Thursday, April 17th April saw the completion of a series of training courses delivered for Fujairah Aviation Academy by Steven Bentley MD of Sofema Aviation Services
The courses covered several specific areas compliant with the objectives of the United Arab Emirates – Gulf Civil Aviation Authority GCAA in the following subject areas :
Aviation Safety Management System SMS Implementation & Risk Assessment Review
Fuel tank safety FTS Compliance with Phase 2 for 145 and Continuous Airworthiness Management Organisations (CAMO)
Part 145 and CAR 145 – Overview
UAE GCAA Civil Aviation Regulations – CAR 147 training
UAE GCAA Accountable Manager Regulatory Obligations
About Fujairah Aviation Academy
Fujairah Aviation Academy was originally founded in 1986 under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Saleh Mohammed Hamad Al Sharqi.
With the emergence of the United Arab Emirates as a world-class business centre bringing innovation, expertise and technology to the region, Fujairah Aviation Academy enters into our third decade being proud to introduce an Academy of Aviation Excellence in the form of the first dedicated Airline Transport Pilots License School in the Middle East.
In addition, the aircraft maintenance engineering training school offers the following UAE GCAA-compliant aircraft maintenance Engineers basic training – Fixed Wing with Turbine Engine (B1.1), Fixed Wing with Piston Engine (B1.2), Fixed Wing with Turbine and piston Engine (B1) & Avionic (B2).
All of the Fujairah Aviation Academy’s (FAA) courses are approved by the UAE GCAA, and upon successful completion, result in the issue of a UAE licence. The UAE is a member of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Licences issued by the UAE are convertible to the licences of other ICAO states, subject to their civil aviation regulations.
About Sofema Aviation Services
Based in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) – Motto is “ Delivery Beyond Compliance ”.
SAS are a professional, airline, MRO and ground operations, support, consulting and training company. We offer qualified UK Nationals as well as Russian, Greek, and Romanian-speaking trainers.
Sofema stands for (Support Organisation Focused on Effective Management of Airworthiness). Benefiting from a broad industry experience, we understand the importance of helping organisations meet the challenge of managing competence, we work to develop a positive safety culture and deliver improved business performance.
The primary focus of SAS is on delivering quality assured support and training services and during 2014 we expect to provide regulatory training to over 2000 delegates.
Steve Bentley Managing Director of Sofema Aviation Services commented:“ We are very pleased to have a relationship with such a prestigious training facility and look forward to a long and continuous association”.
Fujairah Aviation Academy has achieved Gold Privileged Training Partner Status and benefits from discounted “Company” and Open training delegate fees.
What did the delegates say about the training?
“A very good training – very helpful”
“Good Delivery – All aspects very useful”
“Good Learning Climate – Friendly with good communication”
“The Instructor had a good command of the subject with good gestures and sharing of experience”
“Good Supporting Material”
“Good ability to keep the students’ attention”
“The instructor provided good explanations with very clear points”
“Good explanation of the roles of Safety Assurance and Quality Assurance”
For details concerning forthcoming training courses or SAS Privileged Training Partner Program, please visit www.sassofia.com or email team@sassofia.com
