Subpart B

 ANSTO Certification Requirements

 

143.51 Personnel requirements

(a)    Each applicant for the grant of an ANSTO certificate shall nominate:

(1) a senior person identified as the Accountable Manager who has the authority within the applicant’s organization to ensure that all training courses and assessments conducted by the organization can be financed and carried out in accordance with the requirements prescribed by this Part;

(2) a senior person or group of senior persons who are responsible for ensuring that the applicant’s organization complies with the requirements of this Part. Such nominated person or persons shall be ultimately responsible to the Accountable Manager;

 (3) Sufficient personnel to plan, conduct, and supervise the training courses and assessments listed in the applicant’s exposition.

(b)    The applicant shall establish procedures for initially assessing, and for maintaining the competence of those personnel and instructors conducting the training courses and assessments listed in the applicant’s exposition.

 (c)   Subject to ECAA approval, ANSTO may engage, employ or contract instructors possessing foreign license, certification or qualification. 

 (d)   The applicant shall nominate a person to be the focal point for communication with the ECAA.

 

143.53 Facilities, Equipment and Accommodation requirements

(a)    An applicant for, or holder of, ANSTO certificate shall have facilities appropriate for the maximum number of students expected to be taught at any time and the training sought, as follows:

(1)  An enclosed adequately equipped classroom;

(2)  A library containing all current training material, specified in 143.55, appropriate to the scope and level of training undertaken; If the library provides training material in electronic format, there must be adequate facilities allowing for the production of printed copies of part or all of any document used by either students or instructors. Any copyright arrangements required to comply with this requirement shall be the responsibility of the training organization.

(3)  Simulators appropriate for the training sought;

(4)  Adequate instructional equipments appropriate to the training sought.

(5)  Adequate office accommodation for instructors;

(6)  Control desk or console where applicable;

(7)  Secure storage facilities for examination papers and training records.

(b)   A holder of an ANSTO certificate shall not make any change in facilities, equipment, simulators or materials that have been approved for a particular training unless that change is approved by the Authority in advance.

(c)   An applicant for, or holder of, ANSTO certificate shall ensure that the equipment, materials, and simulators required by paragraph (A) be in satisfactory working condition for instructional and practice purposes.

 

143.55 Documentation

(a)   Each applicant for the grant of an ANSTO certificate shall hold current approved copies of all relevant Egyptian Civil Aviation Regulations, training standards and any other documentation that is necessary for the provision of the training courses and assessments listed in the applicant’s exposition.

(b)   The applicant shall establish procedures to control the documentation required by paragraph (A).The procedures shall ensure:

(1)  All documentation and changes thereto  are reviewed  by appropriate personnel before issue; and

(2)  All documentation and changes thereto  are approved by ECAA; and

(3)  Current issues of relevant documentation are available to personnel for the provision of training courses and assessments listed in their exposition; and

(4)  All obsolete documentation is promptly removed from all points of issue or use.

 

143.57 Training courses, assessments, Determining Competence and appeals

(a)   Training courses:

(1)  All Air Navigation Services Training Courses leading to the grant of an Egyptian License, certificate, rating and/or rating endorsement shall be approved by the ECAA and shall be conducted only by ANSTO approved by the ECAA.

(2)  ANSTO wishing to offer Air Navigation Services Training Courses are required to submit, in the form of a Course Design Document (Appendix C), their proposed courses of training to the ECAA.

(3)  The Course Design Document shall contain a certificate signed by the Accountable Manager confirming compliance with the ECAA Training Standards. The exposition shall show how the training organization is in compliance with these standards.

(4)  A master copy of the Course Design Document, showing all changes incorporated and the reasons for them shall be maintained and kept within the training organization. It shall be possible to trace the development of the course from this document.

(5)  Approved ANSTO shall have processes in place by which they maintain and review training courses to ensure that the training they provide meets the operational requirements. Changes made as a result of these processes shall be documented in the Course Design Document, together with the reasons for making them.

(6)  The approved ANSTO must notify the ECAA of any proposed changes to the course that affect the approval, before any such change takes place, to enable the ECAA to determine continued compliance with this document and to amend, if necessary, the approval certificate.

 

 (b)  Assessment

(1)  All assessment schemes must be approved by the ECAA.

(2)  Assessments required by the ECAA in accordance with the course approval shall be conducted only by Assessors approved by the ECAA.

(3)  Assessors shall have a combination of qualifications and experience greater than the level of qualification being taught or assessed.

(4)  Objectives must be specified for each practical, written, verbal or other form of assessment.

(5)  On each course or module of a course, periods of assessment shall be clearly defined.

(6)  Students shall be assessed in accordance with the procedures contained in the Course Design Document.

(7)  The student must be made aware of the areas to be assessed and the standards to be reached for each assessment.

(8)  Students presenting themselves for an assessment shall be deemed to be physically and mentally fit to take the assessment.

 

 (c)   Determining Competence

(1)  Students must achieve a level of competence as approved by the ECAA.

(2)  A student shall be entitled to two attempts at a practical, written or verbal assessment.

(3)  A student who does not achieve a satisfactory assessment after two consecutive attempts shall have failed the course.

(4)  A student who has failed a course may undertake a second attempt at the course and shall be required, as a minimum, to complete that part of the approved course from the last assessment where the student was assessed as satisfactory. If a period of more than six months has elapsed since the date of failure, the training organization shall carry out an assessment of the particular student’s retained knowledge and skills and, if necessary, require the student to commence training at an earlier point in the course.

(5)  A student unsuccessful at a second attempt at a course shall be required to undertake any subsequent courses full.

(6)  If, during Initial training, a period of more than six months separates the successful completion of basic training and the commencement of the first rating training course, the training organization shall carry out an assessment of the particular student’s retained knowledge and skills and, if necessary, require the student to carry out a period of refresher training before commencing rating training.

(7)  Students must be provided with the results of all their assessments. Verified results may be promulgated.

(8)  On completion of a course, the training organization shall collate the course results and forward them to the ECAA.                                                                                                                                                            

(d)Appeals

(1)  Any student who believes he has been disadvantaged by the conduct of an assessment shall have a right of appeal.

(2)  Training organizations shall establish and publish an internal appeal procedure. Training organizations shall maintain records which show that students have acknowledged receipt of the appeal procedure.

(3)  A student who has attempted an assessment will not be permitted to appeal on the grounds of medical or mental fitness.

 

143.59 Records

The following records must be retained by ANSTO:

(a)   Training organization Exposition Manual (master copy) – to be retained permanently

(b)   Course Design Documents (master copies) – to be retained permanently

(c)   ANSTO shall retain detailed student records to show that all requirements of the training course have been met as agreed by ECAA, this shall include Training and assessment records, as follows:

(1)  Course nominal rolls;

(2)  List of course managers, instructors and assessment staff for each course;

(3)  Written assessment question papers;

(4)  Practical assessment reports;

(5)  Verbal assessment reports (if applicable) including questions asked and records of student responses;

(6)  Written student answer papers;

(7)  Consolidated course results sheet with final assessment for each student;

(8)  Attendance records and any course programmed changes to accommodate student absence; and

(9)  Evidence that each student has a copy of the training organization's appeal procedure.

(10)These records shall be kept for a minimum period of two years after completion of the training course.

(d)    ANSTO shall maintain a system for recording the qualifications and training of instructional and examining staff. This shall include records of instructional, simulator input and assessment staff competence, showing:

(1)  Name and forename;

(2)  License/certificate, qualifications, ratings and license endorsements held;

(3)  Details of OJTI, assessor, verifier and/or examiner training undertaken;

(4)  Details of competency training and date(s) of last relevant competency check(s) undertaken at the training organization;

(5)  These records shall be retained for a minimum period of two years after the instructor or examiner ceases to perform function for ANSTO.

(e)    Records of the internal and external audits.

 

143.61 Quality assurance

(a)   Each applicant for the grant of an ANSTO certificate shall establish an quality assurance system to ensure compliance with, and the adequacy of, the procedures required by this Part.

(b)   The quality assurance system shall include

(1)  A safety policy and safety policy procedures that are relevant to the applicant’s organizational goals and the expectations and needs of its customers; and

(2)  A procedure to ensure quality indicators, including defect and incident reports, and personnel and customer feedback, are monitored to identify existing problems or potential causes of problems within the system; and

(3)  A procedure for corrective action to ensure existing problems that have been identified within the system are corrected; and

(4)  A procedure for preventive action to ensure that potential causes of problems that have been identified within the system are remedied; and

(5)  An internal audit programmed to audit the applicant’s organization for conformity with the procedures in its exposition and achievement of the goals set in its safety policy; and

(6)  Management review procedures, which shall include the use of statistical analysis, to ensure the continuing suitability and effectiveness of the internal quality assurance system in satisfying the requirements of this Part.

(c)      The safety policy procedures shall ensure that the safety policy is understood, implemented, and maintained at all levels of the organization.

(d)   The procedure for corrective action shall specify how

(1)  To correct an existing problem; and

(2)  To follow up a corrective action to ensure the action is effective; and

(3)  Management will measure the effectiveness of any corrective action taken.

(e)   The procedure for preventive action shall specify how

(1)To correct a potential problem; and

(2)To follow up a preventive action to ensure the action is effective; and

(3) To amend any procedure required by this Part as a result of a preventive action; and

(4) Management will measure the effectiveness of any preventive action taken.

(f)     The quality audit programmed shall:

(1)  Specify the frequency and location of the audits taking into account the nature of the activity to be audited; and

(2)  Ensure audits are performed by trained auditing personnel who are independent of those having direct responsibility for the activity being audited; and

(3)  Ensure the results of audits are reported to the personnel responsible for the activity being audited and the manager responsible for internal audits; and

(4)  Require preventive or corrective action to be taken by the personnel responsible for the activity being audited if problems are found by the audit; and

(5)  Ensure follow up audits to review the effectiveness of any preventive or corrective action taken.

(g)    The procedure for management review shall

(1) Specify the frequency of management reviews of the quality assurance system taking into account the need for the continuing effectiveness of the system; and

(2) Identify the responsible manager who shall review the quality assurance system; and

(3)Ensure the results of the review are evaluated and recorded.

(h)    The senior person who has the responsibility for quality assurance shall have direct access to the Accountable Manager on matters affecting safety.

 

143.63 Training organization Exposition Manual (TEM)

(a)    ANSTO shall provide a Training organisation Exposition Manual (TEM) (Ref Appendix D) 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 statement signed by the Accountable manager on behalf of the applicant’s organization confirming that the exposition and any included manuals:

(b) Define the organization and demonstrate its means and methods for ensuring ongoing compliance with this Part; and

(c) Will be complied with at all times.

(1) An organization chart showing lines of responsibility of the senior persons;

(2)  A general description of the scope of training, including a list of the training courses and assessments, authorized under the organization’s terms of approval;

(3) The content of the training programmers offered including the courseware and equipment to be used;

(4) A description of the organization’s quality assurance system in accordance with 143.61(B);

(5) A description of the organization’s facilities as required by143.53;

(6)  The name, duties and qualification of the person designated as responsible for compliance with the requirements of the approval, as required by 143.51 (A)(1) and (2);.

(7) A description of the duties and qualification of the personnel designated as responsible for planning, performing and supervising the training.

(8) A description of the procedures used to establish and maintain the competence of instructional personnel as required by 143.51(A)(3).

(9) A description of the method used for the completion and retention of the training records as required by 143.59.

(10) A description, of additional training needed to comply with an operator’s procedures and requirements;

(11) a description of the selection, role and duties of the authorized personnel, as well as the applicable requirements established by the ECAA.

(12) The locations at which each training course or assessment will be conducted;

(13) Details of the applicant’s procedures required by 143.55(b) regarding the control of documentation

(14)Procedures to control amend and distribute the exposition.

(d)    ANSTO shall ensure that the training exposition manual is amended as necessary to keep the information contained therein up to date.

(e)    Copies of all amendments to the training exposition manual shall be furnished promptly to all organizations or persons to whom the manual has been issued.

(f)     The applicant’s exposition must be acceptable to the ECAA.