Academy

Context

Under EASA regulations (Part-ORO, Part-145, Part-147, Part-CAMO, Part-ORA, Part-ADR.OR, Part-21, Part-ORGH, and Part-IS), root cause analysis (RCA) is an explicit regulatory obligation on the organisation once a finding has been notified by the competent authority or Agency, requiring identification of the root cause and contributing factors, a corrective action plan, and demonstration of implementation to that authority’ satisfaction. The same discipline is also required when a non-compliance is detected internally through the organisation’s own compliance monitoring system.

RCA is essential for improving safety, preventing the recurrence of events, and pursuing continuous improvement. By considering human, technical, and organisational aspects, it is possible to derive valuable insights into events, supporting a proactive approach to safety and compliance monitoring management.

This course is designed to enable aviation professionals to develop the skills needed to conduct thorough and effective RCA considering systemic factors.

Training items & course structure

• Regulatory basis across Part-ORO, Part-145, Part-147, Part-CAMO, Part-ORA, Part-ADR.OR, Part-21, Part-ORGH, and Part-IS – as applicable*.
• Recording and triaging the event.
• Creating the problem statement and carrying out a risk assessment.
• Developing and implementing containment actions.
• Investigation process & effective RCA – establishing why non-compliances occur.
• Developing and documenting a root cause statement.
• Determining and documenting corrective & preventive actions.
• Ensuring corrective & preventive actions are

* In addition to this initial regulatory anchor, the EASA ‘root cause analysis’ related regulatory requirements are interwoven, as applicable, in all training items to provide a comprehensive picture of RCA under EASA regulations.

Training objectives

• Understanding of RCA terminology and its regulatory basis.
• Overview of best RCA practice.
• Ability to develop problem statements and to select the correct tools.
• Ability to present corrective action plans.

Administration

• Duration: 2 days (12 hours) initial, 1 day (6 hours) recurrent.
• Deliverables: All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

Perspective participants

• Nominated persons.
• Managers responsible for safety management and compliance monitoring.
• Persons with safety and compliance monitoring responsibilities.

Prerequisites

No specific prior knowledge is required to attend this course.