Air Carrier / Air Operator Certificate (AOC)

Certificate for Scheduled Flight Approval of an Airliner

Air Operator Certificate

A certificate authorizing an operator to carry out
specified commercial air transport operations.

Operational Certification Procedure: CASR 121

Certification Procedures
For Products and Parts Civil Aviation Safety Regulations
CASR 21

DESIGN AND TYPE CERTIFICATION PRODUCTION MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS

Normal, utility, aerobatic, CASR 21 Subpart F CASR 43

Production Under
DARDS

CASR 23 And commuter category Maintenance

airplanes Type Certificate
AIRWORTHINESS STAND

CASR 25 CASR 91
Airworthiness General Operation
Standards Transport CASR 21 Subpart G
And Flight Rules
Cat. Airplanes Production Certificate

CASR 34 Fuel, Venting and Exhaust Emission CASR 121

Req’ts for Turbine Engine Powered Airplanes Certification &
CASR 27 Normal cat. rotorcraft Operations Air Carriers

CASR 29 Transport cat. rotorcraft Airplanes 20 pax/more CASR 123

or 6000 lbs/more
lb /
CASR 31 Manned free balloons Scheduled air carriers CASR 127
with helicopters

CASR 33 Aircraft Engines Operations of foreign CASR 129

air carriers
CASR 35 Air taxi operators and
Propellers CASR 135
commercial operators
of small aircraft
CASR 36 Aircraft Noise Agriculture aircraft
CASR 137
operation

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 CASR 121
Operating Requirements

§ 121.1 Applicability.
This
s part
pa prescribes
p esc es rules
u es governing
go e g-
(a) The domestic, flag and supplemental certification and
operations of each person who holds or is required to hold an air
Carrier Operating Certificate under this Part who is utilizing
airplanes having a passenger seating configuration of more than
30 seats, excluding any required crewmember seat, or a payload
capacity of more than 3,409 kilograms (7,500 pounds)
(b) Each person employed or used by a certificate holder conducting
operations under this Part including maintenance, preventive
maintenance, and alteration of aircraft.
(c) Each person who is on board an aircraft being operated under
this Part.
(d) The rules in this Part are applicable to all air carriers certified
under this Part.

Air Operator Certificate

$121.25 Contents of Operations Specifications

Each Air Operator Certificate contains the following:
(a) The kinds of operations authorized;
(b) The types and registration marks of airplanes authorized for
use;
(c) Enroute authorizations and limitations;
(d) Airport authorizations;
(e) Airport limitations;
(f) Time limitations, or standards for determining time
li it ti
limitations, for
f overhauls,
h l inspections
i ti checks
h k off airframes,
i f
engines propellers, appliances and emergency equipment;
(g) Procedures for control of weight and balance of airplanes;
(h) Interline equipment interchange requirements, if relevant;
(i) Any other item that the Director General determines is
necessary to cover a particular situation.

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 CASR 121 Subpart B
Certification Rules

121.26 Application for Air Carrier Operator Certificates

Each application for an Air Operator Certificate shall be made in the
form and manner and contain information prescribed by the
Director General. Each applicant must submit his application at
least 60 days before the date of intended operation.

121.27 Issue of an Air Operator Certificate

(a) An applicant under this subpart is issued an Air Operator
Certificate if the Director General after investigation, a positive
finding
g is made regarding
g g the applicants
pp financial,, economic
and legal matters in accordance with subsection (d)(e) and (f)
of this Section;
(b) The Director General after investigation finds that the applicant
is properly and adequately equipped and able to conduct a safe
operation in accordance with this Part and operation
specifications issued under this Part;

CASR 121 Subpart C

Flight Safety Program

121.65 Flight Safety Program

(a) An air carrier shall develop and maintain on a continuing basis,
a Flight
Fli ht Safety
S f t Program
P (FSP),
(FSP) th
thatt is
i appropriate
i t to
t the
th scope
and size of it’s operation and has a high capability to detect,
analyze and mitigate any risks which may pose a threat to the
safety of that air carriers operations.
(b) An air carrier shall nominate to the DGCA for approval, a
Director of Safety or equivalent position, who meets the
qualifications as laid down in 121.61 (b) of this Part.
( )A
(c) An air
i carrier
i shall
h ll publish
bli h in
i its
it COMa the
th details
d t il off its
it flight
fli ht
safety program which, except as authorized by the Director
General, must include at least the following program elements;
(1) Air Carrier's Management Plan,
(2) Qualifications of the Flight Safety Person,
(3) Responsibilities of the Flight Safety Person,
a Company Operating Manual

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 CASR 121 Subpart C
Flight Safety Program
(4) Training for the Flight Safety Person,
(5) Incident Management,
((6)) Flight
g Safety y Committee,,
(7) Emergency Response Planning,
(8) Communication and Safety Education

(d) Where the details of an air carrier’s flight safety program deal
with matters of security, any sensitive information which
could jeopardize the security or safety of an aircraft shall not
be published in the COM
COM. In such cases
cases, information which is
considered classified for security purposes, will be protected
by the air carrier in a manner that is acceptable to the
Director General.

CASR 121 Subpart C

Flight Safety Program

(e) The Director General may perform special safety audits on an

air carrier’s safety department to assess the effectiveness of
it flight
its fli ht safety
f t program.
(f) The flight safety program referred to in this Section may be
published in the air carrier’s COM or as a separate manual
forming part of the Company Operations Manual, but must
meet the standards laid down in Advisory Circular entitled,
“Air Carrier Flight Safety Program”.

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 CASR 121
Operating Requirements
Contents
Subpart E Approval of Routes
Subpart G Manual Requirements
Subpart H Aircraft Requirements
Subpart I Airplane Performance Operating Limitations
Subpart J Special Airworthiness Requirements
Subpart K Instrument and Equipment Requirements
Subpart L Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, and Alterations
Subpart M Airman and Crewmember Requirements
Subpart N Training Program
Subpart O Crewmember Qualifications
Subpart P Flight Operations Officer Qualifications and Duty Time Limitations;
Flight Attendant Duty Period Limitations and Rest Requirements
Subpart Q Flight and Duty Time Limitations and Rest Requirements
Subpart R Cabin Safety
Subpart T Flight Operations
Subpart U Dispatching and Flight Release Rules
Subpart V Records and Reports
Hisar M. Pasaribu/ITB

CASR 121 Subpart E

Approval of Routes
§ 121.93 Route requirements: General.
(a) Each certificate holder conducting domestic or flag operations seeking a
route approval must show -
(1) That it is able to conduct satisfactorily scheduled operations between each
airport over that route or route segment; and
(2) That the facilities and services required by §§ 121.97 through 121.107 are
available and adequate for the proposed operation.

§ 121.97 Airports: Required data.

(a) Each certificate holder conducting domestic or flag operations must show
that each route it submits for approval
pp has enough g airports
p that are
properly equipped and adequate for the proposed operation, considering
such items as size, surface, obstructions, facilities, public protection,
lighting, navigational and communications aids, and ATC.
(b) Each certificate holder conducting domestic or flag operations must show
that it has an approved system for obtaining, maintaining, and distributing
to appropriate personnel current aeronautical data for each airport it uses
to ensure a safe operation at that airport.
Hisar M. Pasaribu/ITB

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 CASR 121 Subpart E
Approval of Routes …

§ 121.99 Communications facilities.

(a) Each certificate holder conducting domestic or flag operations must
show that a two
two-way
way radio communication system or other means of
communication approved by the Administrator is available at points that
will ensure reliable and rapid communications, under normal operating
conditions over the entire route (either direct or via approved point-to-
point circuits) between each airplane and the appropriate dispatch
office, and between each airplane and the appropriate air traffic control
unit, except as specified as § 121.351(c).

§ 121.101 Weather reporting facilities.

(a) Each certificate holder conducting domestic or flag operations must
show that enough weather reporting services are available along each
route to ensure weather reports and forecasts necessary for the
operation.

Hisar M. Pasaribu/ITB

CASR 121 Subpart E

Approval of Routes …

§ 121.103 Enroute navigational facilities.

§ 121.105 Servicing and maintenance facilities.

Each certificate holder conducting domestic or flag operations must
show that competent personnel and adequate facilities and equipment
(including spare parts, supplies, and materials) are available at such
points along the certificate holder's route as are necessary for the
proper servicing, maintenance, and preventive maintenance of
airplanes and auxiliary equipment.

§ 121.107 Dispatch
p centers.
Each certificate holder conducting domestic or flag operations must
show that it has enough dispatch centers, adequate for the operations
to be conducted, that are located at points necessary to ensure proper
operational control of each flight.

Hisar M. Pasaribu/ITB

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 CASR 121 Subpart G
Manual Requirements

§ 121.131 Applicability.
This subpart prescribes requirements for preparing and
maintaining manuals by all certificate holders.
holders

§ 121.133 Preparation.
(a) Each certificate holder shall prepare and keep current a manual
for the use and guidance of flight, ground operations, and
management personnel in conducting its operations.
(b) For the purpose of this subpart, the certificate holder may
prepare that
th t partt off the
th manuall containing
t i i maintenance
i t
information and instructions, in whole or in part, in printed
form or other form acceptable to the Administrator.

CASR 121 Subpart G

Manual Requirements …
§ 121.135 Contents.
(b) The manual may be in two or more separate parts, containing
together all of the following information, but each part must contain
that part of the information that is appropriate for each group of
personnel:
(1) General policies.
(2) Duties and responsibilities of each crewmember, appropriate members of the
ground organization, and management personnel.
(3) Reference to appropriate Federal Aviation Regulations.
(4) Flight dispatching and operational control, including procedures for
coordinated dispatch or flight control or flight following procedures, as
applicable.
(5) Enroute flight, navigation, and communication procedures, including
procedures for the dispatch or release or continuance of flight if any item of
equipment required for the particular type of operation becomes inoperative
or unserviceable enroute.
(6) For domestic or flag operations, appropriate information from the en route
operations specifications, including for each approved route the types of
airplanes authorized, the type of operation such as VFR, IFR, day, night, etc.,
and any other pertinent information.

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 CASR 121 Subpart G
Manual Requirements …

(8) Appropriate information from the airport operations specifications, including

for each airport -
( )
(9) Takeoff,, enroute,, and landing
g weight
g limitations.
(10) Procedures for familiarizing passengers with the use of emergency equipment,
during flight.
(11) Emergency equipment and procedures.
(12) The method of designating succession of command of flight crewmembers.
(13) Procedures for determining the usability of landing and takeoff areas, and for
disseminating pertinent information thereon to operations personnel.
(14) Procedures for operating in periods of ice, hail, thunderstorms, turbulence, or
any potentially hazardous meteorological condition.
(15) Each training program curriculum required by § 121.403.
(16) Instructions and procedures for maintenance, preventive maintenance, and
servicing.
(17) Time limitations, or standards for determining time limitations, for overhauls,
inspections, and checks of airframes, engines, propellers, appliances and
emergency equipment.

CASR 121 Subpart G

Manual Requirements …
(18) Procedures for refueling aircraft, eliminating fuel contamination, protection
from fire (including electrostatic protection), and supervising and protecting
passengers during refueling.
(19) Airworthiness
Ai thi inspections,
i ti including
i l di instructions
i t ti covering
i procedures,
d
standards, responsibilities, and authority of inspection personnel.
(20) Methods and procedures for maintaining the aircraft weight and center of
gravity within approved limits.
(21) Where applicable, pilot and dispatcher route and airport qualification
procedures.
(22) Accident notification procedures.
(23) Procedures and information to assist personnel to identify packages marked or
labeled as containingg hazardous materials and,, if these materials are to be
carried, stored, or handled, procedures and instructions relating to the
carriage, storage, or handling of hazardous materials, including the following:
(24) Other information or instructions relating to safety.

(c) Each certificate holder shall maintain at least one complete copy of the
manual at its principal base of operations.

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 Manufacturer’s Support to Airline
Obtaining Operating Certificate
Training: Operations Manual
• Flight Crew
• Maintenance
• Performance/Dispatcher Weight & Balance Manual

Route Analysis Maintenance Manual

Operating Specifications and Task Cards

Configuration Deviation
and
List (CDL) CASR 121 Requirements Performance
Engineers’ Manual

Master Minimum
Equipment List (MMEL)
Dispatch Deviation Guide
DGCA Approved Airplane
Flight Manual (CASR 25)
Maintenance Planning
Data Document

CASR 121 Subpart H

Aircraft Requirements
§ 121.151 Applicability.
This subpart prescribes aircraft requirements for all certificate holders.

§ 121.153
121 153 Aircraft requirements: General.
General
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, no certificate holder
may operate an aircraft unless that aircraft -
(1) Is registered as a civil aircraft of the Republic of Indonesia and carries an
appropriate current airworthiness certificate issued under this chapter; and
(2) Is in an airworthy condition and meets the applicable airworthiness
requirements of this chapter, including those relating to identification and
equipment.
(b) A certificate
tifi t holder
h ld may use an approvedd weight
i ht and
dbbalance
l control
t l
system based on average, assumed, or estimated weight to comply
with applicable airworthiness requirements and operating limitations.

§ 121.363 Responsibility for airworthiness.

(a) Each certificate holder is primarily responsible for -
(1) The airworthiness of its aircraft, including airframes, aircraft engines,
propellers, appliances, and parts thereof; and

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 CASR 121 Subpart L
Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance and Alterations
(2) The performance of the maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration of its
aircraft, including airframes, aircraft engines, propellers, appliances, emergency
equipment, and parts thereof, in accordance with its manual and the regulations of
this chapter.
(b) A certificate
tifi t holder
h ld may make k arrangements t with
ith another
th person for
f the
th
performance of any maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations.
However, this does not relieve the certificate holder of the responsibility
specified in paragraph (a) of this section.

§ 121.365 Maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration

organization.
(a) Each certificate holder that performs any of its maintenance (other than
required inspections),
inspections) preventive maintenance,
maintenance or alterations,
alterations and each
person with whom it arranges for the performance of that work must have
an organization adequate to perform the work.
(b) Each certificate holder that performs any inspections required by its manual
in accordance with § 121.369(b)(2) or (3) (in this subpart referred to as
"required inspections") and each person with whom it arranges for the
performance of that work must have an organization adequate to perform
that work.

CASR 121 Subpart L

(c) Each person performing required inspections in addition to other

maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, shall organize the
performance of those functions so as to separate the required inspection
functions from the other maintenance, preventive maintenance, and
alteration
lt ti functions.
f ti Th separation
The ti shall
h ll b
be b
below
l the
th level
l l off
administrative control at which overall responsibility for the required
inspection functions and other maintenance, preventive maintenance,
and alteration functions are exercised.

§ 121.367 Maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations

programs.
Each certificate holder shall have an inspection program and a program
covering other maintenance
maintenance, preventive maintenance,
maintenance and alterations
that ensures that -
(a) Maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alterations performed by it,
or by other persons, are performed in accordance with the certificate
holder's manual;

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 CASR 121 Subpart L

(b) Competent personnel and adequate facilities and equipment are

provided for the proper performance of maintenance, preventive
maintenance, and alterations; and
(c) Each aircraft released to service is airworthy and has been properly
maintained
i t i d for
f operation
ti under
d thi
this part.
t

§ 121.371 Required inspection personnel.

(a) No person may use any person to perform required inspections unless
the person performing the inspection is appropriately certificated,
properly trained, qualified, and authorized to do so.
(b) No person may allow any person to perform a required inspection
unless, at that time, the person performing that inspection is under the
supervision
i i and
d control
t l off an inspection
i ti unit.
it

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