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How compliance monitoring works at a UK Certificated Aerodrome.

Under UK(EU) 139/2014 Aerodrome Operators are responsible for compliance monitoring.

Aerodrome Operators are required to establish an internal auditing process (compliance monitoring) as described in ADR.OR.D.005 Management System, paragraph (b)(11) and the supporting AMC. CAA, through its aerodrome oversight programme, will seek to verify compliance with the applicable requirements’

Over the 36 month oversight cycle CAA will seek to verify compliance with all of the applicable requirements and the effectiveness of the Aerodromes Safety Management System. The compliance monitoring programme established and implemented by the aerodrome operator is an important part of this process.

To support the Aerodrome Operator’s compliance monitoring programme, a number of Question Banks have been prepared and relevant ones will be provided with the audit notification correspondence.

Instructions for completing and returning the question banks can be found on page 1 of each question bank document.

QB 1 Management of Change

QB 2 Use of Alcohol, Psychoactive Substances and Medicines

QB 3 Compliance Monitoring

QB 4 Contracted Activities

QB 5 Co-ordination with other Organisations

QB 6 Personnel Requirements

QB 7 Prevention of Fire

QB 8 Record Keeping

QB 9 Training and Proficiency Check Programme

QB 10 Aerodrome Monitoring and Inspections

QB 11 Aerodrome Maintenance

QB 12 Night and Low Visibility Operations

QB 13 Wildlife Strike Risk Reduction

QB 14 Demonstration of Compliance

QB 15 Occurrence Reporting

QB 16 Operation of Vehicles

QB 17 Rescue and Firefighting

QB 18 Safety Culture

QB 19 Surface Movement Guidance and Control System

QB 20 Operations in winter/adverse weather, and assessment of runway surface conditions

QB 21 Aerodrome Manual and Documentation Requirements

QB 22 Safeguarding of Aerodromes

QB 23 Findings and Corrective Actions

QB 24 Fuel Quality

QB 25 Management Systems

QB 26 Aerodrome Emergency Planning

QB 27 Management of Aeronautical Data

QB 28 Use of Aerodrome by Higher Code Letter Aircraft