Introduction

The 5-day course will introduce the Airworthiness principles for all activities associated with Civil Aircraft operating in, or influenced by, European regulatory requirements. The course will cover the background to the current airworthiness regulations, aspects of design and certification and operation.

A common thread will run through the whole course taking in Type Certification, Supplemental Type Certification, changes (modifications) and repairs at all levels, approval systems to support Design, Production for the TC holder, Operational Approvals, Continued Airworthiness Management under Part M through maintenance activities of Part 145 and the certification of personnel through Parts 66 and 147.

The course is designed to understand the principles in the regulatory system concept concerning aircraft design, manufacturing, modification, operation, management, and maintenance. In practice, it is required to communicate with different organisations with their own airworthiness responsibilities. It provides current practical application and guidance on how to effectively understand the regulatory principles and responsibilities for all airworthiness related approvals and standards.

Course Content

• International Aviation Law including Responsibilities of the States
• EU Regulatory Framework
• Regulation 748/2012 Initial Airworthiness:

1. (Part-21) Technical Requirements
2. Type Certification
3. Changes to Type Certificates
4. Repairs
5. Approval of Parts and Appliances
6. ETSO
7. Permit to Fly
8. Instructions for Continued Airworthiness
9. AD’s

•  Regulation 1321/2014 Continued Airworthiness:

1. Continuing Airworthiness (Part-M)
2. Maintenance Organisations (Part-145)
3. Maintenance Personnel Licensing (Part-66)
4. Maintenance Personnel Training Organisations (Part-147)
5. Annex Va (Part- T)

The authority requirements are not included in this course.

The course is an interactive course with groups of different backgrounds. It provides a good understanding of airworthiness whether it is the EASA system or any other regulatory system.

Learning Objectives

• Understanding the principles of all relevant airworthiness regulations;
• Understanding airworthiness responsibilities, of States and persons and organisations, with respect to the aircraft;
• The ability to solve practical issues by understanding the principles of airworthiness;
• After the course, you should be able to solve interface issues w.r.t. airworthiness responsibilities.

Who should take this course

· Airline Auditor
· Design organization personnel communicating with the customer
· Defence airworthiness personal
· Compliance Monitoring staff
· CAA personal
· Accident investigators

Basically, all staff that is interacting with other market segments and those who want to understand the full airworthiness supply chain and have to deal with the interface of the airworthiness regulatory structure.

Pre-requisites

Familiarity with Airworthiness and Maintenance concepts.

Duration

This is a 5-day course, starting at 9:00 and ending at approximately 16:30 on all days. An examination is offered on day 5 - examination fee included in the course fee.