Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft Training (SAFA)
Introduction
- This course is suitable for individuals who are required to undertake safety assessments of foreign aircraft within their national country.
- Tangible benefits have been identified by Flight Operations Inspectors, Airworthiness Surveyors and Industry professionals requiring background knowledge associated with the SAFA process.
Objectives
- To give members of industry a better understanding of the ICAO SAFA Survey Programme, including the recording and publication of findings against foreign registered aircraft.
By the end of the course delegates will have gained:
- An awareness of the reasons for and requirements of the Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft programme
- An understanding of the criteria used to raise and record aircraft or documentation deficiencies
This training course will include the following topics:
Overview of the legal framework underpinning SAFA
- The ICAO Framework
- Overview of SAFA technical aspects and the SAFA database
SAFA documentation
Inspector Qualification
Inspection Procedures
- Planning
- Preparation
- Flight deck, cabin safety, aircraft condition and cargo compartment inspections (inc. Dangerous Goods inspections)
- Details of inspection items
- Pre-Described Findings (PDF) and User-Described Findings (UDF)
- Categorization
- Photographic examples of previous inspection findings
- Findings and actions Follow up
Who Sould Attend
- Safety Manager and Safety Staff
Course Content
- Module 01: Course Introduction
- Module 02: SAFA
- Overview of the legal framework underpinning SAFA
- SAFA Documentation
- Inspector Qualification
- Inspection Procedures
Prerequisite
- Delegates should meet the eligibility criteria as specified in the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Guidance Material on Qualification of Inspectors.