Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:7:p43
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7 (pt 43/51)
Character Range: 2478142–2480976

119.165  Key personnel—additional qualification and experience requirements
 (1) This regulation applies to:
 (a) an applicant for an Australian air transport AOC; and
 (b) an Australian air transport operator.
 (2) CASA may, by written notice given to the applicant or operator, direct that any of the key personnel of the applicant or operator must have stated additional qualifications or experience to those otherwise required under this Subpart.
 (3) If CASA is satisfied that it is necessary in the interests of aviation safety, CASA may, by written notice given to a person who is, or is proposed to be, any of the key personnel of the applicant or operator, direct the person:
 (a) to undertake a stated examination; or
 (b) to be interviewed by CASA; or
 (c) to complete a stated training course.
 (4) In deciding whether to give a direction under this regulation, CASA must have regard to, but is not limited to considering, the following:
 (a) the need to ensure that the applicant or operator can conduct Australian air transport operations safely and in accordance with the operator's exposition and the civil aviation legislation;
 (b) the nature and complexity of the operations;
 (c) the leadership, management and standards‑setting skills required by the person for the operations;
 (d) how recently the person has used the person's aviation skills;
 (e) whether the person is able to exercise the privileges of each civil aviation authorisation held by the person.
Subpart 119.E—Training and checking for operational safety‑critical personnel

119.170  Training and checking system
 (1) An Australian air transport operator must have a training and checking system.
 (2) The training and checking system must include the following in relation to flight crew and cabin crew:
 (a) a description of how training and checking, including recurrent training and line checking, is conducted by or for the operator;
 (b) an auditable system for maintaining records of the results of training and checking;
 (c) procedures that ensure that each of the operator's flight crew and cabin crew:
 (i) completes training and checking in accordance with the training and checking system; and
 (ii) is supervised effectively during training and checking;
 (d) a description of how the operator assesses the competence of a flight crew member or cabin crew member to perform the duties assigned to the member for a flight;
 (e) if the operator has a contract with a person for the person to conduct training or checking for the operator:
 (i) details of the person; and
 (ii) details of the training or checking covered by the contract; and
 (iii) details of how the operator ensures that the person is complying with the operator's training and checking system.
 (3) The training and checking system must also include the following