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Discussion Paper by Sofema Aviation Services (www.sassofia.com) Introduction There are many misconceptions and misunderstandings regarding aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) and Quality Management Systems (QMS). The following is intended to hopefully clear up this misunderstanding: a) QMS and SMS – Offers many common methods and techniques, but provides different outcomes and objectives; b) Sufficient competent…

A review by Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com Introduction Auditing key elements of the Stores & Tooling Calibration Process (We can also include the management of equipment within the hanger environment as badly managed equipment can easily become a hazard to the aircraft) Starting with an understanding of the Maintenance Organisation Procedures and to Gap analyse…

Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com looks at the challenges of using Compliance Audit Techniques to determine the effectiveness of a “supplier” What do we Mean by Third-Party when we talk about auditing? Means that the organisation is “Stand Alone” – or “Stand Apart”. So effectively we are connected to the Organisation for business purposes, however, we…

Sofema Aviation Services (www.sassofia.com) Reviews Base Maintenance Audit Basics Consider the following as checkpoints to take note or develop during the audit of Base Maintenance essentially as an opportunity to validate the effectiveness of the Base Maintenance System – remember the goal of the auditor is to confirm conformity not to find problems. a) During…