Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The chief executive officer of a Part 142 operator is responsible for the following:
(a) ensuring that, for the safe conduct of the operator's authorised Part 142 activities in accordance with the operator's Part 142 authorisation, exposition and civil aviation legislation, the operator:
(i) has sufficient suitably experienced, qualified and competent personnel; and
(ii) has a suitable management structure; and
(iii) is adequately financed and resourced;
(b) ensuring that the operator:
(i) sets and maintains standards for the activities in accordance with the operator's exposition; and
(ii) complies with civil aviation legislation;
(c) if the operator conducts the activities in aircraft--ensuring that the operator:
(i) implements and manages the operator's safety management system; and
(ii) has procedures that ensure that all of the operator's personnel understand the operator's safety policy; and
(iii) has an organisational structure that ensures that the safety manager is independent and not subject to undue influence; and
(iv) tells CASA if the operator enters into a leasing, financing or other arrangement for the supply of a turbine - engined aircraft for use in the activities; and
(v) tells CASA if the operator becomes aware that any arrangement mentioned in subparagraph (iv) may:
(A) affect the operator's safe conduct of the activities; or
(B) contravene a provision of civil aviation legislation or the law of the country in which the aircraft is registered; and
(vi) complies with the aviation safety laws of each foreign country (if any) where the operator conducts the activities; and
(vii) for each foreign registered aircraft (if any) used in the activities--maintains the aircraft in accordance with the law of the country in which the aircraft is registered;
(d) if the operator conducts the activities only in flight simulation training devices--ensuring that the operator implements and manages the operator's quality assurance management system;
(e) establishing and regularly reviewing the operator's safety performance indicators and targets;
(f) ensuring that the operator's exposition is monitored and managed for continuous improvement;
(g) ensuring that key personnel satisfactorily carry out the responsibilities of their positions in accordance with:
(i) the operator's exposition; and
(ii) civil aviation legislation.
(2) The chief executive officer of a Part 142 operator is accountable to the operator and CASA for ensuring the responsibilities mentioned in subregulation (1) are carried out effectively.