You will gain an understanding of the fundamental principles underlying the safety oversight measures relating to airworthiness engineering and maintenance required of a State’s aviation regulatory body and their importance, in accordance with ICAO’s requirements.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
Understand the role and responsibilities of an airworthiness inspector
Understand the ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices and other national civil aviation regulations on safety oversight relating to airworthiness
Review and update your organisation's safety oversight mechanisms relating to airworthiness
What is Covered
General
Safety oversight inspector: Role and responsibilities
Design organisations, production organisations and designees: Approval and surveillance
ICAO Annex 8 (Airworthiness of Aircraft) Standards: Mandatory airworthiness requirements and reporting
Variations to mandatory airworthiness requirements
Reliability-centred maintenance
Approval of aircraft maintenance schedules, programmes and amendments
Procedures for type certificate, supplemental type certificate, repair and modification or change approval
Simplifying stressing
Structures and aging aircraft programmes
Suspect unapproved parts
Engineering
Overview of the Federal aviation regulations and European regulations (e.g. Joint Aviation Requirements and European Aviation Safety Agency Rules)
Rulemaking: Notice of Proposed Amendment/Notice of Proposed Rule Making Procedures
Technical principles
Aging aircraft maintenance
Widespread fatigue damage
Damage removal during structural repairs
Systems and equipment
Aircraft wiring
Propulsion
Cabin safety
Maintenance
Aircraft registration
Aircraft certificate of airworthiness: Issuance and renewal
Approval of Operator Maintenance Systems: Air operator certification issuance and monitoring
Maintenance personnel: Licensing and skills training
Maintenance related regulations training
Human factors in aircraft maintenance
Learning Activities
Case Studies: Overview of Joint Aviation Requirements/European Aviation Safety Agency Part 145
Who Should Attend
This course is recommended if you are responsible for the safety oversight of aircraft operations and maintenance such as airworthiness inspectors, safety managers and auditors from civil aviation administrations.
Duration
2 weeks
Fees
S$6,420 Fees subject to change. Participants will be notified of the actual course fees in the course placement letter.