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ACP Authority

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In the last few months, a number of operators have been communicating with HAC over concerns relating to Approved Check Pilot (ACP) Authority. In recent history, Transport Canada, for a variety of reasons has been doing fewer ACP Monitor rides. Some of those reasons include the availability of Transport Canada budget funding for Inspector type-currency; and a reluctance on the part of Inspectors to conduct ACP Monitor rides from the rear seat of the aircraft.  To make matters worse, Transport Canada recently reduced the number of aircraft types that an ACP could do rides, on. ACPs were self-selecting the aircraft types, and that process resulted in fewer ACPs being available, and a number of less-popular aircraft types (let’s call them "orphans”) that had even fewer ACPs available to conduct rides.

ACPs from across the country have been receiving multiple extensions to their authority, as a band aid solution to this problem, while Transport Canada conducted a Risk Assessment on the process, with a view to find a reasonable way forward. HAC has been urging Transport Canada to develop a solution to this problem before the Spring training season 2018. The Risk Assessment was completed earlier this year, and the department recently met with HAC to discuss a solution. Staff tell us that they have received some additional funding for Inspector currency, so that they expect to have more qualified staff available in strategic locations to conduct ACP Monitor rides, but they have also agreed to extend the number of aircraft types held by an ACP, by "two or three” on a case-by-case basis.

 

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