155A. Operators- (1) An operator shall have access to an adequate organization,
including qualified and trained staff together with workshop and other
equipment, facilities and inspection aids as may be found necessary.
(2)
All operators, other than private aircraft owners, shall operate under an
approved maintenance system providing a basis of operation under a delegated
system of airworthiness control for the safety of their aircraft and persons they
carry on board the aircraft. For grant or issue of approval for operation under
the approved maintenance system and its continued validity, the operators shall
comply with the requirements as specified by the Director-General.
(3)
(a) An operator shall provide, for the use and guidance of its personnel,
manuals which shall contain details of information concerning policies,
procedures, practices and quality control methods relating to activities of
that operator and containing such further information as may be specified by
the Director-General.
(b)
A complete copy of the manual or such portions of the manual as the
Director-General may direct shall be submitted to the appropriate regional
Office of the Civil Aviation Department for approval.
(c)
An approved operator shall revise its manuals from time to time and whenever
found necessary as a result of changes in its operations, aircraft equipment or
practices or experience with the existing aircraft, equipment or practices. Any
revision of practices and procedures which affect the airworthiness or safety
of the aircraft or equipment shall be subject to the prior approval of the
Director-General.
(4)
Copies of the manual and the revisions thereof shall be supplied by an approved
operator to such of its personnel and to such other persons associated with the
work of that operator, as the Director-General considers necessary.
(5)
Employees of an approved operator shall comply with all the instructions
relating to their duties as contained in the manual(s).
(6)
An approved operator shall ensure that provision has been made for imparting
instructions to its personnel authorised to certify as may be considered
necessary for the proper discharge of their duties and responsibilities.
(7)
Every operator including an approved operator shall maintain complete records
of the total time flown since last overhaul and the time flown since last
inspection of all airframes, engines, instruments, radio apparatus, equipments
and accessories as included in the approved manual. They shall also maintain
such other records as may be specified by the Director-General to whom these
records shall be made available, for inspection and check, whenever required by
him. The records shall be kept for such period as may be specified by the
Director-General.
(8)
Every operator including an approved operator shall comply with the
engineering, inspection and manual requirements, as may be specified in the
Civil Aviation Requirements.
(9)
Without prejudice to the provisions of any rule, the Director-General may,
after giving a show-cause notice to an operator or a person and after making
such enquiry as he may deem fit, cancel, suspend or endorse any authorisation
or approval or issue warning or admonition to the operator or the person, where
he is satisfied that :-
(a) the
conditions specified by the Director-General under this rule and the Civil
Aviation Requirements are not being complied with and
(b) the
operator or the person has performed work, or granted a certificate in respect
of the work which has not been performed in a careful or competent manner or
has performed work beyond the scope of its or his approval or failed to make
proper entries and certification thereof or for any other reason considered by
the Director-General to be sufficient to cancel, suspend or endorse authorisation
or approval granted under this rule, or to issue a warning or an admonition.
[Inserted by GSR No. 1202 dated 23-7-1976
Amended by G.S.R. 813(E) dated 21-11-2008 and
GSR
No. 413 dated 23.7.2001]