Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:12:p17
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 12 (pt 17/30)
Character Range: 2323318–2326083

structure and organisation; and
 (ii) its staff and their qualifications and experience (including, in particular, the names, qualifications, experience, duties and functions of the persons who are to be the applicant's chief remote pilot and maintenance controller); and
 (iii) its facilities and equipment; and
 (iv) its practices and procedures; and
 (b) a general description of the proposed operations, including the type or types of RPA to be used; and
 (c) if the applicant proposes to conduct an RPL training course—details of the proposed training.
 (2) The application must be accompanied by a copy of each of the applicant's manuals relevant to the operation of RPA.

101.335  Eligibility for certification as RPA operator
 (1A) Subject to regulation 11.055, CASA must certify an applicant as an RPA operator if the applicant is eligible to be certified as an RPA operator in accordance with this regulation.
Note: Under regulation 201.004, an application may be made to the Administrative Review Tribunal for review of:
(a) a decision refusing to grant, or cancelling, suspending or varying, a certificate; or
(b) a decision imposing a condition on a certificate.
 See also section 31 of the Act.
 (1) A person is eligible to be certified as an RPA operator if:
 (a) the person has an organisation and structure that is appropriate for safe operation of RPA; and
 (b) the person has enough qualified and experienced personnel to undertake the proposed operations safely; and
 (c) the person has facilities and equipment appropriate to carry out the proposed operations using RPA of the type to be used; and
 (d) the person has suitable documented practices and procedures to do so, including practices and procedures for the maintenance of the operator's RPASs; and
 (f) the person has nominated suitable persons to be its chief remote pilot and maintenance controller.
 (2) A body that is not a legal person is not eligible to be certified as an RPA operator.
 (3) Two or more persons cannot be certified jointly as an RPA operator.

101.340  Conditions on certification
 (1) It is a condition of the certification of a person as an RPA operator that the person:
 (a) maintains within its organisation a position of chief remote pilot having at least the functions and duties set out in regulation 101.342; and
 (b) employs as its chief remote pilot a person who holds a remote pilot licence under Division 101.F.3 and who is competent to carry out those duties and perform those functions; and
 (c) either:
 (i) maintains a position within its organisation of maintenance controller, with the functions and duties set out in an advisory circular issued by CASA from time to time; or
 (ii) has an arrangement with another qualified and competent person