The Bureau of Air Safety Investigation recommends that the Civil
Aviation Safety Authority:
(i) formulate requirements for inclusion into the documentation of
Air Operators Certificate holders conducting in command under
supervision training flights, specific instructions relating to the
conduct of those flights; and
(ii) specify the minimum levels of relevant type experience,
training and approval of pilots conducting the supervisory element
of in command under supervision flights.
I refer to Investigation Report 9802830 on the accident
involving Cessna A185E, VH-HTS AT Calabash Bay, NSW on 26 July 1998
generating Recommendations R199801279, R19980280 and R19980284.
Please accept my apologies for the delay in my reply.
Recommendation 19980279
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) recommends that
CASA:
I. formulate requirements for inclusion into the documentation of
Air (Operators Certificate holders conducting in command under
supervision training flights, specific instructions relating to the
conduct of those flights; and
II. specify the minimum levels of relevant type experience,
training and approval of pilots conducting the supervisory element
of in command under supervision flights.
CASA acknowledges the intent of the above recommendations and
advises that these issues will be addressed in the proposed Civil
Aviation Safety Regulations (CASRs) Parts 119, 121A and 121B.
A Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for each of these CASR
Parts will be released in April 2002. As part of the NPRM
consultative process, industry and interested parties are invited
to provide their comments and feedback to the proposed
regulations.
In October 2005, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)
issued Air Operator's Certification Manual (AOCM) - version 5. The
AOCM included explanatory information for Flying Operations
Inspectors about a Supervisory Pilot's role and the prerequisites
for appointment. It noted that for small operators the position of
the supervisory pilot is not normally required as the supervisory
training can be carried out by a training and or check pilot
already approved by CASA. This was seen as meeting the objectives
of the recommendation relating to the supervised flying of pilots
engaged in fare-paying passenger operations.
The proposed changes in the Civil Aviation Safety Authority's
regulatory reform program, which was originally the basis for
acceptance of the recommendation, have not yet been implemented.
However, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau review of current
documentation, including the AOCM, showed that other changes have
occurred that in effect address the safety issues.
