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EASA 145 Practical Training & On the Job Training Considerations

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September 26, 2018

Steven Bentley

EASA Regulations Provide for EASA Part 145 Organisational Theoretical & Practical Training in support of Task Training for CAT A and CAT B2 Aircraft Engineers. In Addition, EASA Regulations provide for On the Job Training (OJT) following completion of the First Type Training in each Category EASA Regulatory Background Guidance 66.A.45 Endorsement with aircraft ratings…

Considerations Related to Regulatory Training EASA Part 21 Subpart G / CAR 21 Subpart G

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September 21, 2018

Steven Bentley

The purpose of this document is to consider the role of regulatory and vocational training related to the ongoing development of competence within an EASA Part 21 / CAR 21 Environment. A Production Organisation is quite similar in fact to a Part 145 Maintenance Organisation in that similar processes are evident with the difference being…

Considering Audit Program Risks within an Aviation Quality System

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September 19, 2018

Steven Bentley

Management system audit requirements may include reference to documents such as policies, objectives, processes, procedures, instructions, quality plans, which can when combined with an audit scope statement, deliver internal audits which can be either wide-ranging or focused on any aspect of the organization or part thereof and which has the potential to address risk performance….

Considerations Related to ISO 19011 – Identifying Risk in Aviation Audits

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September 18, 2018

Steven Bentley

Changing the Audit Focus to a Performance Based System where the audits are driven by needs related to both System Performance and Management Objectives rather than by simple schedule. For maximum benefit, the internal management systems audits should connect with an overarching objective to evaluate “risk.” IS031000 defines risk as: “An undesirable situation or circumstance…