Sofema Aviation Services (www.sassofia.com) looks at the requirements related to the role of Nominated Postholder within an OTAR 145 Organisation
Accountable Manager Considerations
The Accountable Manager is the manager with ultimate responsibility for operational standards and compliance with the relevant regulations.
Specifically, the Accountable Manager is accountable to the regulatory authority for activities conducted under the terms of the OTAR approval.
In practice, technical specialists, appointed to other subordinate managerial roles, may provide the level of regulatory and technical knowledge and support needed to ensure compliance on a day-to-day basis.
The nominee should be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of the standards required of the organisation for which they will be responsible.
This will include a basic understanding of the applicability of relevant regulatory documents and an appropriate level of knowledge of their content and purpose.
In particular, the nominee should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the requirements related to the appointment of those to designated posts, and others, within the organisation with responsibilities under the relevant requirements.
Any nominee for the position of Accountable Manager should be able to evaluate the qualities and qualifications required for those roles. (How to Demonstrate?)
145.105 Personnel requirements
(a) The accountable manager and senior persons, whose responsibilities include ensuring that the organisation is in compliance with the requirements of OTAR Parts 145 and 43 shall be readily identified in the organisationās MOE.
The person nominated as accountable manager shall be acceptable to the Governor
(b) The accountable manager shall nominate senior personnel acceptable to the Governor, directly responsible to the accountable manager, with responsibility for ensuring compliance with the requirements of this Part, including as a minimum the following:
(1) a quality manager responsible for a quality system specified in paragraph 145.121(d). This person shall have right of direct access to the accountable manager to ensure that the accountable manager is kept properly informed on quality and compliance matters; and
(2) a maintenance manager responsible for the control and management of the maintenance activities within the scope of approval.
(c) Responsibility for the following particular tasks shall be allocated to appropriate nominated senior personnel:
(1) ensuring a clear work order contract is in place, that maintenance instructions are developed in line with human factors taking account of available human resources facilities, tooling and the coordination and scheduling of tasks; and
(2) ensuring that available tooling is controlled, calibrated where required and maintained in a serviceable condition, that aircraft parts and materials are supplied and controlled taking account of the need for segregation and environmental conditions and documented evidence of approved release certification; and
(3) managing human resources taking account of human factors, the facilities, work task orientation, logistics and general coordination including the liaison with the operator and applicable OTAR Part 39 organisation and for documentation of the maintenance activities.
Next Steps
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