CASA to review AOC requirement for Aerialwork
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CASA to review AOC requirement for Aerialwork
CASA Director Mick Toller announced today in a speech to the SafeSkies Conference that CASA will be conducting a review of the requirement for AOCs for Aerial Work operations.
One of the possible outcomes may be "no certificates"
This is being undertaken to simplify AOC procedures.
New policy will be Safety and Simplicity. Enforcement and harmonization to be considered secondary. "Safety through Clarity" to be the key line.
May well be a step in the right direction.
One of the possible outcomes may be "no certificates"
This is being undertaken to simplify AOC procedures.
New policy will be Safety and Simplicity. Enforcement and harmonization to be considered secondary. "Safety through Clarity" to be the key line.
May well be a step in the right direction.
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I have a feeling it might work out a bit different to what "Uncle Mick" has said. As is well known, CASA is busily engaged in rewriting the rules for harmonisation with ICAO and JAR. We're well into the same process but only looking at harmonisation with ICAO right now.
Anyway, in our new rules, "Aerial Work" will basically cease to exist. If it's a revenue operation, it's like Charter, so will get a similar AOC and demand similar levels of compliance. There's a suggestion that CASA may yet go down the same path.
I can see the combatants lining up already ...
Anyway, in our new rules, "Aerial Work" will basically cease to exist. If it's a revenue operation, it's like Charter, so will get a similar AOC and demand similar levels of compliance. There's a suggestion that CASA may yet go down the same path.
I can see the combatants lining up already ...
All,
If one were to look at the present list of NPRM's, one might just find that there already is a proposal in jolly old black and white to put cargo below 5700 kg. into Airwork.
There is NO proposal on the table to eliminate Airwork. Actually, as the worm turns, the situation is getting back to the consideration of taking ALL GA operations out of the category of operation that require an AOC.
After all, AOCs were only originally intended for Airline License operations, or the "biggish end of town" ---- have a look at the record. Have a look at what Leroy Keith had to say during his enlightened period as Director of CASA, but of course, what would Yanks know about safe and successful aviation.
Sadly, many existing operators rejected the idea of a US style Part 135, and insisted on Part 121 full on AOC's, because they saw it not as a safety outcome measure, but as a commercial protection, and a major barrier to new entrants. Needless to say, CASA jumped at the idea that "the industry" thought more, not less, intrusive micro management by CASA was a good idea. Wrong call by "the industry".
As its turned out, the CASA extremists have made the whole AOC mess a serious barrier to the continued existence of many existing organisations, including some very good operations. Who wants to add up all the small charter operations that have disappeared in the last three years.
Don't anybody, for one minute think that the only operators that have been forced out of business are "bottom feeders" and "shonks", or that the circumstances were just economics that, resulted in so many closures.
Tootle pip !!
If one were to look at the present list of NPRM's, one might just find that there already is a proposal in jolly old black and white to put cargo below 5700 kg. into Airwork.
There is NO proposal on the table to eliminate Airwork. Actually, as the worm turns, the situation is getting back to the consideration of taking ALL GA operations out of the category of operation that require an AOC.
After all, AOCs were only originally intended for Airline License operations, or the "biggish end of town" ---- have a look at the record. Have a look at what Leroy Keith had to say during his enlightened period as Director of CASA, but of course, what would Yanks know about safe and successful aviation.
Sadly, many existing operators rejected the idea of a US style Part 135, and insisted on Part 121 full on AOC's, because they saw it not as a safety outcome measure, but as a commercial protection, and a major barrier to new entrants. Needless to say, CASA jumped at the idea that "the industry" thought more, not less, intrusive micro management by CASA was a good idea. Wrong call by "the industry".
As its turned out, the CASA extremists have made the whole AOC mess a serious barrier to the continued existence of many existing organisations, including some very good operations. Who wants to add up all the small charter operations that have disappeared in the last three years.
Don't anybody, for one minute think that the only operators that have been forced out of business are "bottom feeders" and "shonks", or that the circumstances were just economics that, resulted in so many closures.
Tootle pip !!
