chief pilot minimum experience?

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I am presuming that to be a chief pilot for an AOC helicopter operator in the UK, that the Chief pilot has to be acceptable to the CAA, so the questions are, firstly

1. is that correct ?
2. what would be the minimum experience in hours or type of work done that the CAA would look for?
3. any other information that is relevant


also,

if a helicopter operator in the UK is a flying training organistion (FTO) in the UK, I believe they have to have a training manual and a head of training, does anyone know what the minimum qualifications/minimum experince you have to have to be "head of training"?

any help would be greatly appreciated


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