AMC1 ARO.RAMP.120(a)(4) Approval of training organisations
CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1
(a) The CAA should verify that:
(1) the training organisation has a sufficient number of instructors with at least adequate:
(i) aviation knowledge and experience;
(ii) knowledge of the EU ramp inspection programme;
(iii) knowledge of training delivery techniques; and
(iv) English language communication skills.
(b) Instructors delivering training on inspection items and/or delivering practical training should:
(1) have been a qualified ramp inspector for 36 months before being nominated as instructors and have performed a minimum of 72 ramp inspections during this period;
(2) have conducted at least 24 inspections as qualified ramp inspectors in the calendar year prior to the year in which the training is delivered; and
(3) deliver training only on those inspection items which they are entitled to inspect;
(c) Notwithstanding (a), for the delivery of the theoretical and practical training on Dangerous Goods, the CAA may accept instructors who are certified in accordance with the Technical Instructions for the latest effective edition of the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (ICAO Doc 9284-AN/905), provided that they possess adequate English language communication skills.