A review paper by Steven Bentley Managing Director of Sofema Aviation Services. Many organisations ask for the legal obligations regarding the training of Safety Management Systems, the purpose of this document is to put into context an understanding of the requirement. Origins of the need for SMS training In fact the need started to crystallize…

Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com is pleased to offer a new training with a specialised and specific subject matter – Aviation Quality & Safety Auditing & Risk Assessment Training for Trainers. The Implementation of Maintenance & Quality Assurance Audit Processes was an early development,  This was followed by the introduction of Operational Quality Assurance after the implementation…

An article by Steven Bentley of Sofema Aviation Services reviewing impending changes to the Safety Management System processes within European Operations and MRO’s and the States. EASA has mandated the requirements for the implementation of Safety management Systems and processes with community operators and maintainers. Part OPS Gen 200 provides Acceptable Means of Compliance –…

This article considers the four phases of ICAO SMS implementation within an Aviation Organization, presented by Steven Bentley Managing Director of Sofema Aviation Services. The initial phase without surprise is the most important, to design the SMS framework which is going to suit your organization. A key element of this stage is to have a…