FAA Course Acceptance Number: C-IND-IM-170830-K-010-006

The session will define the:

• Regulatory responsibilities of the operator versus the maintenance provider in creating and maintaining maintenance records. How obligations can be shifted by contract, but not under aviation safety regulations.
• Maintenance recordkeeping regulations; the documents essential to making airworthiness determinations.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this session, participants will understand how to:

• Find regulatory requirements and standards.
• Differentiate between operator and maintenance provider aviation safety responsibilities.
• Distinguish among and between aviation safety requirements and contractual obligations.
• The general rules associated with recording civil aviation maintenance and inspection actions.
• The extent and nature of the maintenance provider’s responsibility for making records.
• How to limit mistakes when making maintenance and inspection records.

Target Audience

Private owners and operators, individual mechanics and technicians.