Air Charter Safety Foundation Holds Updated Virtual Annual Auditor Workshop

The Air Charter Safety Foundation, a non-profit aviation safety organization with 255 member companies, recently held its annual Auditor Workshop in a daylong virtual setting. Important to the session’s attendees was the fact that much of the audit course content was updated to ensure that the participating auditors be current on new regulations and industry standards.

Companies represented for the workshop included: ARG/US, Aviation Safety Solutions, Aviation Safety Consultants, FAA, International Business Aviation Council and Wyvern. The attendees represented a wide gamut of aviation professionals, including: FAA and SMS providers, Part 135 and 91K operators, Part 91 flight departments, current and aspiring IAS auditors and NBAA Certified Aviation Managers.

Led by Russ Lawton, the ACSF’s Vice President of Operations, course topics included a host of newly updated, aviation safety-related issues and procedures. In particular, the ACSF has streamlined its Industry Audit Standard (IAS) to enable aviation operators who undergo that process to show compliance with Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 5, the requirement for a company to have a Safety Management System (SMS).

As most aviation industry professionals are aware, this regulation is required for commercial aviation, but will soon become a requirement for Part 135 operators as well. Undergoing the ACSF audit will enable operators to gauge their compliance with FAR Part 5, as well as the FAA SMS Voluntary Implementation program, and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 19 (the ICAO standard for SMS).

The National Business Aviation Association approved the ACSF Auditor Workshop with one credit for the Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) certification or recertification.

To learn more about the ACSF and its aviation-safety solutions, visit acsf.aero.