CASA will introduce simpler rules for flight training organisations under new CASR Part141.
According to the regulator, the new rules will cut costs for 300 flying schools and save the industry around $2 million per year.
CASA’s Director of Aviation Safety, John McCormick, said the review of flying training regulations was conducted in line with the Federal Government’s direction to look for opportunities to reduce the cost and burden of regulatory compliance on industry.
“I am very pleased the new regulations in Part 141 can be simplified and made less costly while at the same time maintaining high safety outcomes,” Mr McCormick said.
“Naturally, safety can never be jeopardised in the pursuit of simpler regulations but with hard work the two outcomes can be achieved.
“CASA has listened to the views of people in the flying training sector and responded to their concerns with positive action.”
Key changes to Part 141 are:
- The requirement for a safety management system will be removed. Recommending safety management systems are implemented for small, simple flying training organisations is more beneficial than mandating them.
- A quality assurance manager will no longer be required and the quality assurance system requirements will be simplified for operators who are limited to simulator training.
- There will no longer be a need to develop an exposition when transitioning to the new rules. An operations manual will achieve the same safety outcomes.
- To help reduce the administrative burden on flying schools, CASA will provide training course material and off-the-shelf operations manual material.
- A policy statement will be developed in relation to entry control processes to ensure they do not go beyond what is legislatively required.