Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:6:p15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 15/70)
Character Range: 3152372–3155311

and not subject to undue influence;
 (d) establishing and regularly reviewing the operator's safety performance indicators and targets;
 (e) ensuring that the operator's operations manual is monitored and managed for continuous improvement;
 (f) ensuring that key personnel satisfactorily carry out the responsibilities of their positions in accordance with:
 (i) the operator's operations manual; and
 (ii) the civil aviation legislation.
 (2) The chief executive officer of an aerial work operator's organisation is accountable to the operator and CASA for ensuring the responsibilities mentioned in subregulation (1) are carried out effectively.

138.090  Qualifications and experience of head of operations
 (1) The head of operations of an aerial work operator must:
 (a) be qualified to pilot an aircraft in each kind of aerial work operation that the operator conducts; and
 (b) hold the pilot type rating or class rating (within the meaning of Part 61) for the type or class of aircraft that is used to conduct the greatest proportion of the operator's aerial work operations; and
 (c) have the experience required under subregulation (2); and
 (d) have a satisfactory record in the conduct or management of air operations; and
 (e) have sufficient safety and regulatory knowledge to enable the operator to conduct the operator's aerial work operations safely and in accordance with its operations manual and the civil aviation legislation.
 (2) For paragraph (1)(c), the experience required is:
 (a) if the operator holds an approval under regulation 138.025 for this paragraph—the experience mentioned in paragraph (3)(a) or (b); or
 (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—the experience mentioned in paragraphs (3)(a) and (b).
 (3) For subregulation (2), the experience is the following:
 (a) at least 300 hours flight time on an aircraft of the category used to conduct the greatest proportion of the operator's aerial work operations;
 (b) at least 6 months experience in the conduct or management of air operations.
 (4) CASA may, by written notice given to a head of operations, or a proposed head of operations, of an aerial work operator, direct the person to undertake an assessment mentioned in subregulation (5).
 (5) For subregulation (4), the assessment:
 (a) is an assessment conducted by CASA or a person nominated by CASA to demonstrate a person's suitability as head of operations for the operator; and
 (b) may include assessment in an aircraft or flight simulation training device.
 (6) In this regulation:
category has the meaning given by regulation 61.015.

138.095  Responsibilities of head of operations
 (1) The head of operations of an aerial work operator must safely manage the operator's aerial work operations.
 (2) Without limiting subregulation (1), the responsibilities of the head of operations include the following:
 (a) monitoring and maintaining, and reporting to the chief executive officer on,