ED Decision 2023/014/R
QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING — INSPECTORS
(a) Competent authority inspectors should have:
(1) practical experience and expertise in the application of aviation safety standards and safe operating practices;
(2) comprehensive knowledge of:
(i) relevant parts of Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and its delegated and implementing acts and the related AMC, CSs and GM;
(ii) the competent authority’s procedures;
(iii) the rights and obligations of an inspector;
(iv) safety management systems based on the EU management system requirements and ICAO Annex 19, and compliance monitoring;
(v) design or production standards, as applicable;
(vi) design-related or production-related human factors and human performance principles, as appropriate;
(3) training on auditing techniques and assessing and evaluating management systems and safety risk management processes;
(4) 5 years of relevant work experience to be allowed to work without supervision as an inspector. This may include experience gained during training to obtain the qualifications described in point (a)(5) below; and
(5) a relevant engineering degree with additional education. ‘Relevant engineering degree’ means an engineering degree from aeronautical, mechanical, electrical, electronic, avionics or other studies relevant to the design and production of aircraft/aircraft components.
(b) In addition to technical competency, inspectors should have a high degree of integrity, be impartial in carrying out their tasks, be tactful, and have a good understanding of human nature.
(c) A programme for recurrent training should be developed that ensures that the inspectors remain competent to perform their allocated tasks. As a general policy, it is not desirable for the inspectors to obtain technical qualifications from those entities that are under their direct regulatory oversight.
AMC2 21.B.25(a)(3) details inspector qualifications: experience, knowledge of EU regulations and safety management, training, 5-year work requirement, engineering degree, integrity, and recurrent training policy.
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