Article 8U.K.Pre-contractual obligations
1.Before accepting a verification engagement, a verifier shall obtain a proper understanding of the operator or aircraft operator and assess whether it can undertake the verification. For this purpose the verifier shall at least:
(a)evaluate the risks involved to undertake the verification of the operator's or aircraft operator's report in accordance with this Regulation;
(b)undertake a review of the information supplied by the operator or aircraft operator to determine the scope of the verification;
(c)assess whether the engagement falls within the scope of its accreditation;
(d)assess whether it has the competence, personnel and resources required to select a verification team capable of dealing with the complexity of the installation or the aircraft operator's activities and fleet as well as whether it is capable of successfully completing the verification activities within the timeframe required;
(e)assess whether it is capable of ensuring that the potential verification team at its disposal holds all the competence, and persons required to carry out verification activities for that specific operator or aircraft operator;
(f)determine, for each verification engagement requested, the time allocation needed to properly carry out the verification.
2.The operator or aircraft operator shall provide the verifier with all relevant information that enables the verifier to carry out the activities referred to in paragraph 1.