ICAO Government Safety Inspector Operations – Air Operator Certification (GSI OPS EN)

Goal The Government Safety Inspector (GSI) Operations – Air Operator Certification (OPS) Course was developed as a collaborative effort between the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in order to provide operations, airworthiness, and personnel licensing aviation safety inspectors, on a worldwide basis, with uniform skills and knowledge to conduct specific safety oversight functions. This 14-days course, designed for operations inspectors, covers the basic concepts and steps involved in certificating an air transport operator. Participants will be taught the five-phase certification process based upon ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) and Model Civil Aviation Regulations (MCARs). Learning Objectives • After having successfully completed the GSI OPS, the trainees will be able to: • Evaluate perspective Operators Pre-assessment Statement forms for acceptability; • Identify Pre-application Meeting Objectives; • Conduct a cursory review of the packages and, from the review, evaluate the quality of one package and identify formal application meeting objectives for the other package; • Evaluate narrative and reference statements; • Conduct an in-depth evaluation of an excerpt from a mock Operations Manual; • Evaluate a sample curriculum segment from a mock operator’s training programme; • Evaluate an excerpt of a mock operator’s Cabin Attendant Manual for acceptability; • Evaluate a mock operator’s A300 Aircraft Operating Manual for acceptability; • Evaluate a mock operator’s proposed Minimum Equipment List (MEL) and Configuration Design List (CDL); • Verify submitted performance planning data for acceptability; • Evaluate an excerpt of a mock operator’s Aircraft Loading and Handling Manual for acceptability and identify errors; • Evaluate excerpts from the mock operator’s Exit Row Seating programme; • Evaluate the results of an inspector’s main base inspection for acceptability and determine inspector actions; • Evaluate the inspector’s observations of a training programme and facilities for acceptability and determine the correct inspector actions; • Evaluate emergency evacuation demonstration scenarios to determine if they were satisfactory and provide reasons for your decision; • Determine appropriate recommendations for scenarios involving inspector observations/reports of four demonstration flights and reasons for the recommendations; and • Complete a mock operator’s certificate and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and identify items that must be included in the certification report. Structure • Module 0 : Introduction • Module 1 : ICAO Obligations • Module 2 : The Pre-Application Phase • Module 3 : Conducting the Pre-Application Meeting • Module 4 : Conducting a Formal Application Meeting • Module 5 : Evaluating a Statement of Compliance • Module 6 : Evaluating Operations Manual • Module 7 : Evaluating a Quality Manual • Module 8 : Evaluating a Safety Management System Manual • Module 9 : Evaluating a Training Manual • Module 10 : Evaluating a Cabin Crew Manual • Module 11 : Evaluating an Aircraft Operating Manual • Module 12 : Evaluating a Minimum Equipment List • Module 13 : Evaluating a Performance Planning Manual • Module 14 : Evaluating a Loading and Handling Manual • Module 15 : Evaluating Other Required Manuals and Documents • Module 16 : Evaluating Applicant's Main Base and Station Facilities • Module 17 : Evaluating Training Programmes and Training Facilities • Module 18 : Evaluating Emergency Evacuation and Ditching Demonstrations • Module 19 : Evaluating Demonstration Flights • Module 20 : Issuing the Air Operator Certificate Primary Target Population This course is for Aviation Safety Inspectors tasked with certification of air operators. Entry Requirements • Participants are required to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.