AMC1 BOP.ADD.200 Operations manual

ED Decision 2018/004/R

GENERAL

(a)     The operations manual may vary in detail according to the complexity of the operation and of the type of balloons operated.

(b)     The operations manual, or parts thereof, may be presented in any form, including electronic form. In all cases, the accessibility, usability and reliability should be assured.

(c)      The operations manual should be such that:

(1)     all its parts are consistent and compatible in form and content;

(2)     it can be easily amended; and

(3)     its content and amendment status is controlled and clearly indicated.

(d)     The operations manual should include a description of its amendment and revision process specifying:

(1)     the person(s) who may approve amendments or revisions;

(2)     the conditions for amendments and revisions; and

(3)     the methods by which operator personnel are advised of the changes.

(e)     The operations manual content may be based on, or may refer to, industry codes of practice.

(f)      When compiling an operations manual, the operator may take advantage of the contents of other relevant documents. Material produced by the operator for the type-related part of the operations manual may be supplemented with, or substituted by, applicable parts of the AFM or, where such a document exists, by an operating manual produced by the manufacturer of the balloon.

(g)     If the operator chooses to use material from another source in the operations manual, either the applicable material should be copied and included directly in the relevant part of the operations manual, or the operations manual should contain a reference to the appropriate section of that applicable material. In the latter case the operator should make available the applicable material to the personnel.

(h)     If the operator chooses to make use of material from another source (e.g. a route manual producer, a balloon manufacturer or a training organisation), this does not absolve the operator from the responsibility of verifying the applicability and suitability of this material. Any material received from an external source should be given its status by a statement in the operations manual.