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Each applicant for the grant of a foreign air operator certificate must be the holder of a valid air operator certificate or equivalent document issued by an ICAO contracting State or a State or a territory that is acceptable to the Director, that authorises the holder to conduct proposed operations to, from, or within New Zealand.
(a) Each applicant for the grant or amendment of a foreign air operator certificate must, if required by the Director, perform proving flights or tests to satisfy the Director that it can meet any relevant prescribed requirement.
(b) The flights or tests must be conducted in a manner acceptable to the Director.
Each applicant for the grant of a foreign air operator certificate must establish procedures for notifying any accident or incident involving its aircraft and occurring within New Zealand to the Director, in accordance with Part 12.
Each applicant for the grant of a foreign air operator certificate must establish procedures to ensure that—
(1) an accurate record is maintained, in New Zealand, of each person employed, contracted, or otherwise engaged by it who is based in New Zealand and to whom any of the following applies:
(i) the person, in the performance of their duties, is required to hold an aviation licence or rating:
(ii) the person is exercising any delegation of the Director's functions or powers:
(iii) the person is exercising any authorisation granted by the certificate holder.
(2) the record includes details of—
(i) the relevant experience, qualifications, and training of each person listed under subparagraph (1); and
(ii) the scope, validity, and currency of any licence or rating referred to in subparagraph (1)(i); and
(iii) the delegations referred to in subparagraph (1)(ii); and
(iv) authorisations referred to in subparagraph (1)(iii).
(3) the record is retained in New Zealand for one year, or such longer period as may be required by the Director, from the date that the person—
(i) ceases to perform duties requiring a licence or rating; or
(ii) exercises any delegation or authorisation.
Each applicant for the grant of a foreign air operator certificate must—
(1) establish procedures to ensure details are recorded of testing, checking, and calibration of any safety-critical resources used in carrying out the operations specified on the certificate; and
(2) retain in New Zealand the record of details required by subparagraph (1) for 2 years from the date the details are recorded.
Each applicant for the grant of a foreign air operator certificate that proposes to conduct an operation to which this Part applies, that is carrying ten or more fare paying passengers must establish an air operator security programme that meets the requirements of Part 108.
(a) Each applicant for the grant of a foreign air operator certificate must ensure that its exposition contains the following details—
(1) the titles and names of its senior person or persons based in New Zealand; and
(2) the titles and names of its senior person or persons who have responsibility for ensuring that the certificate holder meets the requirements of this or any other Part; and
(3) the duties and responsibilities of the senior person or persons specified under paragraphs (a)(1) and (2), including matters for which they have responsibility to deal directly with the Director on behalf of the applicant’s organisation; and
(4) a summary of the scope of activities at each location within New Zealand where operational personnel are based for the purpose of providing the foreign air transport operations; and
(5) an organisation chart showing lines of responsibility of the senior persons specified under paragraphs (a)(1) and (2), and extending to each location listed under paragraph (a)(4); and
(6) a summary of the applicant's staffing structure at each location listed under paragraph (a)(4); and
(7) the principal place of operation in its country of domicile and, where applicable, its main operations base and main maintenance base: and
(8) appropriate contacts within the civil aviation authority that have principal oversight of the applicant’s organisation; and
(9) the procedures required by—
(i) rule 129.55 regarding accidents and incidents; and
(ii) rule 129.57 regarding personnel records; and
(iii) rule 129.59 regarding resource records; and
(10) where required by rule 129.61, the air operator security programme; and
(11) the procedures by which the exposition is authorised, controlled, distributed, amended, and reviewed; and
(12) such other information that is required by it to satisfactorily conduct operations to which this Part applies.
(b) The Director must not issue the applicant with a foreign air operator certificate unless the applicant's exposition as it relates to foreign air transport operations is acceptable to the Director.
