Considerations about EASA ‘Approved Training Organisation’ (ATO) presented by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com
Introduction Roles & Responsibility
Regulation 1178/2011 describes the following requirements:
- Pilot training organisations,
- Operators of flight simulation training devices and
- Aeromedical centres.
- Describes all of the different types of pilot licences, ratings and certificate.
- Describes the initial training requirements for cabin crew.
All pilot training organisations in Europe need to comply with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, also known as ‘the aircrew regulation’.
All such organisations are referred to as ‘approved training organisations’ or ‘ATOs’ & the regulations do not make a distinction between flight training organisations (formally ‘FTOs’) and type-rating training organisations (formally ‘TRTOs’).
All such organisations are referred to as ‘approved training organisations’ or ‘ATOs’.
Issue of ATO approval
The ATO approval is issued by European Competent Authorities who will
- Verify that the organisation complies with the requirements of the Aircrew regulation.
Some types of pilot training do not have to be provided within an ATO,
- For example the following training can be provided in a declared training organisations (DTO)
o Light Aircraft Private Pilot’s Licence (LAPL),
o Private Pilots Licence (PPL) and associated ratings.
Organisation requirements for ATOs
The aircrew regulation requires ATOs to have a particular type of management system. (except those that only provide training for the LAPL, PPL and associated ratings) must have:
- A management system
- Safety management, SMS – This includes all of the elements of a safety management system (SMS) Compliant with ICAO annex 19;
- Compliance Monitoring, CMS.
Note: ATOs are required to implement a single, integrated management system. (requirements can be found in ORA.GEN.200.)
The 6 fundamental elements of the management system are as follows:
- Clearly defined lines of responsibility and accountability;
- A safety policy;
- Safety risk management;
- Personnel trained and competent to perform their tasks;
- Documentation of all management system key processes, and
- A compliance monitoring function.
Part FCL Annex I, Describes all the different types of pilot licences and ratings including instructor and examiner ratings and certificates.
Medical Requirements – Annex IV (Part-MED)
- Aeromedical Examiners (AMEs) and
- Criteria for Medical Certificates for Pilots.
Cabin Crew Annex V (Part-CC)
- Initial training of cabin crew
- Additional requirements for cabin crew training in the air operations
Note: A significant amount of Cabin Crew Training is the responsibility of the aircraft operators.
Declared Training Organisations – Annex VIII (Part-DTO)
o Requirements for declared training organisations
o training towards
- LAPL
- PPL
- Associated ratings
Authority Requirements – Annex VI – requirements for the national aviation authorities (NAAs) or ‘competent authorities’ (Required to have a Management System).
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