Steve Bentley FRAeS CEO of Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com comments on the challenges related to understanding the EASA Part 145 Compliance Function in support of the SMS System and not vice-versa Introduction Historically we had our primary focus on the Compliance Verification System which we called QA and now we call it Compliance Monitoring. We…

The SMS is intended to be a continually developing “tool” within the organisation. Providing source data to enable solutions to multiple issues across the business. Within the airport environment we have constant change, which provides for the potential for exposure to additional hazards. The SMS needs to embrace this change and to deliver any necessary…