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Ross St George John Fogden Two Day Workshop Responsibilities of - - PDF document
Ross St George John Fogden Two Day Workshop Responsibilities of - - PDF document
Ross St George John Fogden Two Day Workshop Responsibilities of the Senior Person/Chief Pilot in a certificated organisation Civil Aviation Act 1990 and Rules. The role of the Exposition Say what you do. Do what you say CAA1
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- Two courses have been run. Two in planning.
- Over 50 participants for 135, 137 and flight training
- rganisations.
- All have ‘Senior Persons, Chief Pilots or Chief Flying
Instructors’.
Themes : -
- Knowing the game.
- Keeping up with play.
- Getting ahead of the game.
CAA1 CAA2 CAA3
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Slide 3 CAA1
Civil Aviation Authoritty, 14/09/2007
CAA2
Civil Aviation Authoritty, 14/09/2007
CAA3
Civil Aviation Authoritty, 14/09/2007
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- 137 Chief Pilot. Cannot exercise a 137 without one.
- Chief Pilot is approved by the Director of CAA.
- CAA Act Sections 10 –Fit and Proper Person, and 12 –
Requirements for participants in the civil aviation system.
- 137 Chief Pilot is in a position of responsibility and is the
senior person with oversight for the operations. In other words-supervision.
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These responsibilities can be summarised as:- Setting professional standards and regulatory adherence
by pilots and staff.
Flying discipline Work place safety (strip/pad conditions, aircraft,loading
equipment, refuelling etc)
Quality of workmanship ( client relationships, other
agency requirements)
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- Maintenance of records related to equipment.
- Maintenance of records relating to staff. Currency and
training.
- Reporting of accidents, incidents and occurrences under
CAR 12.
- Staff development and training: company practices,
relevant aviation safety updates, product information, OSH material, CAA regulatory information.
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Other duties assigned and agreed to within the company. Setting the company culture. AND...the really big one:- proper supervision of Grade ll
pilots and a watchful/helpful eye on Grade l pilots in your employ.
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The Senior Person/ Chief Pilot workshop covers:- The CAA Act
The Rules The Advisory Circulars The Exposition/ Company Manual
Communication in a company. Sharing information. Standard Operating Procedures. Formalised or informal.
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Rostering, work management (a tricky one in the 137
world), fatigue management, HSE and QA issues ( doing a good job –to attract the business next year).
Those records that must or should be kept and preparation
for audits (CAA or otherwise).
Training in the organisation ( no one knows it all)
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Checking and training management. Hiring and firing issues. Due process . Safety reporting/in-house emergency actions and media
matters.
Leadership and the company culture developed by the
Chief Pilot.
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Comments from the CP Workshops
The Chief Pilot Position: “ Managerial competencies – the
role goes well beyond just flying”.
SOPs: “can be supplemented reflecting experience and re-
visited for specific or new operations”
Training:“Handling in flight distractions (cell phones,
GPS), emergencies , low level hazards.”.
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- Training: “In ag ops –supervision and development needs
to be well beyond Rule minimum hours”.
- Competency checking. “Handling a check failure –
training input, preparedness?”
- Hiring: “Hire in haste: repent at leisure”.
- CP Communications: “Well organised and topic focused
safety and operational meetings”
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CP Position Challenges: “Keeping his finger on the pulse” CP Position Challenges: “ If all responsibilities rest with
- ne person there really is no internal checking”. (The
- ne-man band).
CP Position Challenges: “ Managing the feast or famine
with work demands...and having a life”.
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Can any of this help with John Fogden’s 137 Senior Person Questionnaire?
- Maybe. John has 37 questions ( and growing?)
- Q4. What do you consider to be a reportable incident? (
Knowing to refer to Part 12 – and the precautionary principle should help).
- Q14. What records must a CAR 137 Operator maintain? (
You’ll find that out – if you were uncertain),
- Q17. Is it legal to do a spray turn over the neighbour’s