The training manager’s functions
63.—(1) The training manager has the following functions—
(a)organising and managing such instructors and medical staff, facilities and equipment as are sufficient and appropriate to comply with the licensee’s obligations under this Part;
(b)reviewing, and where appropriate, supervising the training provided by instructors, making improvements to training activity where possible, and ensuring that any unsafe training practices are corrected;
(c)reviewing the progress of relevant individuals;
(d)ensuring that the training is kept up to date, and that it meets the needs of all the activities which the licensee is licensed to carry out;
(e)establishing a system to record and document all training activity undertaken by the licensee, with information on the progress of each relevant individual (“RI”), including—
(i)whether each RI has completed the training relevant to that individual,
(ii)whether each RI has met the approved performance criteria necessary to be qualified to perform the RI’s role, and
(iii)the results of any tests undertaken by an RI;
(f)maintaining records of all medical examinations and medical assessments carried out in relation to RIs;
(g)administering any informed consent process required by Part 12.
(2) If a spaceport licensee or a return operator licensee does not have a training manager, they must make alternative arrangements to carry out the functions specified in paragraph (1)(a), (b) and (d).