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Develop & Implement your ERP Desktop or Live Exercise Aviation Emergency Response Aircraft Operator Emergency Response Planning Exercise Best Practice Emergency Response Plan (ERP) to achieve as a minimum every 24 months: Tabletop ERP Exercise Full Simulation Live Exercise Construct a Corrective Action Plan (CAP), based on the formal evaluation of the DeskTop or Full…

What is the Role of Audit Checklists in Support of Aviation SMS Performance Audits? Considerations by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com Checklists are ideal as an “aide memoir” for Quality Assurance Aspects (Prescriptive) however they serve less purpose in determining the effectiveness of an SMS. Can we perform an SMS Audit against a checklist? For…

Steve Bentley CEO of SAS (www.sassofia.com) considers how we can effectively assess the performance of a Safety Management System (SMS) Introduction Quality Assurance Audits are essentially prescriptive or compliance-driven means that there is a standard against which we are assessing conformity, any deviations are written up as a finding or a corrective action. Safety Assurance…

Introduction to TAWS presented by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com What is the purpose of a Terrain Avoidance and Warning System (TAWS) Essentially the purpose is to provide a safety net that automatically warns pilots when their aircraft is in potentially hazardous proximity to terrain. EASA Requirement Turbine-powered aeroplanes having an MCTOM of more than 5…