Continuing Airworthiness - Planning Skills

How will this course benefit me?

This highly interactive course is designed to meet the needs of staff and organisations who want to implement a proactive approach to delivering a consistently robust maintenance plan. By examining industry best practice, the course will provide you with the knowledge and techniques you need to promote greater efficiency in the continuing airworthiness management and maintenance environments, ultimately improving safety.

Our course, covering planning in the CAMO and maintenance environments, brings together the ‘How’ we structure ourselves to perform maintenance. Delegates completing this course will gain a full understanding of the needs and pressures faced by colleagues performing complementary functions, resulting in you:

• Making more informed decisions when planning maintenance
• Reducing maintenance errors in your organisation by promoting a structured approach to task accomplishment
• Reducing aircraft downtime by avoiding duplication of work
• Using your improved understanding of who the key stakeholders are in the framework to create efficient, clear communication channels and achieve faster responses and resolution to the inevitable day-to-day queries
• Assisting your internal or contracted maintenance organisations in understanding the CAMO perspective and vice versa
• Minimising cost and maximise revenue through more effective management of workflow
• Improving workplace safety levels through effective planning of maintenance tasks

Key areas of focus

• Safety, regulations and interfaces in Continuing Airworthiness
• Maintenance planning fundamentals – roles in the planning process; why we plan; the benefits of planning
• Development of efficient Maintenance schedules
• Planning in CAMOs and Maintenance Organisations
• Considerations for Task Card creation

Is this course right for me?This specialised course is designed for those working in the planning environments in EASA/CAA Part-CAMO and Part-145 organisations, including:

• Existing planning staff in CAMO and Maintenance organisations
• Technical Services staff
• Managers/supervisors in CAMO and Maintenance organisations

This course would also benefit:

• Graduates looking to move into planning roles
• Continuing Airworthiness Management
• Compliance monitoring / Quality Assurance staff

Prerequisites:

You will need to have an understanding of Part-M and Part-145 regulations and be familiar with Service Bulletins, Airworthiness Directives, maintenance manuals and other technical data. Experience in planning is desirable, but not necessary if you are moving into a planning environment.

Course details

Course format: The course will follow the concept of facilitation as opposed to instruction. It is a balanced mix of PowerPoint Presentations and challenging interactive exercises.
Course level: Practitioner Level Training (P) is suitable for those who have worked in the subject for some time, are familiar with core terminologies and concepts and are looking to develop or update their level of knowledge and practical understanding.
Assessment process: No formal assessment. Formative feedback is provided by the facilitator.
Course size: 12 persons maximum at our Aviation Safety Academy or on-site at your facility.