AMC2 21L.B.16(a)(3) Management system

• ED Decision 2023/013/R found in: Initial Airworthiness and Environmental Protection (748/2012) Part-21 Part-21L (Jul 2024)

AMC2 21L.B.16(a)(3) Management system ED Decision 2023/013/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)      the relevant parts of [Regulation (EU) 2018/1139](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32018R1139) and its delegated and implement acts and the related AMC, CSs and GM; (ii)     the competent authority’s procedures; (iii)     their rights and obligations of an inspector; (iv)     systems based on the EU management system requirements (including compliance monitoring) and on ICAO Annex 19; (v)      design or production standards, as applicable; and (vi)     design- or production- (as applicable) related human-factors and human-performance principles; (3)     training in auditing techniques and assessing and evaluating management systems and safety-related processes and procedures; (4)     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 following point (5); 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 their 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 to ensure that inspectors remain competent to perform their allocated tasks; as a general policy, it is not desirable for inspectors to obtain technical qualifications from those entities that are under their direct regulatory oversight. ##### AMC2 21L.B.16(a)(3) Management system *ED Decision 2023/013/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) the relevant parts of [Regulation (EU) 2018/1139](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32018R1139) and its delegated and implement acts and the related AMC, CSs and GM; (ii) the competent authority’s procedures; (iii) their rights and obligations of an inspector; (iv) systems based on the EU management system requirements (including compliance monitoring) and on ICAO Annex 19; (v) design or production standards, as applicable; and (vi) design- or production- (as applicable) related human-factors and human-performance principles; (3) training in auditing techniques and assessing and evaluating management systems and safety-related processes and procedures; (4) 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 following point (5); 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 their 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 to ensure that inspectors remain competent to perform their allocated tasks; as a general policy, it is not desirable for inspectors to obtain technical qualifications from those entities that are under their direct regulatory oversight.