Air Operator Certificates

The ultimate aim of ensuring all regulatory reqrrirements are met is to make certain the new aircraft is added to the carrier s Air Operators Certificate (AOC). For a new aircraft type never before operated by the airline, this will reqrrire a CASA review of all aspects of the airline s operation, from airport set-up and training, crew training, certification and engineering processes and planrring. 

In 2010 ICAO commenced establishing an international register of Air Operator Certificates (AOCs) to facilitate the surveillance of foreign operators. The project will take place in two development phases. On another front, ICAO continued its close collaboration with lATA on work related to training and qualifications initiatives (ITQI). Work progressed specifically on the development of guidance... 

Management System as a businesslike approach to safety. An SMS is a systematic, explicit and comprehensive process for the management of safety risks that integrates operations and technical systems with financial and human resource management, for all activities related to an air operator as an approved maintenance organization s certificate holder." ... 

In an earlier study by Wolfe et al. (1985) of Air Force personnel involved in Operation Ranch Hand, a significant increase in the number of reported neonatal deaths (no additional details provided), as compared to a comparison group of Air Force military employees not stationed in Vietnam, was observed. The incidence of major defects, prematurity, learning disabilities, or infant deaths was not increased in the Ranch Hand personnel. A significant increase in the incidence of minor health effects such as birth marks, rashes, and neonatal jaundice was reported by the Ranch Hand veterans. It should be noted that the pregnancy outcomes were self-reported, and this finding was not corroborated by the follow-up study (Wolfe et al. 1995) which used birth certificates, medical records, and death certificates to assess possible relationships between paternal exposure to 2,3,7,8-TCDD and developmental effects in offspring. 

In an effort to reduce emissions from mobile sources to help address acute ozone nonattainment problems, the State of California adopted a Low Emission Vehicle/Clean Fuel program in 1990. Low Emission Vehicles, or LEVs, are designed to meet significantly stricter HC, CO and NOx standards than vehicles sold in the remainder of the U.S., and are designed to operate on a strictly controlled reformulated fuel to achieve low emissions over the vehicle s lifetime. One of the characteristics of this fuel is a low sulfur content, which averages 30-40 ppm or less. Data provided by the Auto Oil Air Quality Research Program and other studies were instrumental in the development of the low emission properties of this fuel, and vehicle manufacturers now use this fuel in the development, calibration, and certification process for Low Emission Vehicles sold in California. 

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