Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027:reg:6:p16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01027
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 16/70)
Character Range: 3155034–3158005

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, the operator's compliance with the provisions of the civil aviation legislation and the operator's operations manual that apply to the operations;
 (b) setting and maintaining the operator's standards for the operations in accordance with the operator's operations manual;
 (c) developing, managing and maintaining the operator's dangerous goods manual (if any);
 (d) ensuring the proper allocation and deployment of aircraft and personnel for use in the operations;
 (e) ensuring that the operator's personnel are provided with the information and documentation necessary to properly carry out their responsibilities;
 (f) managing the maintenance and continuous improvement of the operator's fatigue risk management system (if any);
 (g) ensuring the operator's personnel understand the operator's safety policy;
 (h) if the operator is required to have a training and checking system—ensuring that training and checking of the operator's operational safety critical personnel (other than flight crew) conducted by or for the operator is conducted in accordance with the operator's operations manual.

138.100  Qualifications and experience of head of training and checking
 (1) This regulation applies to an aerial work operator that is required by regulation 138.125 to have a training and checking system.
 (2) The head of training and checking must:
 (a) be qualified to fly each kind of aerial work operation that the operator conducts; and
 (b) hold the pilot type or class rating (within the meaning of Part 61) for the type or class of aircraft used to conduct the greatest proportion of the operator's aerial work operations; and
 (c) have the experience required under subregulation (3); 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.
 (3) For paragraph (2)(c), the experience required is:
 (a) if the operator holds an approval under regulation 138.025 for this paragraph—the experience mentioned in paragraph (4)(a) or (b); or
 (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—the experience mentioned in paragraphs (4)(a) and (b).
 (4) For subregulation (3), the experience is the following:
 (a) at least 300 hours flight time conducting training in 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.
 (5) CASA may, by written notice given to a head of training and checking, or proposed head of