ASL Function

ENTRY CONTROL INTO THE CIVIL AVIATION SYSTEM

ICAO

All ICAO member states are required ensure that participants in the civil aviation system meet specified standards, in order to protect other participants and the travelling public. For flight crew and aircraft maintenance personnel, this is achieved through personnel licensing systems.

CAA

The CAA has defined certain criteria that entrants to the New Zealand civil aviation system must meet. These criteria are the minimum necessary for flight crew members and aircraft maintenance personnel to safely and responsibly exercise the privileges of the licence or rating they hold. The CAA entry controls include:

a “fit and proper person” test;
medical certification; and
assessments of knowledge, skills and experience.

ASL

ASL’s prime function is to implement those parts of the entry control process relating to assessments of knowledge and skill of flight crew members and aircraft maintenance personnel on behalf of CAA. This is provided under a delegation from the Director of Civil Aviation to the General Manager of ASL (the “Delegatee”)

Knowledge of the topics listed in the CAA syllabi is assessed through approved written or oral examinations.

ASL flight examiners assess competency iin the skills listed in the CAA syllabi in an appropriate category of aircraft.

ASL also assesses the experience of flight crew members and aircraft maintenance personnel (including overseas licence holders and Armed Forces personnel) to ensure they meet the minimum criteria specified by CAA.