Applying for an AOC

Adding Flying Training and Flying Schools to an AOC

Contents

1. Terminology

  1. Flying School and School mean an organisation holding an Air Operator's Certificate endorsed for flying training authorising the holder to give practical and theoretical instruction in those subjects in which an applicant is required to qualify for a licence or rating issued under Part 5 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988. Any reference to a flying school includes any branch of the school.
  2. Approval and Approved mean such approval as is given in writing by CASA.
  3. Certificate means the Air Operator's Certificate issued pursuant to Section 27 of the Civil Aviation Act 1988.
  4. Chief Flying Instructor (CFI) means

    a person:

    1. who meets the requirements of subsection 9, 10 or 11;
    2. who has been nominated to CASA as a CFI by the school; and
    3. whose nomination has been approved by CASA.
  5. Private School Classification means the classification on the certificate which permits the holder to give instruction towards the issue of a private pilot licence. The holder of a certificate with a private school classification may be approved by CASA to conduct training in night flying and training for the issue of a night VFR rating.
  6. Commercial School Classification means the classification on the certificate which permits the holder to give instruction towards issue of a commercial pilot licence and a night VFR rating.
  7. Balloon School Classification means the classification on the certificate which permits the holder to give instruction towards the issue of a commercial pilot (balloon) licence.
  8. Instrument School Classification means the classification on the certificate which permits the holder to give instruction towards the issue of instrument ratings. This classification also permits instruction to be given towards the issue of a night VFR rating.
  9. Instructor School Classification means the classification on the certificate which permits the holder to give instruction towards the issue of a flight instructor rating.
  10. Agricultural School Classification means the classification on the certificate which permits the holder to give instruction towards the issue of an agricultural pilot rating. The holder of the certificate with an agricultural school classification may also be approved to conduct training for a night agricultural VFR rating.

2. General requirements

  1. The holder of a certificate must satisfy, as and when required by CASA, that the holder is able to provide the personnel, documentation and facilities appropriate to the classification(s) endorsed on the certificate. Any changes to these personnel, documentation and facilities that may affect the holder's ability to comply with the conditions of the certificate must be notified in writing to CASA.
  2. The flying school must have its certificate (including this schedule) available for inspection by CASA, school staff and students at all times. The certificate and this schedule must be included in the school's operations manual.
  3. The maps specified in subsection 3 are to be prominently displayed at the relevant branch of the school.
  4. The school must maintain a recording system that will provide an up-to-date description of each student's progress in both flight and ground training. The CFI must review these records at regular intervals, and where a student's progress is unsatisfactory, the CFI must incorporate an assessment of the reasons and remedial measures to be taken. Records must be available to CASA, school staff and students. Records of ground training progress must be maintained by the school for 3 years even when any part of this training is conducted by an outside organisation.
  5. The school must record and retain for 3 years details of each flight test, flight review or logbook certification carried out, or made pursuant to the Civil Aviation Act or Regulations (including instruments made under that Act).
  6. Synthetic trainers must be used in accordance with CASA's directions.
  7. Instruction given by the commercial, instructor and instrument schools is to be such that the majority of students should pass, at the first attempt, the flight test for issue of the licence or rating for which they have been trained. If a flying school is unable to maintain this requirement when measured over a period of two years, the school's classification or its approval under the certificate, as appropriate, may be suspended, cancelled or varied by CASA.

3. Specific requirements - Private School

  1. The holder of a certificate with a private school classification must use or employ:
    1. instructional staff qualified under Part 5 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988;
    2. a CFI performing the duties and qualified as set out in subsection 9;
    3. a suitable means of instructing students in the theory subjects appropriate to the licence (training of theory subjects may be conducted by a separate organisation or by a correspondence course or other course of self-study provided that the student's progress is monitored by the flying school);
    4. maps of a suitable scale clearly depicting the following:
      1. aerodromes used in training;
      2. the general flying training area;
      3. low flying areas with major obstructions clearly marked;
      4. acrobatic flying area(s); and
      5. travel corridor(s) connecting aerodromes and training areas.
    5. briefing and teaching facilities appropriate to the number of staff and students at each branch of the school, separate from administrative and recreational areas;
    6. aircraft
      1. of a type satisfactory to CASA for the flying training specified in CASA's approved syllabus of training for the private pilot licence; and
      2. equipped with an efficient means of intercommunication, being, in the case of aircraft first registered after 1 January 1981, electronic intercommunication;
    7. means of simulating instrument flight conditions satisfactory to CASA;
    8. examination rooms and examination security facilities satisfactory to CASA for those flying schools approved by CASA to conduct theory examinations; and
    9. a detailed syllabus of flying training compiled from CASA's approved syllabus of training for a Private Pilot Licence.

4. Specific requirements - Commercial School

  1. The holder of a certificate with a commercial school classification must use or employ:
    1. instructional staff qualified under Part 5 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988;
    2. a CFI performing the duties and qualified as set out in subsection 9;
    3. a suitable means of instructing students in the theory subjects appropriate to the licence (training of theory subjects may be conducted by a separate organisation or by a correspondence course or other course of self-study provided that the student's progress is monitored by the flying school);
    4. maps of a suitable scale clearly depicting the following:
      1. aerodromes used in training;
      2. the general flying training area;
      3. low flying areas with major obstructions clearly marked;
      4. acrobatic flying area(s); and
      5. travel corridor(s) connecting aerodromes and training areas;
    5. briefing and teaching facilities appropriate to the number of staff and students at each branch of the school, separate from administrative and recreational areas;
    6. aircraft:
      1. of a type satisfactory to CASA for the flying training specified in CASA's approved syllabus of training for the commercial pilot licence; and
      2. equipped with an efficient means of intercommunication, being, in the case of aircraft first registered after 1 January 1981, electronic intercommunication;
    7. means of simulating instrument flight conditions satisfactory to CASA;
    8. a detailed syllabus of flying training compiled from CASA's approved syllabus of training for a Commercial Pilot Licence;
    9. training conducted in accordance with the syllabus.

5. Specific requirements - Balloon School

  1. The holder of a certificate with a balloon school classification shall:
    1. use or employ instructional staff qualified under Part 5 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988;
    2. a CFI performing the duties and qualified as set out in subsection 10;
    3. have a suitable means of instructing students in the theory subjects appropriate to the commercial pilot (balloon) licence or monitoring a student's self-study or correspondence study;
    4. maintain maps of a suitable scale clearly depicting the general flying training area with major obstructions, sensitive areas and power lines marked;
    5. provide briefing and teaching facilities appropriate to the number of staff and students at each branch of the school, separate from administrative and recreational areas;
    6. have access to balloons of a type suitable for commercial balloon operations including at least one balloon of each size classification on which the school intends to endorse students or commercial balloon pilots;
    7. prepare a detailed syllabus of flying training compiled from CASA's syllabus of training for the commercial pilot (balloon) licence;
    8. Conduct training in accordance with the syllabus.

    Note: CASA does not issue a student or private pilot licence - balloons. This function is carried out by the Australian Ballooning Federation Limited. A student desiring to obtain a commercial pilot licence - balloons shall hold an ABF private pilot certificate and be trained by the holder of an AOC authorising flying training in balloons.

6. Specific requirements - Instrument School

  1. The holder of a certificate with an instrument school classification must use or employ:
    1. instructional staff qualified under Part 5 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 and approved as required by CASA to conduct instrument training;
    2. a CFI performing the duties and qualified as set out in subsection 9;
    3. a course acceptable to CASA consisting of:
      1. a programme of instruction indicating the sequence of ground and flight training periods; each period shall be identified so as to permit reference to the appropriate syllabus; and
      2. detailed syllabuses indicating the planned content of each period of instruction or practice based on the syllabus specified by CASA;
    4. ground training aids for instruction in radio navigation;
    5. aircraft equipped to a standard satisfactory to CASA to satisfy the training requirements of the course;
    6. briefing facilities appropriate to the number of staff and students at each branch of the school separate from administrative and recreational areas; means satisfactory to CASA of simulating instrument flight conditions.
    7. training conducted in accordance with the syllabus.

7. Specific requirements - Instructor School

  1. The holder of a certificate with an instructor school classification must be the holder of a commercial school classification. In addition to the requirements of subsection 4 the holder must use or employ:
    1. a CFI performing the duties and qualified as set out in subsection 9, and who is able to design and conduct flying instructor training courses to CASA's satisfaction;
    2. a course acceptable to CASA consisting of:
      1. a programme of instruction indicating the sequence of ground and flight training periods; each period shall be identified so as to permit reference to the appropriate syllabus; and
      2. detailed syllabus based on the outline specified by CASA, indicating the instructional objectives for each period of instruction or practice; and
    3. aircraft:
      1. of a type satisfactory to CASA for the requirements of the course outline; and
      2. equipped with an efficient means of intercommunication being, in the case of aircraft first registered after 1 January 1981, electronic intercommunication.
    4. training conducted in accordance with the syllabus.

8. Specific requirements - Agricultural School

  1. The holder of a certificate with an agricultural school classification must use or employ:
    1. approved instructional staff;
    2. a CFI performing the duties and qualified as set out in subsection 11;
    3. a course acceptable to CASA consisting of:
      1. detail of agricultural flying training to be undertaken;
      2. times allotted to each instructional sequence;
      3. the proportion of any operational agricultural flying training that will be conducted under simulated operational conditions;
      4. ground training sequences specifying the time allotted to each subject;
    4. aircraft:
      1. of a type satisfactory to CASA for the requirements of the flight instruction schedule; and
      2. equipped with an efficient means of intercommunication being, in the case of aircraft first registered after 1 January 1981, electronic intercommunication; and
    5. briefing facilities appropriate to the number of staff and students at each branch of the school;
    6. training conducted in accordance with the course specified in 8(1)(c).

9. Chief Flying Instructor (CFI) - Other than balloon/agricultural school

  1. A CFI must:
    1. hold a Grade One flight instructor rating in aeroplanes or helicopters as appropriate;
    2. hold an instructor rating entitling the holder to instruct on multi-engine aircraft, for schools conducting multi-engine (ME) training;
    3. hold a current command instrument rating, for schools conducting instrument training;
    4. hold a night VFR (aeroplane) rating or command (aeroplane) instrument rating in the case of an aeroplane school;
    5. hold a night VFR (helicopter) rating or current command (helicopter) instrument rating in the case of a helicopter school;
    6. be approved by CASA;
    7. have maintained a satisfactory record in the conduct or management of flying school operations.
  2. A CFI must have the following experience:
    1. For schools conducting multi-engine (ME) training:
      1. 50 hours ME training experience.
    2. For schools conducting commercial pilot training:
      1. 500 hours in commercial operations other than flying training;
      2. 200 hours Instructional experience as a grade 1 (aeroplane) instructor or a Grade 1 (helicopter) instructor) as applicable; and
      3. 12 months Instructional experience as a Grade 1 (aeroplane) instructor or a Grade 1 (helicopter) instructor as applicable.
    3. For schools conducting instrument rating training have:
      1. 250 hours instrument rating training experience.
    4. For schools conducting flight instructor rating training:
      1. 2000 hours total aeronautical experience;
      2. 500 hours Instructional experience as a Grade 1 (aeroplane) instructor or a Grade 1 (helicopter) instructor as applicable; and
      3. 250 hours Instructor training experience.
  3. The CFI of a school must:
    1. give practical instruction;
    2. supervise the duties of other subordinate flying instructors employed by the school in accordance with CAO 40.1.7;
    3. ensure that the school's operations are conducted in accordance with the Civil Aviation Act and the Civil Aviation Regulations;
    4. ensure that the flying and ground training conducted are at a standard satisfactory to CASA;
  4. The CFI must carry out a standardisation and proficiency flight check with each flying instructor instructing at the flying school:
    1. before the flying instructor commences instructional duties with the school; and
    2. at intervals of not more than one year.
  5. A detailed record of the content and result of each of these checks must be kept for 3 years and be made available to CASA.
  6. When a student is being trained solely by a Grade 3 flying instructor who has fewer than 250 hours flight time instruction, the student's progress must be checked by the CFI, or a Grade 1 or 2 instructor approved by the CFI for the purpose, at periods not exceeding three months, or after the accumulation of fifteen dual flying hours, whichever is achieved first. Such flights will (in addition to normal details) be recorded in the student's progress records, as a standardisation check by the CFI or delegate. This shall not apply to holders of commercial or higher pilot licences undergoing training for an agricultural rating.

10. Chief Flying Instructor (CFI) - Balloon school

  1. A CFI of a balloon school must:
    1. have held a commercial pilot (balloon) licence, endorsed with a flight instructor rating for at least 18 months prior to approval as CFI;
    2. have demonstrated the ability to conduct a high standard of training and testing of applicants for a CP(B)L;
    3. have demonstrated to CASA that he or she meets the standards of airmanship required by CASA; and
    4. have maintained a satisfactory record in the conduct or management of flying operations.
  2. A CFI of a balloon school must have the following experience:
    1. have logged at least 100 hours instructional flight time in balloons;
    2. have logged at least 25 hours instruction or testing to CASA's syllabus for the commercial pilot (balloon) licence.
  3. A CFI of a balloon school must carry out those duties shown in paragraphs 9(3) and 9(4) for a CFI.

11. Chief Flying Instructor (CFI) - Agricultural school

  1. A CFI of an agricultural school must:
    1. hold a valid commercial or higher category pilot licence for aeroplanes or helicopters as appropriate;
    2. have demonstrated to CASA that he or she meets the standards of airmanship required by CASA; and
    3. have maintained a satisfactory record in the conduct or management of flying operations.
  2. A CFI of an agricultural school must have the following experience:
    1. For an aeroplane agricultural school:
      1. 2000 hours aeroplane agricultural flight time;
      2. 1000 hours in spraying operations; and
      3. 500 hours in top dressing operations.
    2. For a helicopter agricultural school:
      1. 1000 hours helicopter agricultural flight time.
  3. A CFI of an agricultural school must carry out those duties shown in paragraphs 9(3) and 9(4) for a CFI.
 
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