SUBPART A
General
142.1 Applicability
(a) This subpart prescribes the requirements governing the certification and operation of aviation training centers.
(b) No person may conduct any required training, testing, or checking under Part 121, or for any foreign air carrier, or conduct any training, testing, or checking in advanced flight training devices or flight simulators, or any other training under Subpart F of this Part, without, or in violation of, the certificate and training specifications required by this Part, except for an air carrier with which they have a specific relationship.
142.3 Definitions
As used in this Part:
(a) Advanced flight training device as used in this Part, means a flight
training device that has a cockpit that accurately replicates a specific make,
model, and type aircraft cockpit, and handling characteristics that accurately
model the aircraft handling characteristics;
(b) Aviation training center means an organization governed by the
applicable requirements of this Part that provides training, testing, and
checking under contract or other arrangement to airmen, or any other persons
specified in subpart F of this Part, subject to the requirements of the Parts
or foreign regulations;
(c) Core curriculum means a set of courses approved by the ECAA, for use by
a training center. The core curriculum consists of training, which is required
for a certificate or license. It does not include training for tasks and
circumstances unique to a particular user;
(d)
Course means:
(1)
A program of instruction to obtain
certification/license, rating, qualification, authorization, or currency;
(2) A program of instruction to meet a specified number of requirements of a
program for training, certification/license, rating, qualification,
authorization, or currency;
(3) A curriculum or a curriculum segment; or
(4) A program of instruction to meet a specified number of requirements to
obtain certification/license, rating, qualification, authorization, or currency
as a result of training under subpart F of this Part.
(e) Courseware
means instructional material developed for each course or curriculum, including
lesson plans, flight event descriptions, computer software programs,
audiovisual programs, workbooks, and handouts;
(f) Evaluator
means a person employed by a training center certificate holder who performs
tests for certification, added ratings, authorizations, and proficiency checks
that are authorized by the certificate holder's training specification, and who
is authorized by the ECAA to administer such checks and tests;
(g) Flight
training equipment means flight simulators, flight training devices and
aircraft;
(h) Instructor
means a person employed by a training center and designated to provide
instruction in accordance with subpart C of this Part;
(i) Line-operational
simulation means simulation conducted using operational-oriented flight
scenarios that accurately replicate interaction among cockpit crew members and
between cockpit crewmembers and dispatch facilities, other crewmembers, air
traffic control, and ground operations. Line operational simulations are
conducted for training and evaluation purposes and include random, abnormal,
and emergency occurrences. Line operational simulation specifically includes
line-oriented flight training, special purpose operational training, and line
operational evaluation;
(j) Specialty
curriculum means a set of courses that is designed to satisfy a requirement of
the Egyptian Civil Aviation Regulations and that is approved by the ECAA for
use by a particular training center. The specialty curriculum includes training
requirements unique to one or more training center clients;
(k) Specific
relationship means, for the purpose of this Part, any training center owned or
operated by an air carrier will be considered to have a specific relationship
with that air carrier;
(l) Training
program consists of courses, courseware, facilities, flight training equipment,
and personnel necessary to accomplish a specific training objective. It may
include a core curriculum and a specialty curriculum; and
(m) Training
specification means a document issued to a training center certificate holder
by the ECAA that prescribes that center's training, checking, and testing
authorizations and limitations, and specifies training program requirements.
142.5
Certificate and training specifications required
(a) No person may operate
a training center without, or in violation of, a training center certificate
and training specifications issued under this Part.
(b) An applicant will be
issued a training center certificate and training specifications with
appropriate limitations if the applicant shows that it has adequate facilities,
equipment, personnel, and courseware required by 142.11 to conduct training
approved under this Part.
142.6 Contents of training center certificate
The certificate
document shall contain at least the following:
(a) Organization’s name and
location;
(b) Date of issue and period of
validity (where appropriate);
(c) Terms of approval.
142.7 Duration
of a certificate
(a)
Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a training center
certificate issued under this Part is effective for twelve calendar months, or
until the certificate is surrendered or until the ECAA suspends, revokes, or
terminates it.
(b)
When the ECAA suspends, revokes, or terminates a training center certificate
the holder of that certificate shall return the certificate to the ECAA within
6 working days after being notified that the certificate is suspended, revoked,
or terminated.
142.9
Deviations or waivers
(a) The ECAA may issue deviations or waivers from any of the requirements of this Part.
(b) A training center applicant requesting a deviation or waiver under this section must provide the ECAA with information acceptable to the ECAA that demonstrates:
(1) Justification for the deviation or waiver;
and
(2) That the deviation or waiver will not
adversely affect the quality of instruction or evaluation.
142.11 Application
for issuance or amendment
(a) An application for a training center certificate and training specifications shall:
(1) Be made on a form and in a manner prescribed
by the ECAA;
(2) Be filed with the ECAA, along with two copies
of the training center policy and procedures manual required in paragraph (h)
of this section and a statement of compliance with this Part; and
(3) Be made at least 120 calendar days before the
beginning of any proposed training or 60 calendar days before effecting an
amendment to any approved training, unless a shorter filing period is approved
by the ECAA.
(b) Each application for a training center certificate and training specification shall provide:
(1) A statement showing that the minimum
qualification requirements of 142.13 for each management position are met or
exceeded;
(2) A statement acknowledging that the applicant
shall notify the ECAA within 10 working days of any change made in the
assignment of persons in the required management positions;
(3) The proposed training authorizations and
training specifications requested by the applicant;
(4) The proposed evaluation authorization;
(5) A description of the flight training
equipment that the applicant proposes to use;
(6) A description of the applicant's training
facilities, equipment, and qualifications of personnel to be used, and proposed
evaluation plans;
(7) A training program curriculum, including
syllabi, outlines, courseware, procedures, and documentation to support the
items required in subpart B or F of this Part, upon request by the ECAA;
(8) A description of a record keeping system that
will identify and document the details of training, qualification, and
certification of students, instructors, and evaluators; and
(9) A description of quality control measures
proposed.
(c)
The facilities and equipment described in paragraph (b)(6) of this section
shall:
(1)
Be available for inspection and evaluation prior to approval; and
(2)
Be in place and operational at the location of the proposed training center
prior to issuance of a certificate under this Part.
(d) An applicant who meets the requirements of
this Part and is approved by the ECAA is entitled to:
(1) A training center certificate containing all
business names included on the application under which the certificate holder
may conduct operations and the address of each business office used by the
certificate holder; and
(2) Training specifications, issued by the ECAA
to the certificate holder, containing:
(i) The type of training authorized, including
approved courses;
(ii) For each flight simulator or flight training
device, the make, model, and series of airplane or the set of airplanes being
simulated and the qualification level assigned, or the make, model, and series
of helicopter, or set of helicopters being simulated and the qualification
level assigned;
Note: All flight simulators and flight training devices are subject to qualification evaluation by the ECAA, according to EAC 121-1;
(iii) Authorized deviations or waivers from this
Part; and
(iv) Any other items the ECAA may require or allow.
(e) The
ECAA may deny, suspend, revoke, or terminate a certificate under this Part if
the ECAA finds that the applicant or the certificate holder:
(1) Held a training center certificate that was
revoked, suspended, or terminated within the previous 2 years; or
(2) Employs or proposes to employ a person who:
(i) Was previously employed in a management or supervisory position by the holder of a training center certificate that was revoked, suspended, or terminated within the previous 2 years; or
(ii) Exercised control over any certificate holder
whose certificate has been revoked, suspended, or terminated within the last 2
years; and contributed materially to the revocation, suspension, or termination
of that certificate and who will be employed in a management or supervisory
position, or who will be in control of or have a substantial ownership interest
in the training center.
(3) Has provided incomplete, inaccurate,
fraudulent, or false information for a training center certificate; and
(4) Should not be granted a certificate if the grant would not foster aviation safety.
(f) At any time, the ECAA may amend a training
center certificate:
(1) On the ECAA's own initiative; or
(2) Upon timely application by the certificate
holder.
(g) The
certificate holder must file an application to amend a training center
certificate at least 60 calendar days prior to the applicant's proposed
effective amendment date unless a different filing period is approved by the
ECAA.
(h) The
training center shall provide a training and procedures manual for the use and
guidance of personnel concerned. This manual may be issued in separate parts
and shall contain at least the following information:
(1) A general description of the scope of training
authorized under the training center’s terms of approval;
(2) The content of the training programmes offered
including the courseware and equipment to be used;
(3) A description of the organization’s quality
assurance system
(4) A description of the training center facilities;
(5) The name, duties and qualification of the person designated
as responsible for compliance with the requirements of the approval in
paragraph 5.1;
(6) A description of the duties and qualification of the
personnel designated as responsible for planning, performing and supervising
the training;
(7) A description of the procedures used to establish
and maintain the competence of instructional personnel;
(8) A description of the method used for the completion
and retention of the training records;
(9) A description, when applicable, of additional
training needed to comply with an operator’s procedures and requirements; and
(10) When a State has authorized an approved training
center to conduct the testing required for the issuance of a license or rating,
a description of the selection, role and duties of the authorized personnel, as
well as the applicable requirements established by the ECAA.
142.13 Management
and personnel requirements
An applicant for a training center certificate
must show that:
(a) For each proposed curriculum, the training
center has, and shall maintain, a sufficient number of instructors who are
qualified in accordance with subpart C of this Part to perform the duties to
which they are assigned;
(b) The training center has designated, and shall
maintain, a sufficient number of approved evaluators to provide required checks
and tests to graduation candidates within 7 calendar days of training
completion for any curriculum leading to an airmen certificate/license or
ratings, or both;
(c) The training center has, and shall maintain,
a sufficient number of management personnel, according to (e) and (f) of this
section, which shall include at least a general manager and a chief instructor,
who are qualified and competent to perform required duties;
(d) The management representative, and all personnel
who are designated by the training center to conduct direct student training,
are able to understand, read, write, and fluently speak the English language;
(e) To serve as general manager of a training
center a person must:
(1) Hold or have held an airline transport pilot,
commercial pilot or engineer license, as appropriate; and
(2) For an aviation training center conducting
training in advanced flight training devices or simulators, have at least 3
years supervisory or managerial experience within the last 6 years in a
position that exercised operational control over any operations conducted under
Parts 121, 141,147 or equivalent regulations.
(f) To
serve as a chief instructor of a training center a person must:
(1) Hold or have held an airline transport pilot
or commercial pilot license; and
(2)
Have at least 3 years experience, as pilot in command of a large airplane
operated under Part 121 or equivalent regulations.
(g) All instruction personnel receive initial
training as given in training guidence in EAC-121-1
142.15 Facilities
(a)
The facilities and working environment shall be appropriate for the task to
be performed and be acceptable to the Licensing Authority.
(b)
The training organization shall have, or have access to, the necessary
information, equipment, training devices and material to conduct the courses
for which it is approved.
(c) Synthetic training devices shall be qualified according to requirements established by the State and their use shall be approved by the Licensing Authority to ensure that they are appropriate to the task.
Note: The Criteria for the Qualification of Flight Simulators (EAC-121-1) provides guidance on the approval of flight simulators.
142.17 Reserved
142.19 Foreign
training centers: Special rules
(a) In the discretion of the ECAA, a training
center located outside
(b) A training center located outside
142.21 Testing for
prohibited drugs
(a) Each certificate holder shall test each of
its employees who performs a function listed in appendix I to Part 121 in
accordance with that appendix.
(b) No certificate holder may use any contractor
to perform a function listed in appendix I to Part 121 unless that contractor
tests each employee performing such a function for the certificate holder in
accordance with that appendix.
(c) Each certificate holder shall submit a drug
testing program plan to the ECAA (specifying the procedures for all testing
required by appendix I) not later than
(d) Starting from
(a) General: This section applies to employees
who perform a function listed in appendix J to Part 121 for a certificate
holder (covered employees). For the purpose of this section, a person who meets
the definition of covered employee in appendix J is considered to be performing
the function for the certificate holder.
(b) Alcohol concentration: No covered employee
shall report for duty or remain on duty requiring the performance of
safety-sensitive functions while having an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or
greater. No certificate holder having actual knowledge that an employee has an
alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater shall permit the employee to perform
or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions.
(c) On-duty use. No covered employee shall use
alcohol while performing safety-sensitive functions. No certificate holder
having actual knowledge that a covered employee is using alcohol while
performing safety-sensitive functions shall permit the employee to perform or
continue to perform safety-sensitive functions.
(d) Pre-duty use:
(1) No covered employee shall perform training
duties within 8 hours after using alcohol. No certificate holder having actual
knowledge that such an employee has used alcohol within 8 hours shall permit
the employee to perform or continue to perform the specified duties; and
(2) No covered employee shall perform
safety-sensitive duties other than those specified in paragraph (d)(1) of this
section within 4 hours after using alcohol. No certificate holder having actual
knowledge that such an employee has used alcohol within 4 hours shall permit
the employee to perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions.
(e) Use following an accident: No covered
employee who has actual knowledge of an accident involving an aircraft for
which he or she performed a safety-sensitive function at or near the time of
the accident shall use alcohol for 8 hours following the accident, unless he or
she has been given a post-accident test under appendix J to Part 121, or the
employer has determined that the employee's performance could not have
contributed to the accident.
(f) Refusal to submit to a required alcohol
test. No covered employee shall refuse to submit to a post-accident, random,
reasonable suspicion, or follow-up alcohol test required under appendix J to Part
121. No certificate holder shall permit an employee who refuses to submit to
such a test to perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions.
(a) Each certificate holder must establish an
alcohol misuse prevention program in accordance with the provisions of appendix
J to Part 121.
(b) No certificate holder shall use any person
who meets the definition of covered employee in appendix J to Part 121 to
perform a safety-sensitive function listed in that appendix unless such person
is subject to testing for alcohol misuse in accordance with the provisions of
appendix J.
(c) Each certificate holder shall submit an
alcohol misuse prevention program plan to the ECAA (specifying the procedures
for all testing required by appendix J) not later than
(d) Starting from
142.27 Display
of certificate
(a) Each holder of a training center certificate
must prominently display that certificate in a place accessible to the public
in the principal business office of the training center.
(b) A training center certificate and training
specifications must be made available for inspection upon request by:
(1) The ECAA; and
(2)
Any authorized
representative of the ECAA.
142.29 Inspections
Each certificate holder
must allow the ECAA to inspect training center personnel, facilities, equipment,
and records at any reasonable time and in any reasonable place in order to
determine compliance with or to determine initial or continuing eligibility
under the training center's certificate and training specifications; in
accordance with the requirements of the Egyptian Civil Aviation Law 28/1981, as
amended.
142.31 Advertising
limitations
(a) A certificate holder may not conduct, and may
not advertise to conduct, any training, testing, and checking that is not
approved by the ECAA if that training is designed to satisfy any requirement of
this Part.
(b) A certificate holder whose certificate has
been surrendered, suspended, revoked, or terminated must:
(1) Immediately suspend all training operations;
(2) Promptly remove all indications, including signs,
wherever located, that the training center was certificated by the ECAA; and
(3) Promptly notify all advertising agents, or
advertising media, or both, employed by the certificate holder to cease all
advertising indicating that the training center is certificated by the ECAA.
142.33 Training
agreements
A pilot school
certificated under Part 141 may provide training, testing, and checking for a
training center certificated under this Part if:
(a) There is training, testing, and checking
agreement between the certificated training center and the pilot school;
(b) The training, testing, and checking provided
by the certificated pilot school is approved and conducted in accordance with
this Part;
(c) The pilot school certificated under Part 141
obtains ECAA approval for a training course outline that includes the portion
of the training, testing, and checking to be conducted under Part 141; and
(d) Upon completion of training, testing, and
checking conducted under Part