Reconciling Organizational Privileges and Aviation Authority Responsibilities

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Reconciling Organizational Privileges and
Aviation Authority Responsibilities
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Major Discussion Points

• This session discussed three approved design
  organization systems
• EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA)
• TCCA Accredited Design Organization (ADO)
• FAA Certified Design Organization (CDO)
• Each regulatory body defined their system and
  discussed similarities and differences
• The three systems are in various stages of
  maturity but all are based on a company and
  regulatory body safety culture.

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Major Discussion Points

• Similarities between the three systems
• Greater focus on process management and system
  oversight
• Design Organizations responsible for all
  compliance determinations
• Authority performs project and system oversight
• Routine projects require little authority
  involvement
• Suppliers can be incorporated with proper
  oversight
• Certificate issued by authority

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Major Discussion Points
Differences between the three systems
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Major Discussion Points

• SMS must have an organization behind it. This is
  different from delegation.
• Knowledge, privileges and competencies go
  together.
• Rating system with privileges defined.
• Design organization is 100 responsible for its
  compliance.
• Quality, safety and compliance go together and
  are embedded in a seamless system.

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Reaction from the Floor

• Summarized into three general categories
• Scope of these design organizations
• Mandatory or not?
• Certificated or delegated and does this mean
  findings or showings or both?
• Culture
• How do we prepare the regulatory bodies for the
  changes of roles and responsibilities?
• System oversight vs discrete findings
• Internal risk based models to help decision
  making
• Global integration
• System to system compatibility
• Production approvals so parts can move between
  systems

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Outcomes/Additional Ideas

• All three agencies emphasized that their systems
  are under further review.
• Feedback from industry through industry
  groups/forums will be considered as these systems
  are further developed.