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Why Engine Ground Running Training is of Critical Importance for Aircraft Maintenance Engineers

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Engine Ground Running

February 07, 2020

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How Important is Correct Engine Running Procedures? The Answer is critically important with the cost of an Engine running into many millions of USD care and attention, competence & following correct procedures is extremely important. Regulatory Context – Competence is the key! Whilst there are many relevant regulatory aspects for which there must be an…

EASA Part 21 Update Review, Level of Involvement (LOI) and Compliance Demonstration Items (CDI)

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Level of Involvement

February 04, 2020

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Sofema Aviation Services provides a brief introduction to the concepts and considers recent amendments to Part 21. Changes to EASA Part 21 Regulation 748/2012 To incorporate ED Decision 2019/003/R introducing AMC/GM to part-21 for proportionality and simplification of airworthiness and environmental certification regulations for small aircraft. To incorporate Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/897 of 12…

Techniques for Advanced Safety Auditing ā€“ DATA Driven

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Safety Auditing

January 29, 2020

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Sofema Aviation ServicesĀ considers elements related to delivering cultural change in the workplace as an enabler to drive improvements. EASA requires an active Risk Management environment however this is typically found within the Safety Management System (SMS). In fact, Safety Assurance is looking at weakness in the organisational system which raises the exposure to risk. Whilst…

Understanding the Role of EASA Compliance Management & Oversight Processes

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Compliance Management

January 29, 2020

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Introduction Delivering the strongest and most effective Quality and Safety Management System requires reliable information regarding the organisational compliance status. The higher the quality of the information the more focused and hence potentially ā€œeffectiveā€ will be the decision making of those involved. A Quality System is Quality Control (QC) plus Quality Assurance (QA) QC being…