Housing Development Agency Act, 2008
R 385
Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 141 : Aviation Training OrganisationsSubpart 2 : Approval of Aviation Training Organisation (Standard Aviation Organisation)141.02.4 Personnel requirements |
| (1) | The ATO shall nominate engage, employ or contract— |
| (a) | a senior person identified as the accountable manager and compliance officer of the organisation, to whom contractual authority has been granted to ensure that all activities undertaken by the organisation are carried out in accordance with the applicable requirements prescribed in this Subpart, and who shall in addition be vested with the following powers and duties in respect of the compliance with such requirements: |
| (i) | Unrestricted access to work performed or activities undertaken by all other persons as employees of, and other persons rendering service under contract with, the organisation; |
| (ii) | full rights of consultation with any such person in respect of such compliance by him or her; |
| (iii) | powers to order cessation of any activity where such compliance is not effected; |
| (iv) | a duty to establish liaison mechanisms with the Director with a view to ascertain correct manners of compliance with the said requirements, and interpretations of such requirements by the Director, and to facilitate liaison between the Director and the organisation concerned; and |
| (v) | powers to report directly to the management of the organisation on his or her investigations and consultations generally, and in cases contemplated in subparagraph (iii), and with regard to the results of the liaison contemplated in subparagraph (iv); |
| (b) | a competent person who is responsible for quality control, and who has direct access to the accountable manager and compliance officer referred to in paragraph (a) on matters affecting airworthiness and aviation safety; and |
| (c) | adequate personnel to plan, conduct and supervise the standard aviation training covered by the application. |
| (2) | The ATO shall establish a procedure acceptable to the Director for initially assessing, and a procedure for maintaining, the competence of those personnel involved in planning, conducting or supervising the aviation training covered by the application. |
| (3) | The ATO shall ensure that those personnel responsible for training or assessing students, have a combination of competence and experience adequate for the level of competence required by the Director for such training or assessment. |
(4)
| (a) | The ATO shall ensure that all instructional personnel receive initial and recurrent training appropriate to their assigned tasks and responsibilities. |
| (b) | The training programme established by the ATO shall include training in knowledge and skills related to human performance. |
