Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 142.030

    In this Part:

"significant change" , for a Part   142 operator, means:

  (a)   a change in relation to any of the following:

  (i)   the location and operation of any of the operator's training bases, including the opening or closing of training bases;

  (ii)   the operator's corporate structure;

  (iii)   the operator's organisational structure;

  (iv)   the operator's key personnel;

  (v)   a person authorised to carry out the responsibilities of any of the key personnel;

  (vi)   the formal reporting line for a managerial or operational position reporting directly to any of the key personnel;

  (vii)   the qualifications, experience and responsibilities required by the operator for any of the key personnel;

  (viii)   the familiarisation training mentioned in regulation   142.170 for any of the key personnel;

  (ix)   the operator's process for making changes:

  (A)   that are significant changes; and

  (B)   that are not significant changes;

  (x)   the authorised Part   142 activities conducted by the operator;

  (xi)   if the operator conducts the activities in aircraft--the kinds of aircraft used to conduct the activities;

  (xii)   if the operator conducts the activities in turbine - engined aircraft--any leasing or other arrangements for the supply of a turbine - engined aircraft;

  (xiii)   if the operator conducts the activities in flight simulation training devices:

  (A)   the ownership arrangements for a device; or

  (B)   the types of devices; or

  (b)   if the operator conducts the activities in foreign registered aircraft:

  (i)   a change in the foreign registered aircraft used in the activities; or

  (ii)   a change in relation to a foreign registered aircraft used in the activities, including a change to its nationality or registration mark; or

  (c)   a change in relation to any of the following that does not maintain or improve, or is not likely to maintain or improve, aviation safety:

  (i)   the procedures by which the operator conducts and manages the activities;

  (ii)   the operator's operations manual;

  (iii)   the operator's dangerous goods manual (if any);

  (iv)   the operator's training management system manual;

  (v)   the way that the operator manages the risk of fatigue in its personnel;

  (vi)   the operator's internal training and checking system manual;

  (vii)   if the operator conducts the activities only in aircraft, or in aircraft and flight simulation training devices--the operator's safety management system manual;

  (viii)   if the operator conducts the activities only in flight simulation training devices--the operator's quality assurance management system manual;

  (ix)   if the operator conducts the activities in aircraft:

  (A)   the way the aircraft are managed or maintained; or

  (B)   the way the continuing airworthiness of the aircraft is assured; or

  (d)   a change required to be approved by CASA under these Regulations, other than a change that results in the reissue or replacement of an instrument previously issued by CASA in which the conditions or other substantive content of the instrument are unchanged.