21.B.25 Management system

SI No. 588/2023

(a) The CAA must establish and maintain a management system, including at least the following:

1. documented policies and procedures to describe the organisation, the means and methods for establishing compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1139. Those policies and procedures must be kept up to date, and must serve as the basic working documents within the CAA for all its related tasks;

2. sufficient personnel to perform its tasks and discharge its responsibilities, together with a system to plan the availability of personnel to ensure proper completion of all tasks;

3. qualified personnel that have the necessary knowledge and experience and training to perform their allocated tasks and receive initial and recurrent training to ensure continuing competency;

4. adequate facilities and office accommodation for personnel to perform their allocated tasks;

5. a means of monitoring compliance of the management system with the relevant requirements and the adequacy of the procedures, including an internal audit process and a safety risk management process. This must include a system for feedback of audit findings to the senior management of the CAA to ensure the implementation of corrective actions as necessary;

6. a person with responsibility to the senior management of the CAA for compliance monitoring.

(b) The CAA must, for each field of activity, including the management system, appoint one or more persons with the overall responsibility for the management of the relevant task.