Airworthiness Best Practice for Managers

How will this course benefit me?

Responding to our clients’ needs for a more in-depth look at airworthiness in all its guises, this course will help you to understand best practices across the spectrum of airworthiness, bridging gaps in understanding in order to facilitate thinking around what airworthiness system performance can – and should - deliver to your organisation.

Completing this course will change how you view and value airworthiness activities in your organisation and enable you to contribute to:

• Improved performance of your organisational approval through a better understanding of the various interfaces that you need to work with
• Enhanced decision-making on airworthiness activities
• Greater ability to inform and assure yourself of the risks posed by your contractors and subcontractors
• Unwanted business losses reduced by identifying and mitigating potential risks
• Organisational efficiency improved through reductions in rework
• Improved Regulator confidence due to your organisation being able to demonstrate greater understanding and compliance with the regulations

Key areas of focus

• What is Airworthiness?
• Design and Production Processes and Type Certification
• The role of the Operator and Certificate of Airworthiness
• Performance of Maintenance
• Preventing Accidents and Accident Investigation
• Retirement and Disposal

Is this course right for me?

This course is aimed at aviation professionals working across the aviation industry who require an overall understanding of airworthiness and the complex interdependencies that it involves. It is therefore suitable for representatives from:

• Maintenance Organisations (e.g. Maintenance Managers, Quality Managers)
• Design Organisations (e.g. CVEs, Design Engineers)
• Manufacturers (e.g. Production Managers, Quality Managers)
• Competent Authorities (e.g. Inspecting and support staff)
• Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisations (e.g. Continuing Airworthiness Managers,
• Technical Services, Planning & Records Managers)
• Airlines (e.g. Flight Manager Technical)

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course. 

Course details

Course format: This course is a balanced mix of group discussions, flipchart work and PowerPoint presentations. Managed syndicate exercises give you the opportunity to practise the application and evaluation of new processes and techniques.
Course level: Foundation Level Training (F) is suitable for those with little or no prior knowledge of the subject who are looking to develop a fundamental level of understanding, competency and knowledge.
Assessment process: No formal assessment. Formative feedback is provided by the facilitator.
Course size: 16 persons maximum at our Aviation Safety Academy or on-site at your facility