SofemaOnline.com is pleased to offer both EASA-compliant Initial EWIS and Recurrent EWIS training for all Target Groups.

SofemaOnline.com (SOL) is a service provided by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) offering online video training by qualified technical aviation instructors including UK Nationals as well as Russian-speaking trainers in the field of aviation.

AMC 20-22 makes it very clear as to the requirements that are to be complied with to ensure the organization remains in conformity with EASA regulatory requirements.

Ultimately in accordance with the terms of the approval issued to Operators and MROs, It is the Operator's and Maintenance Organisation's Responsibility to comply with the requirements of Electrical Wiring Interconnect Systems working practices and procedures including specifically EWIS training.

EASA-compliant Initial Fuel Tank Safety (FTS) and Recurrent Fuel Tank Safety online training by SofemaOnline

SofemaOnline is a service provided by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) offering online video training, focused on the development of a positive safety culture and the delivery of improved business performance.

Additional training in fuel tank safety, as well as associated inspection standards and maintenance procedures, should be required of CAMO technical personnel, especially the staff involved with the management of CDCCL, Service Bulletin assessment, work planning, and maintenance programme management. EASA guidance is provided for training to CAMO personnel in Appendix XII to AMC M.A.706(f) and M.B.102(c).

The course follows the recommended EASA syllabus and provides students with an overview of fuel system safety considerations. Including Historical incidents, ignition prevention, theoretical background, and practical considerations.

SofemaOnline.com (SOL) is a service provided by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) offering online video training by qualified technical aviation instructors including UK Nationals as well as Russian-speaking trainers in the field of aviation.

Sofema Aviation Services has been in operation now for almost 9 years. SAS commenced trading in March 2008 and today we are operating with 3 unique but complementary brands covering Offline and Online Training and Consultancy, and organizational support. We are looking forward to continuing to develop our core brands:

www.sassofia.com and www.sofemaonline.com

Are you ready to join SofemaOnline.com (SOL) and become part of a large and growing band of satisfied users? Please visit the website to view the huge range of courses we offer.

Managing your training budget is an important aspect of the role of any training manager, at SofemaOnline.com (SOL) we understand the importance of maximizing effectiveness whilst at the same time minimizing costs.

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SofemaOnline.com (SOL) would like to welcome you to the growing number of satisfied users. Please visit the website to view the huge range of courses we offer.

The portfolio of available training courses is constantly being expanded and includes all 145 recurrent training courses, ESDS, SMS, Maintenance Planning, and Production Planning. As well as the generic courses which are loaded and available for all users, there are company-specific courses that can only be accessed by your nominated delegate.

If any questions occur during the studying process our experienced trainers would be happy to support you.

SofemaOnline.com offers an online program to directly support persons who wish to undertake studies and examinations leading to the EASA Part 66 Aircraft Maintenance Engineers License.
 
SofemaOnline provides online support and our partner European Aviation Institute (EAI) an EASA Part 147 approved Maintenance Training Organization (MTO) with Certificate of Approval No RO.147.0003 are able to provide short courses and examinations both in Romania and currently in Bangkok.
 
EASA Regulated Aircraft Maintenance is interesting and highly professional moreover Licensed Aircraft Engineers are essential to maintain the global aviation industry. Employment in the field of aviation offers the potential of a wide and varied career with an attractive salary.

The Maintenance Training Organisation Exposition (MTOE) defines the organisation and procedures upon which the EASA Part 147 Organisation approval is based. The MTOE must be constructed in such a way that through the document the organisation is able to demonstrate full compliance with all regulatory requirements.
 
Consider that the purpose of the MTOE is actually twofold:
 
a) To demonstrate full compliance with the regulatory environment 
b) To describe the most efficient process to enable the organisation to operate in an effective way.
 
Also, consider that the Accountable Manager is responsible for the overall operation of the Maintenance Training Organisation and he has the necessary power to maintain adequate facilities, equipment, materials, technical data, and qualified personnel as necessary, pertinent to the operation of the Maintenance Training Organisation. The contents of the MTOE must be fully understood and accepted by the AM.

EASA Regulation Part 66 (Derived from Joint Airworthiness Authorities (JAR) JAR 66 establishes the requirements for issuing an Aircraft Maintenance Engineers License (AMEL) to support the process of managing the competence of Aircraft Maintenance Engineers.

Similar to other EASA regulations The Part 66 Regulation is divided into two parts.

Section A sets out the requirements that must be met by the Industry.

Section B deals with the procedures to be followed by the competent authorities.

In order to be entitled to exercise certification privileges on a specific aircraft type, the holder of an aircraft maintenance license needs to have his/her license endorsed with the relevant aircraft ratings.

How to Ensure the Independence of Audits within an EASA Part 147 Organization

When we talk about the Quality System we are off course considering both the function of QA & QC.
 
The QA audit process must be independent which means the auditor is not involved in the day to deliver delivery of training or management of processes.

It should also be understood that the audits do not replace the need for ongoing Quality Control (QC) activities.

The audits which we will carry out are considered as “compliance audits” and essentially follow a prescriptive checklist ensuring that all elements of the process are delivering in accordance with both the regulatory and organizational requirements.

A Part 66 License belongs to an individual and is valid for 5 years; an organization approval is only valid whilst the holder is employed by the organization and may have expiration dates that are limited by other factors. (For example, recurrent training validity)
Part-66 licenses facilitate the certification of the release to service of aircraft after maintenance and to work within the Base Maintenance (note the need for company authorization) there is a distinct difference between gaining an Aircraft Maintenance Engineers License (AMEL) and gaining organization approval to certify aircraft.

To become a Licensed Aircraft Engineer, there are two routes:

a) The approved course (Taught by a suitable approved EASA Part 147 Training Provider)
Note - In the case of attendance to an approved course, the minimum experience requirement is reduced from 5 years to 2 years for approved course graduates.
b) The self-improver (The Self-Improver Route Requires evidence of 5 years of appropriate experience together with passes in all applicable Part 66 modules. The evidence is then presented to the Competent Authority. (10 years allowed))

The EASA Part 66 license is the qualification that enables the holder with suitable type or task training to provide through organizational approval and in some situations directly the Certification of European registered managed or maintained aircraft to allow a Certificate of Release to Service either through EASA Part 145.A.50 or EASA Part M Subpart H CRS.

What will a Part 66 license allow me to do?

A Part 66 license is a pre-requisite to allow you with appropriate organizational approval to certify the release to service of aircraft after maintenance and to work in maintenance organizations as support staff. It should be noted that all education received in support of Part 66 Basic Aspirations must be acquired under the control and oversight of a Part-147 training organization approved by EASA. There is currently no conversion process available in non-EU countries that allows for the issue of a Part 66 license it is necessary to follow fully the EASA Guidelines and process to obtain your Part 66 License.

An application for an aircraft maintenance License or change to such License shall be made on an EASA Form 19 (Form 19 is adopted and issued by each regulatory authority).
 
Applications
 
The application are normally made under the jurisdiction of the Competent Authority of any European Member State.
 
Once a member state issues your license you will normally continue to use this Member State (It is possible to change though there is little reason to do so!).
 
Please note that SofemaOnline works with our Romanian Partner, European Aviation Institute who is an EASA Part 147 approved Maintenance Training Organization (MTO) with Certificate of Approval No RO.147.0003. Therefore the applicable regulatory authority is the Romanian Civil Aviation Authority.

The following information introduces the different Aircraft Maintenance Engineers' license types that are available to European EASA Part 66 Licensed Aircraft Engineers.
 
The Basic, non-type rated license also known as a Category “A” License does not in itself convey certification rights, directly but allows the holder to certify “limited and simple maintenance tasks only” as specified on his (or her) “personal authorization Document”.
 
On the basis of the Maintenance Engineers License, together with the satisfactory demonstration of competency and knowledge of organizational procedures, the personal authorization document is issued by an approved Part-145 organization. 

Typically employed either by a standalone Continuous Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) or as a member of an Operators CAMO team, the Airworthiness Review Staff has a specific responsibility to ensure the Continuing Airworthiness of the applicable aircraft is maintained.

To be approved to carry out airworthiness reviews and if applicable, to issue permits to fly, an approved CAMO shall have appropriate airworthiness review staff to issue airworthiness review certificates or to make recommendations to the regulatory authority as appropriate.

Once satisfied the Airworthiness Review Certificate - Staff (ARC) Staff will either issue a full airworthiness review or sign an extension for aircraft maintained in a controlled environment (Between Airworthiness Reviews).

SofemaOnline is pleased to announce in conjunction with our EASA 147 training partner European Aviation Institute we are launching an online EASA Part 66 training program. (www.sofemaonline.com is owned by Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com)

All Part 66 Basic Modules are being progressively loaded onto the SofemaOnline (SOL) Learning Management System (LMS) Platform allowing you to review the material and sit the online exam. When you are ready we can help you to take the module exam under EASA Part 147 “exam conditions” which will provide you with a credit valid for 10 years.

SofemaOnline is an EASA Regulatory & Vocational online training provider of EASA Compliant and now offers EASA Part 66 Online Training. SOL provides a cost-effective solution to help you in your preparations for your EASA Part 66 Basic Licence. When you are confident you are ready you may undertake the module exam under full EASA 147 compliant conditions, either in Bucharest Romania, or at one of the nominated remote locations.

SofemaOnline offers online EASA Part 66 module courses which provide an essential representation of the syllabus for each module. On completion, a multi-choice examination is provided to test your knowledge.

What people say about SofemaOnline?

"Very helpful, because during the course there are included many useful examples from real environment.” – E.Z. for Fuel Tank Safety (Recurrent) with VO /January 2016/

"It will definitely be helpful for the participants as it clears the basic concepts and give innovative ideas to implement the procedure in their own organisation." – R.R. for Part M Maintenance Planning Essentials /January 2016/

"It is very useful to implement its concepts into the work” – S.A. for Root Cause Analysis for Quality Assurance Practitioners /March 2016/

SofemaOnline is pleased to announce the introduction of a new corporate discount program that offers up to 40% discount for corporate clients.

This is not a “one-time offer”, rather it has been introduced as a standard business tool that we are pleased to offer our clients, to drive value from their allocated regulatory training budget.

SofemaOnline – The E-learning Revolution!

SofemaOnline (SOL) is leading the online EASA regulatory-compliant E-learning Revolution! by offering a huge portfolio of material – professional support and innovative solutions including SASWEB.

Through our Learning Management System (LMS), SOL can offer both standard and tailored solutions to support our major clients with in-company courses covering internal procedures and “mini” training courses.

In aviation, we have procedures for just about every activity. As we understand procedures are connected to policies as well as the need to demonstrate regulatory compliance.
 
Procedures belong within the QC environment but facilitate the functioning of the QA process. Without procedures, auditing becomes very challenging (Ultimately it is the business area owner or post holder/nominated person (NP) who has the ultimate responsibility for the integrity of the procedure).

In our PART M - CAR M / Part 145 – CAR 145 environment we have the Continuous Airworthiness Management Exposition (CAME) and the Maintenance Organization Exposition (MOE) Procedures as well as a myriad of other documents.

Now that we know the exposure which we face from FOD we should also understand the importance of FOD training!

Dealing with the Challenge of Training Adults

The first point to understand is that adults learn best when they understand the reason behind the training – so this becomes the first challenge.

To share the importance not just of FOD training, but of really following FOD procedures to ensure that we remove any possibility of personally being involved in the production of FOD. Moreover, we understand the obligation that we share to correctly dispose of any FOD we see whilst we are working. 

Training can be delivered online or in a classroom environment and becomes an opportunity to share information including the challenges of encouraging people to follow the FOD “rules”.

Training New Employees

It is good practice to ensure that New Employees do not start work until they have successfully passed through a FOD Training Program. 

Part M concerns specifically the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts, and appliances together with the approval of organizations and personnel involved in these tasks.
 
First to understand that EASA the abbreviation for European Aviation Safety Agency is the governing agency for all European regulations in the environment of Operations, Maintenance, Airports, Air Traffic Control, and Air Navigation.
 
In 2002 empowered by the European Commission Regulation EC 1592/2002, EASA created European Commission Regulation EC No. 2042/2003 which together with several amendments provided us with EASA Part M of this regulation. Specifying airworthiness requirements for EU-based carriers and owners of private aircraft in regard to the obligation to manage continuing airworthiness. This was further consolidated in 2014 with the introduction of the updated regulation 1321/2014 which together with further amendments is current today (Jun 2016).