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(a) A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must comply with the operations specifications required by rule 115.13.
(b) A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must—
(1) continue to meet the applicable standards and comply with the requirements of Subpart B; and
(2) comply with every procedure and programme detailed in the certificate holder’s exposition; and
(3) hold at each location specified in the certificate holder’s exposition—
(i) at least 1 current copy of the certificate holder’s operations specifications; and
(ii) in hard copy, electronic, or other form acceptable to the Director and available to all of the certificate holder’s staff, at least 1 current copy of the relevant sections of the certificate holder’s exposition applicable to the operations at the location.
(a) A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must not authorise any person to act as a flight crew member, and a person must not serve as a flight crew member, on an adventure aviation operation, unless the person holds the appropriate pilot licence, pilot certificate and rating, issued by the Director under the Act and Part 61 or the procedures of an appropriate aviation recreation organisation that is certificated under Part 149 to issue the pilot certificate or rating.
(b) A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must not authorise any person to act as a tandem master, and a person must not serve as a tandem master, on an adventure aviation operation, unless the person holds the appropriate tandem master certificate issued by the Director under the Act and in accordance with the procedures of an appropriate aviation recreation organisation that is certificated under Part 149 to issue the tandem master certificate.
(a) A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must conduct its adventure aviation operations using the trading or business name that appears on the certificate holder’s certificate.
(b) A person must not perform an adventure aviation operation unless the trading or business name of the certificate holder conducting the adventure aviation operation is displayed in such a manner that it is clearly identifiable, visible, and legible to any intending passenger before the passenger boards the aircraft or participates in the adventure aviation operation.
(c) A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must ensure that any advertisement that is associated with the certificate holder’s adventure aviation operations includes a clear reference to the business or trading name that appears on the certificate holder’s adventure aviation operator certificate.
A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must not conduct an air transport operation or a commercial transport operation under the authority of an adventure aviation operator certificate.
(a) A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must—
(1) ensure that the exposition required by rule 115.79 is amended—
(i) so that it remains a current description of the certificate holder’s organisation; and
(ii) to ensure continued compliance with the applicable requirements prescribed in the Part or any other Part; and
(2) ensure that any amendment made to its exposition meets the applicable requirements of this Part or any other Part and complies with the amendment procedures contained in its exposition; and
(3) forward to the Director for retention a copy of each amendment to its exposition as soon as practicable after the amendment is incorporated into its exposition; and
(4) amend its exposition as the Director considers necessary in the interests of aviation safety.
(b) A certificate holder must obtain the approval of the Director before changing any of the following:
(1) the chief executive:
(2) the title or name of any senior person referred to in rule 115.79(a)(2):
(3) the locations referred to in rule 115.79(a)(5), from which the certificate holder conducts adventure aviation operations:
(4) the scope of the certificate holder’s certificate:
(5) the system for safety management, if the change is a material change:
(5A) any DAMP, if the change is a material change:
(6) the maintenance programme required by rule 115.61:
(7) any contractor carrying out the certificate holder’s maintenance:
(8) the scheme for regulation of flight and duty time required by rule 115.401:
(c) The Director may impose conditions under which the holder of the adventure aviation operator certificate must operate during or following any change specified in paragraph (b).
(d) The certificate holder must comply with any condition imposed by the Director under paragraph (c).
(e) If any change referred to in paragraph (b) requires an amendment to the certificate or the operations specifications, the certificate holder must forward the certificate or the operations specifications to the Director for endorsement of the change as soon as practicable.
A holder of an adventure aviation operator certificate must, upon the Director’s request, amend the maintenance programme required by rule 115.61 if the Director considers that an amendment is necessary to satisfy the continuing airworthiness requirements of the programme.
