How is HF connected to SMS you may ask?   Firstly to look at HF, once we have completed initial training we have a mandated requirement to receive every 24 months recurrent training. Secondly SMS (which should also be a recurrent training) in which we should be trained in accordance with the organisations process and procedures….

Returning to Vilnius SAS is scheduled to deliver 3 specific SMS training courses, December 2014.   SMS Introduction Training for Safety and Quality Managers –  December 8th – 9th Safety Management Systems Audit Techniques – December 10th -11th Aviation SMS Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis – December 12th   Over the last several years Sofema…

How dependent is an EASA or GCAA compliant organization on the effectiveness of the Safety Management System (SMS) Manager?  Immeasurably is the simple answer, with the changes in organizational thinking driven by ICAO and others which we have seen introduced over the last decade or so, leading to the more or less de facto acceptance…

Sofema Aviation Services reviews the Safety Management System implementation and Aviation Risk Assessment process. Thursday, April 17th saw the completion of a series of training courses delivered for Fujairah Aviation Academy by Steven Bentley, CEO of Sofema Aviation Services. The courses covered several specific areas compliant with the objectives of the United Arab Emirates –…