What is the Role of Audit Checklists in Support of Aviation SMS Performance Audits? Considerations by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com Checklists are ideal as an “aide memoir” for Quality Assurance Aspects (Prescriptive) however they serve less purpose in determining the effectiveness of an SMS. Can we perform an SMS Audit against a checklist? For…

Steve Bentley CEO of SAS (www.sassofia.com) considers how we can effectively assess the performance of a Safety Management System (SMS) Introduction Quality Assurance Audits are essentially prescriptive or compliance-driven means that there is a standard against which we are assessing conformity, any deviations are written up as a finding or a corrective action. Safety Assurance…

How to Develop your EASA Compliant 145 Training Program and why is it important? There is increasing a focus being brought to bear regarding the importance of managing competence within the workplace and it is for this reason that both EASA & European Regulatory Authorities are expecting that EASA Part 145 Organisations manage the competence…

We are pleased to announce that Sofema Online has launched a new SMS Compliance training: Developing & Maintaining SMS Compliance in an MRO and 145 for Quality & Safety Personnel  Start learning online What is the training about?  The aim of the training is to give the delegates a detailed consideration of the benefits of…