ATCO.AR.C.005 Oversight programme

(a)The competent authority shall establish and maintain an oversight programme covering the oversight activities required by ATCO.AR.C.001.

(b)For organisations certified by the competent authority the oversight programme shall be developed taking into account the specific nature of the organisation, the complexity of its activities and past certification and/or oversight activities. It shall include within each oversight planning cycle:

(1)audits and inspections, if needed, including unannounced inspections as appropriate; and

(2)meetings convened between the management of the training organisation and the competent authority to ensure that both remain informed of significant issues.

(c)For organisations certified by the competent authority an oversight planning cycle not exceeding 24 months shall be applied. The oversight planning cycle may be reduced if there is evidence that the safety performance of the organisation has decreased. The oversight planning cycle may be extended to a maximum of 36 months if the competent authority has established that during the previous 24 months:

(1)the organisation has demonstrated an effective identification of aviation safety hazards and management of associated risks; and

(2)the organisation has continuously demonstrated under ATCO.OR.B.015 that it has full control over all changes; and

(3)no level 1 findings have been issued; and

(4)all corrective actions have been implemented within the time period accepted or extended by the competent authority as defined in ATCO.AR.E.015. The oversight planning cycle may be further extended to a maximum of 48 months if, in addition to the above, the organisation has established, and the competent authority has approved, an effective continuous reporting system to the competent authority on the safety performance and regulatory compliance of the organisation itself.

(d)The oversight programme for training organisations shall include the monitoring of training standards including the sampling of training delivery if appropriate.

(e)For persons holding a licence, rating or endorsement issued by the competent authority the oversight programme shall include inspections, including unannounced inspections, if appropriate.