3.1.3 Staffing and training
3.1.3.1 In order to meet its responsibilities, the airworthiness organization must be staffed with qualified and experienced personnel capable of successfully undertaking the wide variety of required tasks. CAAs should ensure they attract and retain technically competent staff with the credibility and competence to interact with industry in an efficient and effective manner. It is essential that the staff be selected with considerable care. Some specialized skills may be obtained from external sources as needed.
3.1.3.2 Staff should possess a high degree of integrity, be impartial and tactful, and have good interpersonal communication and behaviour skills.
3.1.3.3 The CAA should have a programme for induction of new personnel that includes training in organizational responsibilities, appropriate airworthiness standards and policy, organizational working procedures, and the role of a regulator.
3.1.3.4 The CAA should have a structured programme to educate the staff on appropriate new CAA standards, policies, and procedures as they are being implemented.
3.1.3.5 The staff needs to keep abreast of new industry developments in the design, construction and maintenance of aircraft and associated equipment. A programme should be developed that provides for the staff, at regular intervals, to visit appropriate facilities and attend technical training and symposia to gain first-hand knowledge of new developments, including management principles. As a general policy, it is not desirable for individual staff members to obtain technical training or licenses from those entities under their direct regulatory jurisdiction.
3.1.3.6 In order for the CAA to benefit from the retention of experienced staff on the job and to maintain the necessary continuity of the organization, it is important that staff members are provided with conditions of service and remuneration reasonably consistent with that of industry, given the same education, technical knowledge, experience, and the responsibilities of their position.
3.1.3.7 It is preferable that staff should also possess aeronautical licenses, certificates or academic degrees commensurate with their job responsibilities (e.g. engineering degrees, technician/engineer/mechanic certificate with airframe and powerplant ratings, electronics technician ratings).
3.1.4 Environmental Standards
In addition to the Annex 8 airworthiness requirements, Annex 16 — Environmental Protection, requires States to perform certification of certain environmental aspects of civil aircraft and engines intended for use or operation in international air navigation. States may assign the responsibilities for establishing, and finding compliance with, the environmental standards to their airworthiness organization or to another organization.
3.2 Aircraft certification division responsibilities
3.2.1 In those States with a significant aviation manufacturing industry, it will be necessary to establish an aircraft certification division (ACD) within the CAA airworthiness organization. The size and structure of the ACD should be appropriate to the aviation manufacturing industry and the various types of aircraft on the State’s registry. The ACD’s activity will normally be directed toward type certification, evaluation of repairs and modifications proposed by manufacturers or operators to correct deficiencies in aircraft already in service or to enhance their usefulness, and continuing airworthiness of type certificated products.
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