 months
Operations manual
Must contain all the instructions and info needed by ops personnel to operate correctly within the business’s
Must be written in English unless otherwise authorised
Ops manual structure
Part A - general/basic (policies)
Part B - aeroplane operating matters (a/c specific)
Part C - route and aerodromes
Part D - training
Ops manual part A
Ops policies Admin and cntrl of the ops manual Organisational control and supervision Compliance monitoring Crew composition and qualifications Crew health FTL Ops procedures Security, dangerous goods Rules of the air
Ops manual part B
Al type specific instructions and procedures General info and units of measurement Limitations Normal and abnormal procedures Perf,planning, mass and balance QRH Config deviation list MEL Emerg evac A/c systems
Ops manual part C
Info related to the operating area of the company
Airport briefings
Categorisation of aerodromes A,B and C
Additional briefings (Madeira)
Ops manual part D
Everything related to training
The syllabus to be used
Procedures for training and checking
Flight crew must have personal copies of
Part A,B and C of the ops manual
Quality system (compliance)
An operator must establish this program
Compliance monitoring
Must include a feedback system
Purpose of the flight awareness program
Establish risk awareness to all personnel
Must use an occurrence reporting scheme
Flight data monitoring is used on what a/c
For aeroplanes >27,000kg MTOM flight data monitoring is used
Incident
An occurrence, other than an accident which effects or could affect the safety of operation
Serious incident
An incident involving circumstances indicating that an accident nearly occurred
Accident
A person is fatally or seriously injured as a result of
Being in the a/c
Being in contact with any part of the a/c - been detached
Direct exposure to jet blast
A/c is missing or completely inaccessible(in sea)
Accident/incident reporting
Commander must submit a report of any incident/accident
Must be submitted 72hrs of the hours incident - in the form of an ASR or MOR
Defect reporting
If its is a serious defect the operator must also inform
The organisation responsible for the design
The supplier
The authority
Lessee
A person/company is given the use of an a/c in return for a fixed regular to the owner (lessor)
Dry lease
A/c is operated under the AOC of the lessee
If from a non community(eu) operator - more stringent checks must be carried out and approval must be given b the national authority
Wet lease
A/c is operated under the AOC of the lessor
Crew include
Still more stringent checks dine for a non community operator
Annex 8
A/C must have certificate of airworthiness
If an airline has more than 20 employees then the management posts can be covered by
The accountable manager + a min 2 more
To retain the AOC the inspection cycle is called
Oversight cycle
