External Portal Walkthrough Part 135

Welcome. In this walkthrough, we will go through AVS Hub's certifications, waivers, and evaluation applications. This video will focus on the prospective air carrier and operator experience of applying for a Part 135 certificate on the external portal. To access the external portal homepage, navigate to aviationsafetyhub.faa.gov. Here you can research FAA issuances, create an account, and begin an application. For this demo, we will walk through the Part 135 application process. There are three easy ways to start your application from the home page. First, use the Apply for Certificate drop-down menu. Second, click on the Part 135 informational card under All Available Services. You can use filters here to view issuances by industry role. The third way is to navigate to the Authorizations page and select the Part 135 card in the Operator section. Before you can submit an application, you must create an account. The AVS Hub integrates directly with Login.gov for secure registration and single sign-on. Let's log in now. Now that we are logged in, we can start. To apply for a Part 135 certificate, your account must be linked to an organization. The organization represents the business or legal entity obtaining the FAA issuance. You can manage your user and organization profiles anytime at the top right corner of the screen. When you click to start, an overview modal will appear, review these steps carefully so you know what to expect to submit. The application form is broken down into three main areas. First is the top bar, with sections to track your progress, Second is the main center area, where you can answer questions and upload documents. And third are action buttons, where you have options to exit, save and continue later, or submit your application Please note that the submission button only unlocks when you have completed all required steps. There are seven core sections of the application to complete. Company information, your high-level business details and operational scope. Personnel, the management personnel associated with your operations. Aircraft, the fleet details of your intended aircraft. Operating profile, more details on the scope of your operations. Schedule events, your proposed timeline. Documentation, where you can upload required documents based on the scope of operation, as defined in the Notice 8900.766. And finally, the responsible party, which is the point of contact details that will be used to access the SAS external portal. For the purposes of this demonstration, we have pre-populated the data in these sections so you can see what a completed form looks like. Let's look at how to fill these sections out. First up is company information. All required fields in this section are marked with an asterisk and must be completed before you submit the section. If any pre-populated fields from your organization profile need editing, such as your company information, mailing address, or email address, please update them directly within your organization profile. Next, select the checkbox if the address of your principal base is the exact same as your mailing address. If it's different, go ahead and enter the principal base address here. Enter. You will enter other key details such as proposed date, your requested three-letter company identifier, and your geographic areas of operation. Below that, you will indicate the type, kind, and scope of your proposed operations. To guide you, dynamic helper text is provided for these fields. The text automatically adjusts based on your selections and the three drop downs. When you are done, click next personnel to continue or save for later to save your progress and close the form. The second section is personnel. The specific personnel required for your operations are automatically determined based on the type, kind, and scope you selected in the previous section. Once the individuals have been added, click next aircraft to advance. The third section is aircraft. It is required to indicate whether or not you have an aircraft at the time of the operation. Section three is aircraft. It is required to enter an aircraft even if you do not own one at the moment. If you do not own an aircraft, please enter the details of the intended aircraft that you will purchase. To do so, click add to enter the specific aircraft details, and click Submit. You can repeat this for additional aircraft to edit. When finished, click Next. Operating Profile is the operating profile. All sections. Next is the operating profile. All questions in this section are completely optional. As you navigate this page, notice that checkbox questions allow multiple selections. There are free text questions that accept numerical values and drop-down questions that only allow a single selection. Please answer only the questions that apply and make the best choices relevant to your specific operation. Click Next Schedule Events to continue. Five is the Schedule Events. Here we can upload a schedule of events that outline the overall project plan for the Department 35 process. This plan will be directly referenced during a pre-application meeting later in the certification. Next. Click Next Documentation to move forward. The next section is Documentation. Required documents based on your type, kind, and scope will be directly listed at the top of the screen with optional documents listed below them. If a file is of the correct type or size, the portal will display. To upload a document, click Upload Document and select the file from your device. From there, click Submit. Once uploaded, you can always click Edit or Remove if you need to make changes. Once all required documents are successfully uploaded, you move on to the next section. The final section is the Responsible Party. A Responsible Party is required to log into the SAS External Portal to track the remainder of your application once it has been officially placed onto the national. Once the application form is complete, the submit button will unlock, allowing you to officially send it in your application. Now, let's talk about tracking your application. At any point during the certification process, even while your application is still in a draft status, you can easily monitor if you need areas. First, after logging into the external portal, navigate to your dashboard. Each certification associated with your account organization will be listed. On the top right hand corner of each card you will see the current status displayed for example draft, submitted, or a later date depending on where the application stands in your workflow. To view more detailed information click view application for the relevant service. This will open the application overview screen. At the top of the screen you'll see a phase tracker which visually indicates the current phase of the process. The tracker provides a clear step-by-step view of your progress and helps ensure transparency throughout the certification. You can also view additional details and, if applicable, any action items associated with this application.