Steven Bentley's posts

EASA Drone Operations – Considerations Related to Assemblies of Persons, Involved & Uninvolved Persons

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EASA Drone

April 15, 2021

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com Considers the practical issues associated with the requirement for regulatory compliance for EASA Drone “OPS”. Who is an ‘Uninvolved person’? Not participating in the UAS operation or Who is not aware of the instructions and safety precautions given by the UAS (drone) operator’. Who is an Involved Person? Chooses to…

Sofema Aviation Services awarded a Contract by SAS – Scandinavian Airlines

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Scandinavian Airlines

April 15, 2021

Steven Bentley

Contract Awarded for the Provision of EASA Compliant – Part CAMO Safety (SMS) & Human Factor (HF) Training (Initial) with VO Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com is pleased to announce that we will be supporting SAS – Scandinavian Airlines with the delivery of online training with voice over to over 100 SAS team members. Sofema Online…

EASA Provisions Applicable to Both ‘open’ and ’specific’ Category of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) – Drone Systems

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Drone

April 14, 2021

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com Considers the practical issues associated with the requirement for regulatory compliance for Drone “OPS” Introduction EU Regulation 2019/947 caters for most types of operation and their levels of risk. It does so through three categories of operations: the ‘open’, ‘specific’ and ‘certified’ categories. EASA Regulations use the term UAS, unmanned aircraft…

Considering the Primary Challenges Related to the Implementation of Safety Management Systems in an EASA Part 145 Organisation

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Safety

April 13, 2021

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) Takes a Detailed Look at what is involved and the challenges related to the implementation of a Safety Management System (SMS). Introduction How can the SMS engage proactively with the existing Error Management System within the Part 145 Organisation – For example MEDA Type Tools – which are typically reactive. How…