Operations
 


The Operations Section consists of
• Deputy Director Operations
• Senior Flight Operations Inspector
• Flight Operations Inspector
• Cabin Safety Inspector
• Ground Operations Inspectors x 2

The operations Inspectors are committed for Aviation Safety- upholding the principles of professionalism, client service and teamwork.
We ensure that the Air Operators (commercial and private) comply with ICAO Standards And Recommended Practices (SARP’s) and state’s regulations.

What we do for Aviation safety
We develop policy, regulations, standards and guidelines for :
• Air operator certification
• Flight operations/ cabin safety training
• Flight operations/ cabin safety manuals
• Flight / cabin safety related operational procedures
• Safety and emergency equipment on board aircraft
• Carriage of Dangerous Goods by air

We inspect and audit
• Flight operations/ cabin safety and Dangerous Goods training ( Initial , recurrent)
• Safety and emergency equipment
• Standard Operating Procedures ( SOP’s)
• Safety and emergency procedures
• Flight operations/ cabin safety and Dangerous Goods manuals
• Safety Training Manuals
• Emergency evaluation trainers
• Flight simulators
• Training organizations
• Fire Fighting, Ditching, Evacuation Drills
• First- Aid Training
• Flight Training Devices
• Evaluate and Approve Dangerous Goods Coordinators and safety Instructors

We conduct
• Aircraft inspections
• Pre-flight (ramp) inspections
• In-flight inspections
• Training inspections
• Audits
• Base inspection
• Facility inspection

Air Operator Certification
Any person interested in obtaining an Air Operator Certificate to operate flights shall undergo a certification process. All details pertaining to obtain an AOC is included in SLCAP 4100 published by CAA is available at its Technical Library for a fee of Rs.690/- + 15% Vat.

Local Operators
Sri Lanka has three International Airline, which has a fleet of Five A-340s, four A-330s, Five A-320s. It has a Cessna 208 and two De Havilland (DHC –3T) Single Otters for Domestic Float plane operations. It Operates 2 AN 12’s for international cargo operations.
It has 215 pilots and 700 cabin crewmembers (Approx).
Sri Lanka has two domestic Airlines, namely Aero Lanka which operates a HS 748 and Expo Aviation, which operate a Fokker F-27. Expo Aviation operates international cargo with one AN 12 and one IL 18 as well.
Deccan Aviation (Pvt) Ltd. Operates a Bell-206 helicopter and Daya Aviation operates a Beach Barron for scheduled/ non-scheduled Charter operations.
There are 10 pilots and 15 cabin crewmembers involved in domestic operations.


Foreign Air Operators
There are 22 foreign air operators who conduct scheduled non-scheduled and charter operations into Sri Lanka. Since 1 January 2005 all foreign air operators underwent a certification process. All on line carriers who intend operating into Sri Lanka henceforth will be subjected to foreign air operator certification before granting approval for flight operations. All relevant details pertaining to the foreign air operator certification are included in SLCAP 4105 published by Civil Aviation Authority which is available at its Technical Library for a fee of Rs.5, 000/- + 15% Vat.

Air Operator Certification
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FAQs on Operations