SUBPART C
Certification Rules
No person may conduct LSA operations without or in violation of either:
(a)
A LSA operator certificate and operation
specifications issued under this subpart, if it is intended to be used by an
operator for commercial purposes;
(b)
The rules of a certified EAC 91-2, Egyptian Civil
Aviation Clubs, if it operates under the responsibilities and supervision of
that club;
(c)
The requirements of Part 91 if it is intended to be
used for private international operations only;
(d)
The requirements of Part 121 if it is intended to be
used for commercial international operations only;
(e)
The requirements of ECAR Part 105 along with the
requirements of this Part if intended to be used for sky diving operations; or
(f)
The requirements of EAC 91_3 along with the
requirements of this Part if intended to be used for sign towing
operations.
Note: If the LSA is intended to be used for
aerobatic operations, the aircraft shall be certified for that kind of non
commercial operations.
104.33 Application for certificate
An application for a LSA operator certificate is made on a form and in a manner prescribed by the ECAA
104.35 Amendment of certificate
(a) A LSA operator
certificate may be amended:
(1) On the
initiative of the ECAA; or
(2) Upon
application by the holder of that certificate.
(b) An application to amend a LSA operator certificate is submitted on a form and in a manner prescribed by the ECAA, at least 15 days before the proposed amendment effective date.
(c) The ECAA will grant a request to amend a certificate if it
determines that safety in air commerce and the public interest so allow.
(d) Within 30 days after receiving a refusal to amend, the holder may
petition the Chairman of the ECAA, to reconsider the refusal.
104.37 Certification requirements
(a) Private glider operator-pilot: The applicant must hold a current
Egyptian private, commercial, or airline transport pilot license and be
properly rated for the aircraft to be used.
(b) Commercial glider operator-pilot: The applicant must have available
the services of at least one person who holds a current Egyptian commercial
glider operator-pilot and who is properly rated for the aircraft to be used.
The applicant himself may be the person that fulfills this requirement.
(c) Aircraft: The applicant must have at least one certificated and
airworthy LSA.
(d) Knowledge and skill tests for private operations: The applicant
must show, or have a person who is designated as the chief supervisor of LSA
operations to show, that he has satisfactory knowledge and skill regarding LSA
operations, such as knowledge of:
(1) Performance capabilities and operating limitations of the LSA to be used; and
(2) Safe flight
and application procedures.
(e) Management personnel
required for commercial operations
(1) Each LSA operating certificate holder must have enough qualified management personnel in the following or equivalent positions to ensure safety in its operations:
(i) Director of operations;
and
(ii) Director of
maintenance.
(2) Upon application by the LSA operating certificate holder, the ECAA may approve different positions or numbers of positions than those listed in paragraph (a) of this section for a particular operation if the LSA operating certificate holder shows that it can perform its operations safely under the direction of fewer or different categories of management personnel.
(3) Each LSA operating certificate holder shall:
(i) Set forth the duties,
responsibilities, and authority of the personnel required by this section in the
manual required by this Part;
(ii) List in the manual
required by this Part the name of the person or persons assigned to those
positions; and
(iii) Within 10 working
days, notify the ECASA of any change made in the assignment of persons to the
listed positions.
(f) Manual requirements for
commercial operations
(1) Each LSA operating
certificate holder shall prepare and keep current a manual setting forth the
LSA operating certificate holder's procedures and policies acceptable to the
ECAA. The LSA operating certificate holder’s flight, ground, and maintenance
personnel in conducting its operations must use this manual. However, the ECAA
may authorize a deviation from this paragraph if the ECAA finds that, because
of the limited size or nature of the operation, part of the manual is not
necessary for guidance of flight, ground, or maintenance personnel.
(2) Each LSA operating
certificate holder shall maintain at least one copy of the manual at its
principal base of operations.
(3) The manual must not be
contrary to any applicable ECAA regulations or the LSA operating certificate
holder's operating certificate.
(4) A copy of the manual, or appropriate portions of
the manual (and changes and additions) shall be made available to maintenance
and ground operations personnel by the LSA operating certificate holder and
furnished to:
(i) Its cockpit crewmembers;
and
(ii) The ECAA.
(iii) Each employee
of the LSA operating certificate holder to whom a manual or appropriate
portions of it are furnished shall keep it up to date with the changes and
additions furnished to them.
(g) Manual
contents for commercial operations
Each manual shall have the
date of the last revision on each revised page. The manual must include:
(1)
The name and title of each person authorized to
exercise maintenance and operation duties;
(2)
Procedures for ensuring compliance with weight
limitations;
(3)
Procedures for complying with accident notification
requirements;
(4) Procedures for ensuring that the pilot
in command knows that required airworthiness inspections have been made and
that the LSA has been approved for return to service in compliance with
applicable maintenance requirements;
(5) Procedures for planning a flight;
(6) Procedures for conducting the required
training;
(7)
Procedures for reporting and recording mechanical
irregularities that come to the attention of the pilot in command before,
during, and after completion of a flight;
(8)
Procedures to be followed by the pilot in command
for determining that mechanical irregularities or defects reported from
previous flights have been corrected or that correction has been deferred; and
(9)
Other procedures and policy instructions regarding
the LSA operating certificate holder's operations, which are issued by the LSA
operating certificate holder.
104.39 Duration of certificate
A LSA operator certificate is effective for one year, or until it is surrendered, suspended, or revoked whichever occurs first. The holder of a LSA certificate that is suspended or revoked shall return it to the ECAA.