CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 142.180 Part 142 operators--chief executive officer: responsibilities and accountabilities

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 142.180

  (1)   The chief executive officer of a Part   142 operator is responsible for the following:

  (a)   ensuring that, for the safe conduct of the operator's authorised Part   142 activities in accordance with the operator's Part   142 authorisation, exposition and civil aviation legislation, the operator:

  (i)   has sufficient suitably experienced, qualified and competent personnel; and

  (ii)   has a suitable management structure; and

  (iii)   is adequately financed and resourced;

  (b)   ensuring that the operator:

  (i)   sets and maintains standards for the activities in accordance with the operator's exposition; and

  (ii)   complies with civil aviation legislation;

  (c)   if the operator conducts the activities in aircraft--ensuring that the operator:

  (i)   implements and manages the operator's safety management system; and

  (ii)   has procedures that ensure that all of the operator's personnel understand the operator's safety policy; and

  (iii)   has an organisational structure that ensures that the safety manager is independent and not subject to undue influence; and

  (iv)   tells CASA if the operator enters into a leasing, financing or other arrangement for the supply of a turbine - engined aircraft for use in the activities; and

  (v)   tells CASA if the operator becomes aware that any arrangement mentioned in subparagraph   (iv) may:

  (A)   affect the operator's safe conduct of the activities; or

  (B)   contravene a provision of civil aviation legislation or the law of the country in which the aircraft is registered; and

  (vi)   complies with the aviation safety laws of each foreign country (if any) where the operator conducts the activities; and

  (vii)   for each foreign registered aircraft (if any) used in the activities--maintains the aircraft in accordance with the law of the country in which the aircraft is registered;

  (d)   if the operator conducts the activities only in flight simulation training devices--ensuring that the operator implements and manages the operator's quality assurance management system;

  (e)   establishing and regularly reviewing the operator's safety performance indicators and targets;

  (f)   ensuring that the operator's exposition is monitored and managed for continuous improvement;

  (g)   ensuring that key personnel satisfactorily carry out the responsibilities of their positions in accordance with:

  (i)   the operator's exposition; and

  (ii)   civil aviation legislation.

  (2)   The chief executive officer of a Part   142 operator is accountable to the operator and CASA for ensuring the responsibilities mentioned in subregulation   (1) are carried out effectively.