Air Operator Certificate (AOC) - CAA

AOC GUIDE – COMMERCIAL AIR OPERATIONS (PCAAD-617)
iii) The employment of the person with the same operator;
iv) Completing a standardization flight annually with a PCAA Inspector.
Note: An approval so granted shall be cancelled if the above requirements are
not met.
e) A person shall not be approved to the appointment of CP, if: he/she has:
i) Been blamed for any flying incident/accident in the past two years;
ii) Been penalized for any violation of CARs, ANOs, or any regulatory
instructions in the past two years;
iii) Not maintained a satisfactory record in the conduct of operational
management.
4.2.4 Duties and Responsibilities
4.2.4.1 The CP shall have control of all flight crew training and operational matters
affecting the safety of the flying operations of the operator. The duties and
responsibilities of a CP shall, unless the competent authority otherwise specifies
in writing include the following:
a) Ensuring that the operator's air operations are conducted in compliance
with the CARs, ANOs, ANs, ASCs, AOC Guide, operations manual and
other orders / instructions issued from time to time;
b) Arranging flight crew rosters;
c) Maintaining a record of licenses, ratings, medical fitness and route
qualifications held by each flight crew member, including fitness and
route qualification, validity, recency, type endorsements and any
applicable restrictions imposed on the license;
d) Maintaining a system to record flight crew duty and flight times to ensure
compliance with duty and flight time limitations, in accordance with
CARs and operations manual;
e) Ensuring compliance with loading procedures specified for each aircraft
type used by the operator and proper completion of loading documents,
including passengers and cargo manifests;
f) Monitoring operational standards, maintaining training records and
supervising the training and checking of flight crew of the operator;
g) Conducting proficiency tests in the execution of emergency procedures;
h) Training flight crew in the acceptance and handling of dangerous goods;
i) Maintaining a complete and up-to-date reference library of operational
documents as required for the class of operations conducted.
j) Allocating appropriate aircraft.
k) Submit returns (RCN) accurately and in time to the PCAA.
l) Keep the company operations manual updated.
m) Issue orders and instructions in form of Flying Orders for ensuring safety
of operations where necessary.
n) Conduct test and checks whenever assigned by competent authority.
o) Summarily prohibit or suspend a person from flying in company aircraft
or cause him to be recalled when the person is engaged in piloting the
aircraft if the persons conduct or actions are likely, in the CP opinion, to
endanger the continued safety of flying operations or prejudice the
Company's reputation and flying standards.
4.3 Aircraft Flight Crew
4.3.1 Flight Crew Composition
a) The number and composition of the flight crew shall not be less than that
specified in the Aircraft Flight Manual and certificate of airworthiness.
b) Where an operator considers it essential to conduct two pilot operation, and the
aircraft is certified for single pilot operation, may with prior approval of the PCAA
carry an additional pilot, provided the aircraft is equipped and the duties are
specified in the operations manual.
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