Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01277:body:0:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01277
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Character Range: 10568–13349

responsibilities of a Chief Pilot; and
 (ii) passed an oral examination conducted by such an examiner covering the regulatory requirements for the safe conduct of aerial work operations and charter operations.
      1.4 In addition to the requirements specified in clause 1.3, a person proposed for appointment as Chief Pilot may be required to fly with a person nominated by CASA to demonstrate his or her suitability for appointment.
      1.5 CASA must give written notice of an approval, or refusal of an approval, for a person to be appointed as, or to act as, a Chief Pilot to the operator and to the person and must, where a proposed appointment is rejected, include in the notice the reasons for the rejection.
      1.6 An approval may be given subject to conditions specified in the notice of approval.
      1.7 An approval remains in force for such period (if any) as CASA specifies in the notice of approval.
      1.8 If a period for which an approval is to remain in force is not specified in the notice of approval, the approval remains in force subject only to the approved person maintaining a satisfactory standard of performance.
      1.9 An approval relates only to the operator specified in the notice of approval.

2 Cancellation or suspension of approval
      2.1 In spite of clause 1.7, an approval may be cancelled or suspended at any time if, in the opinion of CASA, the performance of the Chief Pilot is no longer of a satisfactory standard.
      2.2 Where CASA cancels or suspends a person's appointment as a Chief Pilot CASA must:
(a) notify the person and the operator in writing of the cancellation or suspension; and
(b) provide the person and the operator with reasons for the cancellation or suspension.

3 Responsibilities of Chief Pilot
      3.1 The Chief Pilot is to have control of all flight crew training and operational matters affecting the safety of the flying operations of the operator.
      3.2 The responsibilities of a Chief Pilot must, unless CASA otherwise specifies in writing, include the following responsibilities:
(a) ensuring that the operator's flying operations are conducted in compliance with the Act, the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988, the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, the Civil Aviation Orders and the Manuals of Standards;
(b) arranging flight crew rosters;
       (ba) ensuring that all flight crew members are competent to fly the class and type of balloon that they are rostered to fly under the AOC, whether as pilot in command (PIC) or as pilot in command under supervision (PICUS);
(c) maintaining a record of licences, ratings and group endorsements, held by each flight crew member, including:
 (i) validity; and
 (ii) recency; and
 (iii) applicable licence restrictions;
(d) ensuring that a