ED Decision 2023/013/R
INITIAL AND RECURRENT TRAINING FOR INSPECTORS
(a) Initial training programme
The initial training programme for inspectors should include, to an extent appropriate to their role, current knowledge, experience and skills, at least all the following:
(1) aviation legislation, organisation, and structure;
(2) the Chicago Convention, the relevant ICAO annexes and documents;
(3) Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 on the reporting, analysis and follow-up of occurrences in civil aviation;
(4) an overview of Regulation (EU)Â 2018/1139 and the delegated and implementing acts adopted on its basis, and the related AMC, CSs and GM;
(5) specific knowledge of Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 as well as of any other applicable requirements;
(6) management systems, including the assessment of the effectiveness of a management system, in particular hazard identification and risk assessment, and non-punitive reporting techniques in the context of the implementation of a just culture;
(7) auditing techniques;
(8) procedures of the competent authority that are relevant to the inspector’s tasks;
(9) human-factors principles;
(10) the rights and obligations of inspecting personnel of the competent authority;
(11) on-the-job training relevant to the inspector’s tasks; and
(12) technical training appropriate to the role and tasks of the inspector, in particular for those areas that require approvals.
Note: The duration of the on-the-job training should take into account the scope and complexity of the inspector’s tasks. The competent authority should assess whether the required level of competence has been achieved before an inspector is authorised to perform a task without supervision.
(b) Recurrent training programme
Once qualified, the inspector should receive training periodically, as well as whenever it is deemed necessary by the competent authority, in order to remain competent to perform their allocated tasks. The recurrent training programme for inspectors should include, as appropriate to their role, at least the following topics:
(1) changes in aviation legislation, the operational environment and technologies;
(2) procedures of the competent authority that are relevant to the inspector’s tasks;
(3) technical training that is appropriate to the role and tasks of the inspector; and
(4) results from past oversight activities.
(c) Assessments of an inspector’s competency should take place at regular intervals that do not exceed 3 years. The results of these assessments, as well as any actions taken following these assessments, should be recorded.
AMC3 21L.B.16(a)(3) details initial and recurrent training for inspectors, covering legislation, management systems, auditing, human factors, and competency assessments every 3 years.
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