The line items referenced in this compliance matrix have been derived from the Department of Civil Aviation Requirements as the minimum maintenance compliance requirements for an
application for the issue or renewal of an Airline Air Operator Certificate.
A completed compliance matrix must be submitted by the applicant both for initial certification and for renewal. Additionally, the certificate holder should maintain an up-to-date compliance
matrix to assist with on-going compliance and to support certificate amendment requests.
The purpose of the matrix is to speed up the certification process, ensure every applicable requirement has been addressed in the exposition and reduce the cost of certification by the quick location
of required policies or procedures in the applicant’s exposition manual suite.
All requirements have to be complied with, but not every requirement has to be addressed in the exposition. At least the following Requirements must be included unless they are not applicable
to the operation, in which case they should be annotated N/A. The intention of this matrix is to assist rather than instruct the applicant in an initial application or request for renewal. If for your
operation, compliance is required with a Regulation not listed in the matrix, please add it to the list and identify the exposition reference.
This matrix needs to be completed by every applicant for an Airline Air Operator Certificate and show the exposition pages and paragraph numbers that satisfy DCA Requirements in the Manual
References / Applicant’s Comments column. Where the applicant does not meet the DCA Requirement or deems it not applicable, an explanation should be given in this column. Please note that
ticks ( ) are not acceptable.
The completed matrix should accompany the exposition documents and preferably be included as a component of the exposition. The applicant may submit a completed matrix in a different format
as long as it includes all the Requirements references identified below; however, there may be additional processing time required by the DCA in cross-referencing requirements.
General Manual Layout
Manual binder: Can the manual be amended easily? (three or four ring binders are preferred: two-ring binders are not recommended as the pages are too easily torn). If permanently bound, do you
intend to re-issue at every amendment? This may inhibit frequency of needed amendments.
Electronic exposition: Is the matrix included as part of the file(s)/disc? If so, is it up to date? Have you considered the methods for distributing to the DCA and how you will manage amendments?