Safety Management for Aviation Maintenance (MAINT)
Course Description
This course provides supervisors with aviation safety principles and practices needed to manage the problems associated with aircraft maintenance operations. In addition, it prepares attendees to assume safety responsibilities in their areas of operation. It does not teach aircraft maintenance and assumes the attendee has a maintenance background.
Objectives: To provide the individual with maintenance safety principles and guidelines for the development of effective maintenance safety programs.
Who Should Attend: Aircraft maintenance supervisors at all levels.
Course Outline
Course Outline
- SMS for Aviation Maintenance
- Role of Management and Leadership
- Safety Risk Management
- Safety Assurance
- Safety Promotion for Maintenance Technicians
- The Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FEMA) Process
- Major Problems in Prevention
- Prediction
- Communication
- Influencing Management
- Safety Program Organization
- Overall Responsibility
- Organization
- Motivating Safe Behavior
- Safety Climates/Management Styles
- Time Management
- Safety Meetings/Committees
- Administrative Procedures
- Reporting Systems
- Education and Training
- New Mechanics/Safety Personnel
- Accident Response Planning
- Inspections/Audits/Surveys
- Purpose
- Self-Inspections
- Compliance
- Management
- Contractor Provided Services
- Role of Management and Leadership
- Flight Line Safety
- Aircraft Maintenance Safety
- ICAO Annex 19 Safety Management
- Safety Management Manual Doc 9859
CEU: 3.2
Course Duration: 4.5 Days
Tuition: $3,300 (July 2025 - June 2026); $3,500 (July 2026-June 2027)
This program is open to all eligible individuals. The Aviation Safety and Security Program operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.