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Why are so many Aviation Safety Management Systems stillborn? Where are the Indicators?

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November 09, 2015

Steven Bentley

A discussion document raised by Steven Bentley Steven Bentley MD of Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com has written and delivered more than 25 different Aviation Safety Management System training courses. In addition to having the opportunity to assess the effectiveness of SMS within a significant number of organisations and to understand where are the major challenges to…

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Development of Part 147 Training Needs Analysis to ensure compliance with the requirement of Part 66

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October 27, 2015

Steven Bentley

The role of the Training Needs Analysis to maintain compliance with EASA Part 147 & Part 66 requirements in a “post” Regulation (EU) 1149/2011 Note the following extract from the regulations (following significant changes introduced in 2012) In the particular case of type training courses approved on the basis of the requirements valid before Regulation…

Training our Aviation Human Factors Trainers so they are at the “Cutting Edge”

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October 05, 2015

Steven Bentley

Aviation Human Factors training should not be a 1 size fits all experience, rather it should tailored to the  needs of the organisation in the context of the role and responsibilities of the individual. As an industry we identified the need for Human Factors Training many years ago, today we have guidance material issued by…

Quality Assurance Auditing of the Role of the Aircraft Stores Inspector

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September 24, 2015

Steven Bentley

A discussion document by Steven Bentley MD of Sofema Aviation Services – Steven has more than 45 years’ experience in commercial aviation and has been delivering EASA and GCAA UAE compliant regulatory for the last 8 years. Our organisation’s Quality Assurance auditors are presented with the dual challenge of auditing the management of the competency…

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