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CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 139.110

Aerodrome personnel

Requirement to have personnel

  (1)   The operator of a certified aerodrome must have personnel who carry out the responsibilities of the following positions for the aerodrome:

  (a)   accountable manager;

  (b)   reporting officer;

  (c)   if aerodrome works are being carried out at the aerodrome--works safety officer;

  (d)   any other position prescribed by the Part   139 Manual of Standards.

  (2)   Without limiting subregulation   (1):

  (a)   the personnel of an operator of a certified aerodrome may include any of the following persons:

  (i)   an employee of the operator;

  (ii)   a person engaged by the operator (whether by contract or other arrangement) to provide services to the operator;

  (iii)   an employee of a person mentioned in subparagraph   (ii); and

  (b)   more than one person may carry out the responsibilities of a position mentioned in subregulation   (1).

  (3)   The operator of a certified aerodrome contravenes this subregulation   if the operator does not have the personnel for the aerodrome mentioned in subregulation   (1).

  (4)   A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subregulation   (3).

Penalty:   20 penalty units.

Accountable manager

  (5)   The responsibilities of an accountable manager for a certified aerodrome are:

  (a)   ensuring that the operator of the aerodrome complies with the civil aviation legislation; and

  (b)   ensuring that the operator of the aerodrome operates and maintains the aerodrome safely and with a reasonable degree of care and diligence; and

  (c)   ensuring that the operator of the aerodrome operates and maintains the aerodrome in accordance with the aerodrome manual for the aerodrome.

Reporting officer

  (6)   The responsibilities of a reporting officer for a certified aerodrome are:

  (a)   monitoring the serviceability of the aerodrome; and

  (b)   reporting information to AIS providers as required under regulation   139.080; and

  (c)   reporting changes or occurrences at the aerodrome as required under regulation   139.085; and

  (d)   monitoring airspace and reporting as required under regulation   139.090.

Works safety officer

  (7)   The responsibilities of a works safety officer for a certified aerodrome are ensuring aerodrome safety while aerodrome works are being carried out at the aerodrome.


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