21Part 149 flying training organisations

21 Part 149 flying training organisations

(1) It is an aviation administration function to administer a person that conducts flying training, or flight tests, in relation to a Part 149 aircraft (a Part 149 flying training organisation).

Note: “Person” includes a natural or corporate person — see section 12C of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

(2) The function includes: (a) assessing a person’s organisation, and its procedures, practices, personnel and facilities to determine whether the person is capable of conducting flying training, or flight tests, in relation to the aircraft; and (b) if satisfied as mentioned in paragraph (a), issuing an authorisation to the person to conduct the activities specified in the authorisation; and (c) assessing whether a person to whom the ASAO has issued an authorisation continues to be capable of conducting the activities covered by the authorisation; and (d) approving aeronautical examinations that may be conducted by a Part 149 flying training organisation to assess candidates undertaking flying training. (3) Under this function a person may be authorised to be a Part 149 flying training organisation that does one or more of the following for the aircraft: (a) conduct flying training; (b) conduct flying tests; (c) conduct aeronautical examinations to assess candidates undertaking flight training.