Useful Links and Industry Resources

Consolidated versions of EASA documents

Consolidated version of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003 at: http://easa.europa.eu/regulations/regulation-EC-2042-2003.php

Parts, M, 145, 66, 147 can be found at: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/RECH_consolidated.do

A good overview of the consolidated versions is provided by the UK CAA at http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?pageid=11465

SVFB/ASEA/SAMA

This EAMTC Member has made a handy guide to the recent changes to Part 66 (1149/2011 which amended 2042/200366) at:http://www.svfb.ch/85.html

Other SAMA items are also available at the link.

Examinations

There is an interesting study on exam question writing and Question Database Methodolgy at http://www.easa.europa.eu/ws_prod/r/r_research.php

The FAA’s training resources and guides are available on their web site – you can navigate to a selection of training and testing material from: -

http://www.faa.gov/training_testing/training/

http://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/airmen/test_questions/

List of Part 66 Type Ratings

Easy access to the list is at: http://www.easa.europa.eu/ws_prod/r/r_Part66AML.php

Safety Resources

EASA best practice documents on Safety Management Systems at www.easa.europa.eu/essi/ECAST_SMS.htm

European Strategic Safety Initiative, the European Helicopter Safety Team (EHEST) and the European General Aviation Safety Team (EGAST) at http://easa.europa.eu/essi/

EASA Annual Safety Review – http://easa.europa.eu/communications/general-publications.php#annualsafetyreview

EASA Human Factors Advisory Group – http://easa.europa.eu/safety-and-research/european-human-factors-advisory-group-EHFAG.php

Royal Aeronautical Society Airworthiness and Maintenance Group – http://aerosociety.com/About-Us/specgroups/Airworthiness

International Helicopter Safety Team – http://www.ihst.org/ (note the SMS Toolkit and Maintenance Toolkit under Safety Resources)

Fight Safety Australia is CASA’s safety magazine. It is published bi-monthly http://www.casa.gov.au

FAA Human Factors – https://hfskyway.faa.gov/hfskyway/index.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

FAA Maintenance Fatigue Counter-measures – https://hfskyway.faa.gov/hfskyway/fatiguehome.aspx

Sky Library Safety Culture at – http://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Safety_Culture

Sky Library Just Culture at – http://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Just_Culture

Rule Making Studies and Research Activities

Please see: – http://www.easa.europa.eu/ws_prod/r/r_research.php

EASA Information for Foreign Part 147 organisation approvals

Please see: – http://easa.europa.eu/approvals-and-standardisation/organisation-approvals/CAO-foreign-part-147-organisations.php

ICAO Training Reports

These may be seen at http://www.icao.int/publications/Pages/training-report.aspx

US – EU Safety Agreement

US – EU Safety Agreement presentation

Annex – Maintenance Agreement Guidance