Essentially the focus of SMS is not in fact compliance it is on Managing Risk and the Purpose of an SMS Audit is to consider Risk Safety management goes far beyond traditional compliance led approaches to auditing. The SMS approach was developed following the identification of shortfalls in the actual process of auditing – you…
Service Bulletins SBs are not mandatory under any regulatory environment (Service Bulletins are subject to the Operator Review Policy) however we should not loose sight of the fact that not performing SBs may affect the reliability of the aircraft. A Service Bulletin (S.B.) is a notice to an aircraft operator from a manufacturer – either…
Overseas Territories Aviation Regulations (OTAR’s) are designed to be fully compliant with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARP’s) Steve Bentley MD of Sofema Aviation Services looks at the effectiveness of the OTAR environment in the context of Commercial Air Transport. Unlike EASA Part M for example which has a significant amount…
Ref OTAC – Overseas Territories Aviation Circular – OTAC 39-8 Type Certification Basis Note 1 An OTAR Type Certificate is only available on the back of FAA / TC or EASA issued Type Certificate. In accordance with OTAR 21 Subpart B the investigation and acceptance of an aircraft Type Certification will be documented by a…
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