## Competencies of personnel( a ) 

(10) The verification body must— 

(a) identify and select competent team personnel for each engagement, 

(b) ensure appropriate verification team composition for the aviation engagement, 

(c) ensure the verification team includes, at a minimum, a team leader who is responsible for the engagement, planning and management of the team, 

(d) ensure continued competence of all personnel conducting verification activities, including continued professional development and training for verifiers to maintain and develop competencies, and 

(e) conduct regular evaluations of the competence assessment process to ensure that it continues to be relevant for this Order. 

## Validation of verification team knowledge( b ) 

(11) The verification team as a whole, and the independent reviewer, must demonstrate knowledge of— 

(a) the requirements set out in this Order, the Assembly Resolution A39-3( c ), the Environmental Technical Manual (Doc 9501), Volume IV – Procedures for demonstrating compliance with the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA)( d ), and any public ICAO explanatory material, 

(b) the verification requirements set out in this Order, and Environmental Technical Manual (Doc 9501), Volume IV – Procedures for demonstrating compliance with the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), including materiality threshold, verification criteria, verification scope and objectives and the Verification Report preparation and submission requirements, 

(c) the eligibility criteria for technical exemptions, scope of applicability, State pair phase-in rules, and State pair coverage set out in this Order and the Assembly Resolution A39-3, 

(d) the monitoring requirements set out in this Order, and 

(e) the national requirements in addition to the provisions set out in this Order. 

## Validation of verification team technical expertise( e ) 

(12) The verification team as a whole, and the independent reviewer, must demonstrate knowledge of the following technical competencies— 

(a) general technical processes in the field of civil aviation, 

(b) aviation fuels and their characteristics, including CORSIA eligible fuel, 

(c) fuel related processes including flight planning and fuel calculation, 

(d) relevant aviation sector trends or situations that may impact the CO$_{2}$ emissions estimate, 

(e) CO$_{2}$ emissions quantification methodologies outlined in this Order, including assessment of Emissions Monitoring Plans, 

