The Nimrod Review - Official Documents

The Nimrod Review
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I. Clarification of Integrated Project Team Responsibilities. IPTs are responsible for setting the
technical/regulatory/contractual boundaries within which the AOAs are permitted to operate their
respective platforms (and the AOAs are responsible for ensuring the platforms are operated within those
boundaries). The responsibility, at local unit level for managing continued Airworthiness within these
bounds, is to be vested in the Continued Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) overseen
and directed by the Senior Engineer (OC Engineering Wing/CAM) at the unit concerned.
J. Chief Engineer. Each AOA will appoint a Chief Engineer to ensure support to the AOA Duty Holder and
to ensure the Airworthiness of platforms and Airworthiness regulatory compliance in the fleets.
Aim of Recommendations
21.4
5 The aim of my Recommendations is, in summary, as follows:
21.4.1 The MAA will bring coherence and governance to the current fragmented regulatory structure.
The MAA will encompass all of the Equipment, Flight Operations, Air Space Management and
Release to Service Authority (RTSA) regulatory functions, subsuming the role of the MARSB and
relieving the Deputy Service Chiefs of the RTSA role.
21.4.2 Airworthiness regulation will no longer be a part time job, or lack top-level leadership. The MAA
will be headed by the Regulator who will be a full time 3-Star appointment, and who will be
supported by two, full time, 2-Star officers, and appropriately resourced permanent staffs.
21.4.3 There will be clarity as to who holds ultimate Airworthiness responsibility. This will rest where it
properly should: with the AOAs at senior levels. The Airworthiness Duty Holders will be properly
identified and accountable.
21.4.4 The Airworthiness Duty Holders will be properly supported. DE&S will face the Duty Holders in
order to provide them with the Airworthiness support they need for the platforms. IPTs and IPT
Leaders (IPTLs) will be responsible for providing safe equipment, but will not be Duty Holders. IPTs
will have a true support role, with CAMOs at the Units established under the authority of an OC
Engineering Wing to manage Airworthiness maintenance activity and taskings.
21.4.5 There will be proper training in Airworthiness regulation. Those required to interpret, apply,
implement and administer Airworthiness regulation will be properly trained and examined so
that they are in no doubt what their regulatory responsibilities are, and what are, and are not,
acceptable means of compliance.
21.4.6 The concept of ‘Airworthiness’ will be properly understood. It is a discrete discipline focused on
‘Risk to Life’ which encompasses both the equipment and operating aspects of Airworthiness ,
i.e. IPTs’, RTSAs’ and the AOAs’ areas of responsibilities.
21.4.7 Regulations will be readable and usable. A readable and usable Regulatory document set
will be drawn up, which can be readily assimilated by those who are required to comply with
Airworthiness regulations, and which is clear, concise, coherent and comprehensive.
21.4.8 Mandatory reporting will be properly managed and overseen. There will be a nominated senior
person in each AOA responsible for ensuring that all mandatory reporting is properly compiled,
assimilated and analysed, and with the MAA providing appropriate oversight and authority.
IPTs will be required to undertake detailed maintenance data analysis in order to maintain the
Airworthiness of their fleet.
5 “Kentucky windage” allowed.