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Civil Aviation Act 2023

Functions, powers, and duties of participants in civil aviation system - Aviation participants - General requirements relating to aviation participants

13: General requirements for aviation participants

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"Rules for people involved in aviation to keep everyone safe"

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If you are an aviation participant, you must follow the civil aviation legislation. You must also follow the conditions attached to any aviation document you hold. You need to have the right qualifications and documents to do certain things in aviation. You must make sure you and the people you are responsible for do things safely and follow the safety and security standards.

If you have a document that lets you provide a service in aviation, you might need to set up a management system to ensure you follow the safety and security standards. You must train and supervise your employees so they can follow the safety and security standards and the conditions of your document. You must also provide enough resources to follow the safety and security standards and the conditions of your document.

As an aviation participant, you can compare this to the 1990 legislation for more information. You must always follow the rules and standards to ensure safety in aviation. You have a responsibility to make sure everything is done safely and correctly.

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Part 2Functions, powers, and duties of participants in civil aviation system
Aviation participants: General requirements relating to aviation participants

13General requirements for aviation participants

  1. An aviation participant must comply with—

  2. civil aviation legislation; and
    1. the conditions attached to any aviation document held by the aviation participant.

      1. An aviation participant who does anything for which an aviation document is required must ensure that they hold—

      2. all the necessary qualifications; and
        1. the appropriate aviation documents; and
          1. other necessary documents.

            1. An aviation participant must ensure that the activities or functions for which an aviation document has been issued are carried out by the aviation participant, and all persons for whom the aviation participant is responsible, safely and in accordance with the relevant prescribed safety and security standards and practices.

            2. An aviation participant who holds an aviation document that authorises the provision of a service within the civil aviation system—

            3. must, if required under the rules, establish and follow a management system that will ensure compliance with the relevant prescribed safety and security standards and the conditions attached to the aviation document; and
              1. must provide training and supervision to all employees of the aviation participant who are doing anything to which the document relates, so as to maintain compliance with the relevant prescribed safety and security standards and the conditions attached to the aviation document and to promote safety and security; and
                1. must provide sufficient resources to ensure compliance with the relevant prescribed safety and security standards and the conditions attached to the aviation document.

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