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Chief PilotWilderness Air Botswana
Aircraft: C208Location: Maun, BotswanaNon-type rated
Total Time1,500 hrs
PIC TimeN/A
About This Role
Chief Pilot at Wilderness Air Botswana (Maun, Botswana), reporting to the Flight Operations Manager. Responsible for full and effective control of the operator's pilots, overseeing operational planning, briefing and aircrew duties, maintaining the Flight Operations Manual and SOPs in line with Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana requirements, setting flight crew standards, running the checking department, and initiating crew recruitment. Permanent role on the Cessna C208 Caravan in tourist charter operations.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Full and effective control of Wilderness Air Botswana Pilots which includes but not limited to, the safe, efficient, legal and correct conduct of pilots.
- Oversee all operational planning and briefing, as well as all related duties and functions of the aircrew whilst on flight duty in liaison with the Flight Operations Manager.
- Building relationships with crew through interaction and dissemination of information.
- Overall supervision of the aircrew in their allocated duties other than flight duty.
- Maintain and update the Wilderness Air Flight Operations Manual, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's), the AIC's, the AIP's, NOTAM's, relevant aviation legislation and the approved flight planning program in liaison with the Flight Operations Manager.
- Setting and upholding the minimum standards of flight crew.
- Set up, monitoring and implementation of the checking department in order to measure the standards of flight crew.
- Identifying replacement crew and initiating the recruitment procedures.
Requirements
- Must hold a Commercial Pilots License as a minimum.
- Must have C208 rating.
- Minimum of 1500 total flying hours.
- 5 years working experience in the aviation industry.
- Previous experience as a Flight Instructor.
- Exceptional knowledge of Civil Aviation Regulations.
- Experience in tourist charter type operations is an added advantage.
- Good command of English, both written and verbal.
- Leadership ability.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Team worker with the ability to interface with a variety of departments.
- Computer Literacy.
- Preference given to candidates with an acceptable Management Diploma/certificate and experience in multi-national and multi-cultural diversity.