At present we are offering the following courses in this area of expertise:
CTP-101: Introduction to type certification
Description
An overview of the main concepts, definitions and procedures related to the type certification process.
Objectives
- To distinguish the different categories of aircraft that can receive a type certificate
- To identify the conditions, obligations and privileges of holders of a type certificate
- To recognize the different phases, key concepts and corresponding steps in the type certification process
- To identify the actions and procedures necessary to establish the certification basis
- To recognize and describe the responsibilities of the Civil Aviation Authority, the applicant and specifically the project team
- Identify the concepts and procedures related to provisional type certificates and project modifications
- To identify the concepts and procedures related to the certification of imported aircraft and the validation processes
- To distinguish and describe the regulations and interpretative materials and other documents related to the type certification process
Program
- Definitions
- General concepts
- Provisional type certificate
- Type certification process phases
- Roles and responsibilities
- Planning and control of a TC project
- Modifications to type certificates
- Validation of imported aircraft certificates
- Regulatory and interpretative material
Target audience
- Engineers and technicians who are involved or plan to be involved in aircraft certification
- Other interested professionals
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of aerospace engineering
Running time
20 class-hours
Technical coodinator
Pablo Néstor Pusterla
CTP-201: Changed product rule (CPR)
Description
The course aims to provide details about the meaning, origins and the correct application of RBAC 21.101, a requirement also known as Changed Product Rule.
Objectives
- To clearly distinguish between the current requirement from the previous one
- To explain the basic function of the CPR process
- To determine if a major change is significant or not significant
- To identify and distinguish the three exceptions provided for by the rule
Program
- Overview of the new rule and the roles and responsibilities involved
- Introduction to the CPR process
- FAA Advisory Circular AC 21.101-1 chg.1
- FAA Order 8110.48
- Determine whether a change is significant or not-significant
- Exception of non-affected areas
- Exception of non-contribution to the safety level
- Impracticability exception (cost-benefit analysis)
Target audience
- Engineers and technicians who are involved or plan to be involved in aerospace product certification
- Professionals of any field with an interest in the subject
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of type certification processes
Running time
12 class-hours
Technical coordinator
José Luiz Rocha Belderrain
Program Specific Certification Plan (PSCP)
Description
The aim of the course is to provide detailed guidance on how to develop a Program Specific Certification Plan, a management tool for the effective development of certification programs.
Objectives
- To identify the legitimate expectations of the applicant in a certification process
- To justify the need for a high-level agreement between the applicant and the Civil Aviation Authority for each certification program
- To distinguish the relationship between the Certification Plan, the Certification Program Plan and the PSCP
- The layout of a PSCP
Program
- Objectives, technical policy and the civil aviation authority view
- The FAA and Industry Guide to Product Certification (CPI Guide) document, prepared by AIA, GAMA e FAA, 2a edition, Set 2004
- Establishment of a Partnership for Safety Plan (PSP)
- Phases of a certification process
- Roles and responsibilities
- Example of a real PSCP
Target audience
- Engineers and technicians who are involved or plan to be involved in aerospace product certification
- Professionals of any field with an interest in the subject
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of type certification processes
Running time
8 class-hours
Technical coordinator
José Luiz Rocha Belderrain
CTP-901: Future trends in aircraft certification (lecture)
Description
An overview of new technologies that are being adopted by the aerospace industry, as well as new regulations and procedures that are being adopted by civil aviation authorities worldwide.
Program
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New trends in regulatory standards
- Use of "Plain Language"
- Safety Management Systems (SMS)
- Designees and delegation
- Risk-based Resource Targeting
- Performance-based requirements
- Adoption of industry standards
- Light Sport Aircraft (LSA)
- Software & Complex Electronic Hardware (CEH)
- Voluntary cooperation programs
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New technologies
- Learning from past experience
- New aircraft and engine configurations
- "Green" technologies
- More Electric Aircraft
- Modeling & simulation
- Synthetic fuels and biofuels
- Structural Health Monitoring
- Synthetic Vision
Target audience
- Engineers and technicians who are involved or plan to be involved in aircraft certification
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of aerospace engineering
Running time
04 class-hours
Technical coordinator
José Luiz Rocha Belderrain
CTP-903: Aircraft certification and flight safety (lecture)
Description
The aim of the lecture is to convey basic information about the civil aircraft design certification process and relating it to the high level of flight safety.
Program
- The scope and purpose of certification
- The life cycle of the certified product
- The legal basis of certification
- The definition of acceptable risk and safety
- Certification effectiveness
- The rulemaking process
- The future of certification
Target audience
- Professionals of any field with an interest in the subject
Prerequisites
Running time
01 class-hours
Technical coordinator
José Luiz Rocha Belderrain