Course Details

GSI Flight Operation Air Operator Certification

Introduction

• The Government Safety Inspector (GSI) Operations – Air Operator Certification (OPS) Course was developed as a collaborative effort between the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in order to provide operations, airworthiness, and personnel licensing aviation safety inspectors, on a worldwide basis, with uniform skills and knowledge to conduct specific safety oversight functions. This 14-days course, designed for operations inspectors, covers the basic concepts and steps involved in certificating an air transport operator. Participants will be taught the five-phase certification process based upon ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and Model Civil Aviation Regulations (MCARs).

Objectives

After having successfully completed the GSI PEL, participants will be able to:

• Evaluate perspective Operators Pre-assessment Statement forms for acceptability
• Identify Pre-application Meeting Objectives
• Conduct a cursory review of the packages and, from the review, evaluate the quality of one package and identify formal application meeting objectives for the other package
•  Evaluate narrative and reference statements
• Conduct an in-depth evaluation of an excerpt from a mock Operations Manual
•  Evaluate a sample curriculum segment from a mock operator’s training programme
• Evaluate an excerpt of a mock operator’s Cabin Attendant Manual for acceptability
• Evaluate a mock operator’s A300 Aircraft Operating Manual for acceptability
• Evaluate a mock operator’s proposed Minimum Equipment List (MEL) and Configuration Design List (CDL
• Verify submitted performance planning data for acceptability
• Evaluate an excerpt of a mock operator’s Aircraft Loading and Handling Manual for acceptability and identify errors
• Evaluate excerpts from the mock operator’s Exit Row Seating programme
• Evaluate the results of an inspector’s main base inspection for acceptability and determine inspector actions
• Evaluate the inspector’s observations of a training programme and facilities for acceptability and determine the correct inspector actions
•  Evaluate emergency evacuation demonstration scenarios to determine if they were satisfactory and provide reasons for your decision
•  Determine appropriate recommendations for scenarios involving inspector observations/reports of four demonstration flights and reasons for the recommendations
• Complete a mock operator’s certificate and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and identify items that must be included in the certification report.
• Participants are required to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Who Sould Attend

Course Content

• Module 01: Course Introduction
• Module 02: Introduction to FLT OPS
• Module 03: FOI Qualification & Role
• Module 4: Responsibilities & Obligations of the State
• Safety Oversight Airworithness - Handsout

Prerequisite