Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:5:p27
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 27/36)
Character Range: 3079540–3082398

25 penalty units.
 (3) A contravention of subregulation (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability.

137.060  Operator's organisational structure
 (1) An operator must nominate an individual to be chief executive officer (CEO) of the operator's organisation.
 (2) The CEO must be responsible for ensuring that all application operations and aeroplane maintenance can be carried out to the standard required by these Regulations.
 (3) An operator must nominate individuals to hold the key personnel positions in the organisation.
 (4) If, having regard to the size of an operator's organisation or the nature and scope of operations authorised by the operator's AOC, it would not adversely affect the safety of the operations to do so, an operator may:
 (a) appoint a person to a key personnel position on a part‑time basis; or
 (b) appoint a person to more than 1 key personnel position.
 (5) An operator must ensure that, at all times, a person is occupying, or acting in, each key personnel position.

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