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Human Factor Train the Trainer Aims and Objectives

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July 11, 2011

sofema

The Aims and Deliverables of the Human Factors Train the Trainer Program Offered by Sofema Aviation Services  – SAS. The Maintenance Organisation should  continuously review human factors training to ensure that it is focused on “real-world” human factors challenges faced both with the organisation in particular and aviation maintenance. For effective human factors training it…

Introducing SAFA Training for Operators

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July 10, 2011

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services now offers Operator training for SAFA – Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft  – SAFA Training for Operators SAS is pleased to add to its growing portfolio of trainings a course to increase the operator understanding of the SAFA process. SAFA inspections of aircraft during transit and layovers in European Airports can often…

Types of Audit in Aviation and the difference between compliance and conformance

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June 26, 2011

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services offers 2 day intensive audit training courses see www.sassofia.com The Compliance Audit Audits can be divided into two categories by purpose: Compliance and performance. A compliance audit looks for conformance  to a set of rules. The rules may not always be questions. Regulatory audits. Are in fact compliance audits – compliance with…

Introduction to Safety Management Systems and what it means for “US” as employees and managers of an Airline or Maintenance Organisation

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June 21, 2011

Steven Bentley

Historically organisations have relied on a single person to manage safety although the phrase is perhaps misleading, in reality organisations had a person who is essentially responsible for following up in the event of a report being issued. What we are now being presented with is a new way of doing business. Where the organization…