DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRAINING MANAGER

The Training Manager (TM) shall be an active Commander and Type Rating Instructor (TRI).

Before being appointed he shall prove:

• At least 7 years of work experience as an airline pilot either within the Company or a comparable airline;
• Thorough knowledge of crew training concepts and applicable regulations.

His function, main duties and responsibilities are to:

• Ensure compliance with the provisions of AOC;
• Plan, implement, revise and monitor policies, procedures, recommendations and standards related to the crew training and its structure in order to ensure safety, security, quality, efficiency and compliance with local and international regulatory requirements;
• Organise and maintain the necessary training and checking for the crew members to acquire and maintain their legal licenses and qualifications in order to adequately perform their assigned duties;
• Achieve set goals and objectives needed to elevate productivity and enhance performance in the area of crew training;
• Coordinate all questions and matters relating to crew training;
• Establish, maintain and update information base for all required crew training and checking;
• Identify the training requirements within flight operations and ensure that it is accomplished in a timely manner;
• Standardize and cost-optimise training for all company Aircraft types;
• Establish the professional prerequisites concerning employment, training and upgrading of crew members in cooperation with the Flight Operations Director and Chief Pilot or Cabin Crew Manager;
• Monitor and supervise training provided by third parties, to make sure the facilities used and the training provided is up to the required Company standard;
• Monitor and supervise training provided for third parties, to make sure the facilities used and the training provided is up to the required standard - if applicable;
• Hold editorial responsibility for the OM Part D;
• Establish, maintain and update the list of Company checking and training personnel;
• Coordinate with the Authority on all matters relating to crew training to make sure of Company compliance with applicable regulations;
• Monitor the flight operation and identifies problems that may require the provision of extra training or changes in operational procedures;
• Process pilot reports addressed to Training Department; and
• Properly manage all expenditures associated with his area of responsibility.

The Training Manager has the right to:

• Nominate or denominate required amount of checking and training personnel taking into account predicted size of company flight operations;
• Select the management members of the subordinate functions;
• Suspend subordinates from their duties, functions and rights where this seems necessary due safety, productivity and/or disciplinary issues;
• Prohibit training flights or series of training flights for safety reasons.

Other chapters of Operations Manual may additionally define role and discretionary power of the Training Manager.