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Introduction provided by Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com This document considers an overview of the overall concept of Safety Management Systems (SMS) in the Territories. It applies to all those parts of the aviation industry such as aircraft operators, maintenance organisations, ATS providers and aerodrome operators required to operate an SMS. Aviation safety has traditionally focused…

Presented by www.sassofia.com  Introduction Organisations seeking certification or approval, should develop, document, implement, and maintain a Quality (Safety) Management System with appropriate internal quality assurance (QA) procedures. The QA process complements that of safety assurance, with each having requirements for analysis, documentation, auditing and management reviews to assure that certain performance criteria are met. While…

Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com looks at several features of the OTAR Compliant Maintenance Program (Ref Overseas Territories Aviation Circular – OTAC 39-6) Maintenance Programme Basis The Maintenance Programme is usually based upon the MRB report, the TC holder’s maintenance planning document or Chapter 5 of the maintenance manual (the manufacturer’s recommended maintenance programme). The maintenance…

The UK Civil Aviation Act 1949 (Overseas Territories) Order 1969 provides for the making of secondary legislation. The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2007 (hereinafter referred to as the AN(OT)O) is the highest level of civil aviation regulation applicable in the Overseas Territories. Last amended on 9 January 2008, it encompasses all civil aviation-related fields…