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Part AR - ANNEX II - Authority Requirements - Aerodromes
ADR.AR.C.035(c) AMC1
28th October 2021
Issuance of certificates
VERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE
(a) Upon receipt of an application for a certificate, the CAA should:
(1) nominate an individual to become the focal point for all aspects of the applicant’s
certification process, and to coordinate all necessary activities, including the CAA’s
certification team. The nominated person should be responsible to the responsible
person of the CAA for confirming that all appropriate inspections and audits have
been carried out. He/she should also ensure that the necessary prior approvals
required are issued in due course;
(2) verify if the application shows compliance with the applicable requirements. The CAA
should also arrange for the steps to be followed during the certification process. This
would, normally, start with the demonstration of compliance of the aerodrome with
the established and notified certification basis (see AMC2 ADR.AR.C.015(c)) which
will require the conduct of technical inspections by the CAA and/or examination of
submitted documentation, the participation to demonstrations, or tests conducted by
the applicant, as the case may be, and the CAA determines appropriate. This should
also include the cases where the certification basis includes provisions for which the
CAAhas accepted the applicant to demonstrate an equivalent level of safety to, or
cases of special conditions, as applicable;
If the CAA is not satisfied with the outcome of the demonstration process for any
elements of the certification basis, it should notify the applicant in writing. At the end
of this phase, the CAA should have documented evidence that the aerodrome meets
the notified certification basis;
(3) review the aerodrome manual, which should be prepared in accordance with
ADR.OR.D.005, and any other documentation provided by the applicant; and
(4) verify compliance with the applicable requirements of Part-ADR.OR, Part-
ADR.OPS, as well as any other applicable requirement. When verifying compliance
with such requirements, an audit should be conducted covering the following areas:
(i) compliance shown by the applicant with the applicable requirements of Part-
ADR.OPS, or any other applicable requirements;
(ii) the applicant’s management system and its organisation, including: detailed
management structure, including names and qualifications of nominated
personnel; adequacy of the organisation and management structure, including
allocated resources and numbers of personnel allocated by the applicant to
key management tasks and other positions. Care should be taken to verify that
the system is comprehensive, and is likely to be effective. Of particular
importance is a careful review of the qualifications of the applicant’s
nominated persons. Account should be taken of the relevance of the
nominee's previous experience and known record;
(iii) safety management and compliance monitoring with applicable requirements;
(iv) documentation on which the certificate should be granted (organisation
documentation as required by Part-ADR.OR, including technical manuals,
such as the aerodrome manual etc.); and
(v) adequacy of facilities with regard to the applicant’s scope of work.
(5) in case of non-compliance, the applicant should be informed, in writing, of the
corrections or supplements which are required.
(b) The CAA should be satisfied with the demonstration of compliance of the aerodrome
manual with the requirements referred to in ADR.OR.E.005 and the related AMCs.
(c) The CAA should ensure that standardised and approved methods and tools are used by its
personnel during the process described in paragraph a.
(d) In cases where an application for a certificate is refused, the applicant should be informed
of the right of appeal existing under national regulations.
(e) Prior to issuing the certificate(s), the CAA may require the conduct of one or more flights at
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