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AMC3 ORA.FSTD.100 General

ED Decision 2012/007/R

COMPLIANCE MONITORING PROGRAMME – ORGANISATIONS OPERATING BASIC INSTRUMENT TRAINING DEVICES (BITDs)

(a)     The compliance monitoring programme together with a statement acknowledging completion of a periodic review by the accountable manager should include the following:

(1)     a maintenance facility that provides suitable BITD hardware and software test and maintenance capability;

(2)     a recording system in the form of a technical log in which defects, deferred defects and development work are listed, interpreted, actioned and reviewed within a specified time scale; and

(3)     planned routine maintenance of the BITD and periodic running of the qualification test guide (QTG) with adequate manning to cover BITD operating periods and routine maintenance work.

(b)     A planned audit schedule and a periodic review should be used to verify that corrective action was carried out and that it was effective. The auditor should have adequate knowledge of BITDs.