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Considerations Related to the obligations to carry out regulatory authority oversight audits – Steve Bentley MD SAS www.sassofia.com ATM/ANS.AR.C.015 Oversight programme (Regulation (EU) 2017/373) (a) The competent authority shall establish and update annually an oversight programme taking into account the specific nature of the service providers, the complexity of their activities, the results of past…

Introduction by Sofema Aviation Service www.sassofia.com Introduction A minimum equipment list (MEL) is a detailed list of equipment’s and or systems. The list provides for criteria by which the operation of aircraft, subject to specified conditions, may continue with particular equipment inoperative. The MEL is prepared by the operator in conformity with, or more restrictive…

Presented by Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com This article considers the process by which Pilots may certify maintenance within a Part M and Part 145 environment. There is an added layer of complexity in respect that some groups of aircraft for example Aerial Work Aircraft are not in fact covered completely by EASA regulations.In this respect…

EASA Compliant Quality Assurance Auditing of Aviation Software Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com looks at the roles and responsibilities related to the auditing of aviation software. Please use this information   as a guideline to build your audit check criteria, To use as a basis on which to focus the need for the development of associated process and procedures for Managing and Auditing…