Short course/CPD

Airworthiness Fundamentals

 

Course date: 17 Sep 2012  - 21 Sep 2012

Course overview

This short course describes the safety regulatory subject of airworthiness, a fundamental part of aviation safety. The course addresses the key aspects of design, construction, maintenance and operation of aircraft across the wide spectrum of technologies met in aerospace. It is also the foundation module for the part-time postgraduate programme in Airworthiness.

 
Location

Cranfield University is located at the very heart of the UK – within the innovation triangle between London and the cities of Oxford and Cambridge.

Our central location provides easy access from the M1, excellent main line rail service as well as proximity to key international airports. Set in rolling countryside, Cranfield offers a rich, rural landscape complemented by thriving towns and picturesque villages.

  • Road: We are just 10 minutes from Junctions 13 & 14 of the M1 motorway. There is free parking on campus. 
  • Rail: Milton Keynes or Bedford 
  • Air: London Luton (22 miles), Heathrow (50 miles) or Birmingham (70 miles).

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Course fee:

£1385

Accommodation fee:

£445

Accommodation is on a full-board basis from the evening before the course commences until the afternoon of the last day.  The course fee includes a course dinner for all participants and refreshments and lunch during the day.  The accommodation fee includes all other meals.   Details of arrangements will be in the delegate information pack.

Speakers

Dr Simon Place

Professor J Bristow

How to register

 

Further information

For more information on this course or booking details please contact:
Academic Operations Unit
T: + 44 (0) 1234 754192
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk

Course Booking Conditions

Course description

Who should attend

The course is designed for experienced personnel from all parts of the aviation industry. It will be of particular value to manufacturers, suppliers, operators, MRO staff and civil aviation authorities who are concerned with the continuing airworthiness and/or certification of aircraft and their systems.

Course syllabus

  • Introduction to Airworthiness
  • Air Law
  • Certification process, including the safety assessment of aircraft systems
  • Airworthiness lessons learned - Review of significant accidents
  • Production Organisation Approval (POA)
  • Maintenance and Operations Approvals
  • Continuing Airworthiness management
  • Engine certification
  • Application of Safety Management Systems in the field of airworthiness
  • Human Factors in maintenance
  • Incident reporting and Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs)
  • Engine failure modes
  • FAA certification of non-US products
  • Current airworthiness challenges.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this course, delegates will be able to:

  • Describe the legal basis which underpins airworthiness regulation in aircraft design, production, operation and maintenance.
  • Interpret the principles of airworthiness as applied to the process of aircraft and engine certification.
  • Communicate the importance of airworthiness requirements as they relate to aircraft design, production, operation and maintenance.
  • Articulate the process for Continuing Airworthiness management for different types and sizes of operator.

Course Director

Dr Simon Place
Senior Lecturer        
Department of Air Transport
School of Engineering

 
School of Engineering

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