Guidelines for aviation training organizations Manual of Procedure

The manual of procedures should be in accordance with CAR 141 and CATS-ATO. CATS-ATO will give you the required information to be contained in a manual of procedure.

The following should be included:

• A statement signed by the accountable manager – include the accountable manager’s responsibilities.
• The responsibilities of the person responsible for DG training i.e. amend training material; currency of instructors and this individual must sign accountability for the position.
• Organogram – add “person responsible for DG training”; “DG instructor” and “responsible person QA”
• Responsible person for QA - must list their responsibilities, and sign accountability
• Details of training facilities to be used
• Details of training aids to be used during training
• A summary of the resources at the facilities, and the scope of training to be conducted (DG training for security staff)
• Details of organisations procedure for recording which of its members and personnel hold authorisations granted by the organisation
• Details of the procedures required for “entry level competence of DG instructors” and “ongoing competence of DG instructors”
• Procedures to control, amend and distribute the manual of procedure
• A written procedure to be used when permission is required to deviate from the requirements of the organisation’s manual of procedures
• List of DG instructors
• Copy of certificate to be issued to students
• Policy on internal assessments of instructors
• Policy regarding students who fail exam; how many exam papers are set; pass mark for exam; is the exam open-book?
• Security of exam papers
• Complete CV of DG instructor – include current copy of DG certificate
• Procedure for renewal of ATO on annual basis
• Student feedback form to be included

A certificate of approval will only be issued once the MOP, training material and facilities have been inspected and found satisfactory by a DG inspector.