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Understanding and Interpreting EASA Form 4 Post Holder Qualifications

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Understanding and Interpreting EASA Form 4 Post Holder Qualifications

April 25, 2016

Steven Bentley

The first comment to share is that in general EASA requirements and obligations are or should be considered as minimum compliance. There is a good chance that if you feel that you are falling short in respect of the qualifications, there may be additional issues in respect of managing competence. As an example EASA CAR…

The Process of Flight Data Monitoring De-Identification

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April 15, 2016

Steven Bentley

AMC1 ORO.AOC.130 Flight data monitoring – aeroplanes “(j) The data access and security policy should restrict information access to authorised persons. When data access is required for airworthiness and maintenance purposes, a procedure should be in place to prevent disclosure of crew identity.” Developing a just or “no blame” reporting culture is a fundamental requirement…

Components, Life limited Components and Configuration Control

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April 11, 2016

Steven Bentley

The vast majority of components which are fitted to aircraft today are considered to be on condition, this means that the component may remain fitted to the aircraft until an imminent failure is detected. However even components which are on condition are typically subject to configuration control – which means the component which is fitted…

Aviation SMS – Creating, Developing and Maintaining a Safety Culture

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April 09, 2016

Steven Bentley

21 Steps to support a Healthy Safety Culture:   1/ The first comment is that it is a very slow (time wise) process to build trust in the workforce and it is very easy to lose this trust.   2/ The second comment is that we can in fact consider trust as a “Step by…