CAP 3400

Air Operator

Certification Manual -

Helicopters

Approved by the Director General of Civil Aviation

Second Edition 2017

Directorate General of Civil Aviation, India

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................................. i

FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................. vi

RECORD OF REVISIONS ........................................................................................................ viii

LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGES .................................................................................................... ix

ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................................................................... x

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 1

1. General .................................................................................................................................... 1

2. Applicable Rules and Requirements ................................................................................... 1

3. Purpose of AOP/AOC ............................................................................................................ 2

4. Air Operators Permit/ Certificate ......................................................................................... 4

5. Application for AOP/ AOC ......................................................................................................... 5

6. Continued Compliance .......................................................................................................... 5

7. Suspension/ Cancellation or Revocation of AOP/ AOC ..................................................... 5

CHAPTER 2 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................ 1

1. Certification Process .............................................................................................................. 1

2. Responsibility of the Applicant ............................................................................................. 2

3. Authorization for the issue of an Air Operators Permit/ Certificate ................................. 3

4. Schedule of Events ................................................................................................................ 3

5. Statement of Compliance (Declaration of Conformance) ................................................. 4

6. Operators Permit/ Certificate and Operations Specifications (Ops Spec) .................... 4

CHAPTER 3 - INITIAL ISSUE OF AN AOP/ AOC ............................................................. 1

1. The Pre-Application phase .................................................................................................... 1

2. The Formal Application Phase ............................................................................................. 3

3. The Document Evaluation Phase ....................................................................................... 6

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3.1 General .............................................................................................................................. 6

3.2 Lease Agreements ........................................................................................................... 6

3.3 Manuals .............................................................................................................................. 6

3.4 Operations Manual ........................................................................................................... 9

3.5 Rotorcraft Flight Manual .................................................................................................... 10

3.6 Route Manual/ Navigation Information .......................................................................... 10

3.7 Training Manuals, Training Programmes and Training Personnel ............................ 10

3.8 Dangerous Goods Manual ............................................................................................ 11

3.9 Maintenance Control Manual(CAME) .......................................................................... 12

3.10 Security Manual ................................................................................................................ 13

3.11 Safety and Emergency Procedures .......................................................................... 13

3.12 Ground Handling Procedures .................................................................................... 13

3.13 Flight Safety Manual ................................................................................................... 13

3.14 Safety Management Systems Programme ............................................................... 13

3.15 Flight Safety Documents System .............................................................................. 14

3.16 Passenger Safety Briefing Card ................................................................................ 15

3.17 Minimum Equipment List ............................................................................................ 15

3.18 Statistical Returns ....................................................................................................... 16

4. Permission to import helicopter ......................................................................................... 16

5. The Demonstration and Inspection Phase ...................................................................... 16

5.1. General ............................................................................................................................ 16

5.2 Proving/ Validation Flights ............................................................................................. 17

5.3 Evacuation and Ditching Demonstration ................................................................... 18

6. Certification Phase .............................................................................................................. 18

6.1 Final version of the Operation Specifications ............................................................. 18

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6.2 Issue of an Air Operator Permit/ Air Operator Certificate .........................................19

7. Renewal of Air Operator Permit/ Certificate .................................................................... 19

7.1 The Application for Renewal ...................................................................................... 19

7.2 Inspection for Renewal of AOP/ AOC....................................................................... 19

7.3 Lapsed AOP/ AOC ...................................................................................................... 20

7.4 Amendment to AOP/ AOC/ Operations Specifications ........................................... 20

CHAPTER 4 CERTIFICATION PROCESS ..................................................................... 1

1. Air Operators Certification Team ........................................................................................ 1

2. Pre-application Phase............................................................................................................ 3

3. Formal Application Phase ..................................................................................................... 5

4. Document Evaluation Phase ................................................................................................ 8

5. Inspection and Demonstration Phase ............................................................................... 12

6. Certification Phase ............................................................................................................... 14

CHAPTER 5 MANAGEMENT OF AIR OPERATOR PERMIT/ CERTFICATE .................. 1

APPENDIX A Application For Permission To Establish Air Transport Services In India 1

APPENDIX B Schedule of Events ............................................................................................ 1

APPENDIX C Statement of Compliance ................................................................................. 1

APPENDIX D Certification Check Lists ................................................................................... 1

CHECKLIST 01 Assessment of General Status ................................................................. 2

CHECKLIST 02 Technical assessment for issue of Operations Specifications ............. 3

CHECKLIST 03 Assessment of Post Holders ..................................................................... 5

CHECKLIST 04 Assessment of Operations Manual .......................................................... 7

CHECKLIST 05 Organizational Structure, Staffing and Administrative Facilities .......... 9

CHECKLIST