EASA Duty of Care!

EASA have a duty of care as well! Who audits the auditor? It is not until a serious event or accident that such issues come to light, for example in the aftermath of the Helios Boeing 737 accident on 14 April 2005, a Class Action was initiated against the Cypriot DCA charging loose enforcement of…

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145 SMS Hazard Identification & Risk Management Process

Where are the differences between Hazard Identification and Risk Management in a 145 environment and in an Operation? In some respects the challenges are similar, however a significant number of exposures within the maintenance system actually have visibility which should have been understood but is only identified in the aftermath of an incident or accident….

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Implementing an ERP within an EASA 145 Environment

Implementing and Emergency Response Plan ERP within an EASA Part 145 Environment. Together with the implementation of a fully compliant SMS the need to comply with the provisions of ICAO requires the development of an Emergency Response Plan, which is off course organization specific. Introducing Emergency Response Planning into the environment of 145 is a…

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Working with our SMS

How to identify areas which need special attention and how to focus our efforts on making sure we can deliver in all relevant areas. Which areas of the organization need special attention? …and what do we mean by special attention? We may believe that we know where are key areas are, however the whole point…

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