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CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 137.065 Head of flight operations

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 137.065

Head of flight operations

  (1)   Subject to subregulation   (5), an operator must nominate an individual to be head of flight operations in the operator's organisation.

  (2)   The duties of the head of flight operations must include being responsible for the following:

  (a)   monitoring the operator's compliance with the Act, these Regulations and the conditions to which the operator's AOC is subject, and reporting on compliance to the operator's CEO;

  (b)   monitoring the adequacy of the operator's systems and procedures to ensure safe operations under the operator's AOC, and reporting on the adequacy of the systems and procedures to the CEO;

  (c)   arranging rosters for the pilots employed to carry out application operations for the operator;

  (d)   maintaining an efficient system for recording flight and duty times for each pilot;

  (e)   maintaining up - to - date records of all licences, ratings, medical certificates and endorsements held by each pilot;

  (f)   maintaining a system that will ensure compliance with the relevant loading procedures for each type of aeroplane used in operations carried out under the operator's AOC;

  (g)   ensuring that the operator keeps any documents required by the Act, these Regulations and the conditions of the operator's AOC;

  (h)   setting and monitoring the standard of application operations, including activities on the ground, carried out under the operator's AOC;

  (i)   ensuring that the checking required by Subpart   137.N is carried out and, if a pilot fails a check, that the appropriate retraining and re - checking are carried out;

  (j)   allocating an aeroplane for use in each operation carried out under the operator's AOC.

  (3)   If an operator uses only 1 aeroplane for application operations, the person occupying the position of head of flight operations must have at least 300 hours total flight time as pilot in command in application operations.

  (4)   If an operator uses more than 1 aeroplane for application operations, the person occupying the position of head of flight operations must hold an agricultural pilot (aeroplane) grade 1 rating within the meaning given in Civil Aviation Order   40.6.

  (5)   A person who, under Civil Aviation Order   82.0, is approved as Chief Pilot of an operator, is taken to be the head of flight operations for the operator.

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