ARO.GEN.200 Management system

(a) The CAA shall establish and maintain a management system, including as a minimum:

(1)   documented policies and procedures to describe its organisation, means and methods to achieve compliance with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 and its Implementing Rules. The procedures shall be kept up to date and serve as the basic working documents within the CAA for all related tasks;

(2)  a sufficient number of personnel to perform its tasks and discharge its responsibilities. Such personnel shall be qualified to perform their allocated tasks and have the necessary knowledge, experience, initial and recurrent training to ensure continuing competence. A system shall be in place to plan the availability of personnel, in order to ensure the proper completion of all tasks;

(3)  adequate facilities and office accommodation to perform the allocated tasks;

(4)   a function to monitor compliance of the management system with the relevant requirements and adequacy of the procedures including the establishment of an internal audit process and a safety risk management process. Compliance monitoring shall include a feedback system of audit findings to the senior management of the CAA to ensure implementation of corrective actions as necessary; and

(5)   a person or group of persons, ultimately responsible to the senior management of the CAA for the compliance monitoring function.

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

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