143. Training programmes — general

An AOC holder must have a ground and flight training programme for its operations personnel that is approved by the Director‑General of Civil Aviation.

The ground and flight training programme established for the purposes of paragraph (1) —

must ensure that every person who is assigned to be a member of the AOC holder’s operations personnel is adequately trained and competent to perform the person’s assigned duties; and

must include —

recurrent training that takes place at least annually;

assessments of competence in the person’s assigned duties as a member of the operations personnel; and

the syllabus for each type of training to be conducted.

An AOC holder must ensure that every person who is to be assigned duty as a crew member for a flight of a large aeroplane is trained in accordance with the approved training programme.

An AOC holder must ensure that details of its approved training programme form Part D of its Operations Manual.

An AOC holder must ensure that every person responsible for providing training —

is appropriately qualified to do so; and

is provided with a copy of the current training manual or equivalent and any other document relevant for the person to provide training.

An AOC holder must ensure that the approved training programme is conducted safely and without unacceptable risk to the equipment, personnel or third parties.

An AOC holder must ensure that all training in aircraft procedures is carried out in —

a large aeroplane of the type to be used by the crew member; or (b)an appropriate training equipment.

An AOC holder must have a ground and flight training programme for its operations personnel that is approved by the Director‑General of Civil Aviation.

The ground and flight training programme established for the purposes of paragraph (1) —

must ensure that every person who is assigned to be a member of the AOC holder’s operations personnel is adequately trained and competent to perform the person’s assigned duties; and

must include —

recurrent training that takes place at least annually;

assessments of competence in the person’s assigned duties as a member of the operations personnel; and

the syllabus for each type of training to be conducted.

An AOC holder must ensure that every person who is to be assigned duty as a crew member for a flight of a large aeroplane is trained in accordance with the approved training programme.

An AOC holder must ensure that details of its approved training programme form Part D of its Operations Manual.

An AOC holder must ensure that every person responsible for providing training —

is appropriately qualified to do so; and

is provided with a copy of the current training manual or equivalent and any other document relevant for the person to provide training.

An AOC holder must ensure that the approved training programme is conducted safely and without unacceptable risk to the equipment, personnel or third parties.

An AOC holder must ensure that all training in aircraft procedures is carried out in —

a large aeroplane of the type to be used by the crew member; or (b)an appropriate training equipment.