Interim Report - Introduction - EASA

INTERIM REPORT – OPTIONS FOR CHANGE – ATTACHMENT B
EASA.2009.OP.21
perspective, where they pay a fee, but member airlines continue to provide the auditors.
It is possible that conditions may be placed on operators who use service providers who
have not been “accepted” under such a scheme.
The attraction of reducing the number of required audits of service providers by operators
may encourage more operators to join the scheme. The attraction for service providers of
having, effectively, only one or two audits per year may encourage them to request auditing
under this scheme. The system should be self-funding and indeed provide some economic
gain. As membership of the scheme increases then the Industry will move closer to a
universal standard.
There is no coercion or mandatory requirement, however, for those service providers who
apply for the scheme they would be committed to accept the obligations outlined in any
supporting documentation: this can contain procedures, quality assurance, training,
documentation, equipment etc.
OPS 1.945
Conversion training and checking
Appendix 1 to OPS 1.945
Operator’s conversion course
(a) An operator’s conversion course shall include:
1. ground training and checking including aeroplane systems, normal, abnormal and
emergency procedures;
2. emergency and safety equipment training and checking which must be completed before
aeroplane training commences;
3. aeroplane/flight simulator training and checking; and
4. line flying under supervision and line check.
(b) The conversion course shall be conducted in the order set out in subparagraph (a) above.
(c) Elements of crew resource management shall be integrated into the conversion course,
and conducted by suitably qualified personnel.
(d) When a flight crew member has not previously completed an operator’s conversion
course, the operator shall ensure that in addition to subparagraph (a) above, the flight crew
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