Draft amendment to para 8 pertaining to requirements of Accountable Manager of CAR Section 3 Series C Part II - "Minimum Requirements for Grant of Air Operator Certificate to Operate Scheduled Air Transport Services (Passenger)"

Draft amendment to para 8 pertaining to requirements of Accountable Manager of CAR Section 3 Series C Part II - "Minimum Requirements for Grant of Air Operator Certificate to Operate Scheduled Air Transport Services (Passenger)" 8. ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL Existing Provision Draft Changes 8.1. The applicant shall have an organisation to No Change the satisfaction of DGCA, which shall be adequately staffed with qualified and trained personnel to conduct operations safely and regularly as per applicable regulatory requirements. 8.2. The applicant shall appoint an Accountable 8.2 The applicant shall appoint an Accountable Manager, who has corporate Manager, who has corporate authority for authority to make decisions on behalf of the organization, have control of ensuring that all the operations of the resources, both financial and human, for ensuring that all the operations of the operator can be financed and carried out to operator can be financed and carried out to the standard required for the issue the standard required for the issue of an Air of an Air Operator Certificate. Operator Certificate. Note: The person holding the highest executive position in the company, and duly authorized by the Board of Directors through a board resolution shall be appointed as Accountable Manager. 8.3 The accountable manager appointed under paragraph 8.2 shall be responsible to ensure that: (a) AOC holder’s organisation complies with all the applicable rules/regulations under the Aircraft Rules, 1937; (b) staffing, procedures and practices of the AOC holder’s organisation are such that flights can be conducted safely across the whole of the intended routenetwork; and, (c) an effective management system and SMS are established and maintained in accordance with CAR Section 1 Series C Part I 8.4 The Accountable Manager appointed under paragraph 8.2 shall be subject to acceptance by DGCA. 8.5 The Accountable Manager shall also designate a suitable person holding a management position in the organization as an Alternate Accountable Manager, who shall be responsible for discharge of responsibilities of Accountable Manager in his/her absence. The overall responsibility shall however shall remain with the Accountable Manager. 8.3. The Accountable Manager shall nominate To be re-numbered as 8.6 suitable persons serving full time in the organisation for post holder positions as per requirements given in Annexure-III to this CAR. Such persons shall be accepted/approved by DGCA. 8.4. The applicant must state in the general policy To be re-numbered as 8.7 provisions of the operations manual as per applicable CARs and regulations, the duties, responsibilities and authority of such post holders. The names and business addresses including email & contact number of the post holders shall be listed in the operations manual. 8.5. The applicant shall have on his regular To be re-numbered as 8.8, and note added as below; employment sufficient number of flight crew and cabin crew but not less than three sets 8.8 The applicant shall have on their regular employment sufficient number ofof crew per aircraft. The flight crew should flight crew and cabin crew commensurate to their operations/flight schedule, hold current licenses issued by DGCA with taking into account the FDTL requirements etc., but not less than three sets of appropriate endorsements of the type of crew per aircraft. The flight crew should hold current licenses issued by aircraft operated. The cabin crew should DGCA with appropriate endorsements of the type of aircraft operated. The have appropriate authorization/ competency cabin crew should have appropriate authorization/ competency cards as per cards as per the requirements of DGCA. the requirements of DGCA. Note: DGCA may, permit a few Note: DGCA may, permit a few appropriately qualified foreign licensed appropriately qualified foreign licensed pilots to fly Indian registered aircraft after validation of their foreign pilots to fly Indian registered aircraft after licenses for a limited period to enable the operator to recruit and train validation of their foreign licenses for a Indian pilots for them to acquire aircraft type endorsement on their limited period to enable the operator to licenses. However, foreign cabin crew shall not be permitted. recruit and train Indian pilots for them to acquire aircraft type endorsement on their licenses. However, foreign cabin crew shall not be permitted. 8.6. The applicant shall have technical personnel To be re-numbered as 8.9 to oversee the Continued Airworthiness and Maintenance including contractual maintenance, as required under CAR M. Note: - DGCA may allow, with the approval of the competent authority, a few appropriately qualified and licensed foreign engineers to carry out and certify maintenance work of Indian registered aircraft for a limited period to enable engineers of the operator to acquire necessary maintenance experience for acquiring the type endorsement. 8.7. The operator shall ensure that both To be re-numbered as 8.10 operational and ground staff dealing withpassengers, baggage, and cargo undergo initial and recurrent Dangerous Goods training programme in accordance with CAR Section 11 Series C Part I.