Audits & Preparatory Work

Any AOC organisation will be used to the routine, and not-so routine CAA inspections.

fly.sba can assist your organisation in preparing for an audit, by carrying out internal audits prior to the visit, re-visiting previous audit findings, and making recommendations for the steps to be taken in order to solve any outstanding issues pre-audit.

In addition, post CAA Inspection, there will often by recommendations made by the Authority, on which corrective action must be taken within a specified period. A statement of intended and carried-through action must be made to satisfy the Authority that the finding has been corrected. From this point, such areas should be monitored to ensure that the action taken remains relevant and does not generate a future audit finding.

fly.sba can assist your organisation in implementing measures to secure audit-closure. In a situation where an AOC is placed on-notice, we can also assit in gaining an expeditious return to normal service, by liaising with the Authority and seeking quick closure on open issues by implementing acceptable, long-lasting solutions.

Finally fly.sba can conduct internal audits relevant to the organisations Quality system, if it has one.

Examples of internal audits include: Checks on Flight Time Limitations and the scheme by which the regulations governing FTLs are complied with; this could include examining violations, instances where a discretion report was required, prompt filing of discretion reports to the authority where required, and making recommendations towards ensuring that a crewing department or operation takes steps to ensure that FTL rules are observed, and breaches minimised.

Audits may also be conducted on flight paperwork, ensuring everything is correct post-flight and stored appropriately and for the requisite period of time. Additionally inspections can be made on aircraft documents on-board Company aircraft to ensure the correct compliment in case of ramp inspections.

Finally fly.sba could conduct audits on technical records, which would include: accurate completion of Sector Record Pages; correct entry of defects; an appropriate system for maintain technical records.