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.

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