Division (b) A level 1 finding shall be issued by the CAA when any significant non-compliance is detected with the applicable requirements of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 and its Implementing Rules, with the organisation’s procedures and manuals or with the terms of an approval, certificate, specialised operation authorisation or with the content of a declaration which lowers safety or seriously hazards flight safety.F1F2

The level 1 findings shall include:

1. (1)

   F3failure to give the CAA access to the facilities of the organisation in accordance with point ORO.GEN.140 of Annex III (Part-ORO) to this Regulation, or for balloons operators in accordance with points BOP.ADD.015 and BOP.ADD.035 of Annex II (Part-BOP) to Regulation (EU) 2018/395, during normal operating hours and after two written requests;

2. (2)

   obtaining or maintaining the validity of the organisation certificate F4or specialised operations authorisation by falsification of submitted documentary evidence;

3. (3)

   evidence of malpractice or fraudulent use of the organisation certificate or specialised operations authorisation; and

4. (4)

   the lack of an accountable manager.