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Each holder of an air traffic service certificate must—
(1) hold at least one complete and current copy of its exposition at each ATS unit listed in its exposition, except that manuals relating solely to a particular location need only be held at principal locations and the unit concerned; and
(2) comply with all procedures and standards detailed in its exposition; and
(3) make each applicable part of its exposition available to personnel who require those parts to carry out their duties; and
(4) continue to meet the standards and comply with the requirements of Subpart B prescribed for certification under this Part; and
(5) promptly notify the Director of any change of address for service, telephone number, or email address, required by the approved CAA form.
(a) Each holder of an air traffic service certificate must provide, for compliance by its personnel, an operations manual or system of manuals for the services listed in its exposition.
(b) A holder certificated to provide more than one air traffic service, or an air traffic service or services from more than one location, may publish a core manual together with manual supplements specific to each service or location.
(a) Upon application in writing from the holder of an air traffic service certificate, the Director may approve, subject to such conditions as the Director considers necessary in the interests of aviation safety, the conduct of trials regarding—
(1) separation minima; or
(2) standard phraseology; or
(3) ATS surveillance service procedures.
(b) A trial may be approved by the Director for a single period of not more than 3 months, and upon further application in writing by the certificate holder, be extended by the Director for a single period of not more than 3 months.
(c) A trial approved under this rule may be terminated by the Director at any time.
(a) The holder of an air traffic service certificate in respect of an aerodrome control service must not deny the pilot of an aircraft an ATC clearance on the basis of non-payment of charges owed to the certificate holder unless—
(1) the aircraft is on the ground; and
(2) that clearance is for entry onto the manoeuvring area.
(b) The certificate holder must continue to provide normal ATC service for any aircraft entering the manoeuvring area without an ATC clearance.
Each holder of an air traffic service certificate for an approach control service or aerodrome control service may, when appropriate for safety reasons, suspend any or all controlled VFR operations within a control zone.
(a) A holder of an air traffic service certificate must ensure that the holder’s exposition is amended so as to remain a current description of the holder’s organisation and services.
(b) The holder of an air traffic service certificate must ensure that any amendment made to the holder’s exposition—
(1) meets the applicable requirements of this Part; and
(2) complies with the amendment procedures contained in its exposition; and
(c) The holder of an air traffic service certificate must 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, except that, for the holder’s operational manual or manuals, the holder must forward to the Director—
(1) a copy of each amendment, at least 15 working days in advance of the effective date; and
(2) an amendment of an urgent or immediate nature, without delay, and no later than the date on which it is effective.
(d) A certificate holder must obtain the approval of the Director before changing any of the following:
(1) the chief executive:
(2) the listed senior person or persons:
(3) any aspect of air traffic management that may have an adverse impact on air traffic services provided by a State responsible for adjacent airspace:
(4) the system for safety management, if the change is a material change:
(5) any DAMP, if the change is a material change.
(e) The Director may impose conditions under which the holder of the air traffic service certificate must operate during or following any of the changes specified in paragraph (d).
(f) The holder of an air traffic service certificate must comply with any condition imposed by the Director under paragraph (e).
(g) If any change referred to in this rule requires an amendment to the certificate, the holder of the air traffic service certificate must forward the certificate to the Director for endorsement of the change as soon as practicable.
(h) The holder of an air traffic service certificate must make amendments to its exposition as the Director considers necessary in the interests of aviation safety.
(a) Each holder of an air traffic service certificate who wishes to permanently withdraw an air traffic service must give the Director at least 90 days’ notice of the proposal and include in that notice a summary of factors considered in arriving at the decision to withdraw the service.
(b) Each holder of an air traffic service certificate who intends to permanently reduce the hours of operation of an air traffic service must provide to the Director advance notice of, and the reasons for, the proposed reduction.
(c) Each holder of an air traffic service certificate who is the outgoing provider of an air traffic service must not hinder the preparation and execution of the transitional arrangements required by rule 172.59(b).
(a) A holder of an air traffic service certificate must establish a security training programme and procedures for ensuring that every person who is employed, engaged, or contracted by the applicant has the appropriate level of security awareness applicable to the person’s function.
(b) The training programme required by paragraph (a) must contain—
(1) applicable segments for initial training and recurrent training; and
(2) knowledge testing or competency assessment as appropriate for the training conducted.
(c) The holder must establish procedures for ensuring that each segment required by paragraph (b)(1)—
(1) includes a syllabus that is acceptable to the Director; and
(2) is conducted in a structured and coordinated manner by a person authorised by the certificate holder.
(d) The holder of an air traffic service certificate must establish procedures for ensuring that every person who is required to be trained under paragraph (a) undertakes the recurrent training segment of the training programme at an interval of not more than 3 years.
