Course Detail: CE-2152 - Aviation Maintenance Management in association with NBAA [CE 2152]
Overview
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's (ERAU) Aviation Maintenance Management is designed for corporate flight department personnel who will maintain aircraft and installed components in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and pertinent regulations. Course content examines best practices in order to provide safe, secure, and efficient transportation of passengers and products, and maintain aircraft spares, supplies, and other inventories by following appropriate regulations and industry practices in order to minimize downtime and provide for efficient, safe service. Students will also learn how to standardize technical reviews in the flight department by requiring all staff to adhere to uniform practices and accepted procedures in order to provide quality service. This course is part of Embry-Riddle's Corporate Aviation Management Certificate (CAMC) program.
This course awards 1.6 Continuing Education Units upon completion. (CEU)
Who Should Attend
Since aviation management affects every individual and department, professionals working in various capacities across the aviation industry can benefit from this knowledge including:
- Business aviation and corporate flight department managers
- Corporate pilots taking on new management rolls in their corporate flight department
- NBAA members working on their initial Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) or needing points for CAM renewal, Professional Development Program (PDP), and Schedulers and Dispatchers Professional Development Program (SPDP)
- Professionals working in the industry looking to advance their understanding of business aviation operations
Course Objectives
This course is currently pending approval for satisfaction of NBAA AF2, AF4 and AF5 Learning Objectives.
Upon completing the course, students should be able to demonstrate a comprehensive and broad-based understanding of the following topics:
- Standard operating procedures and practices
- General aircraft systems knowledge
- Common maintenance control procedures for inspections, repairs, and prevention measures, including options for computerized maintenance programs
- Manufacturer's specifications, practices, product, and information systems
- Manufacturer's product information systems and methods
- Applicable airworthiness programs
- Aviation department regulation requirements (FAR, DOT, DHS, OSHA, IRS, EEOC, FCC, EPA, ICAO-Chicago Convention, Annex 2, 6, 9, federal, state, and local laws)
- Aircraft maintenance requirements
- Applicable documents and available resources
- Standard inventory control procedures, concepts of maintenance inventory control, and available inventory control packages, systems, and tools
- Shipping, receiving, securing, and storing regulations and requirements
- Corporate procurement practices and financial constraints
- Sources of quality spares
- Basic principles required in an effective aviation department maintenance manual management of maintenance resource
- Human factors in maintenance resource management
- Training requirements, pay standards, and work environments
- Issues of passenger satisfaction regarding reliability, service, catering, baggage, scheduling, benchmarking, and passenger profiles
- Aviation regulation requirements
Course Information
This is an online asynchronous instructor facilitated course with weekly modules and assignments, but no scheduled meeting times. Students should plan to spend approximately 10-15 hours per week working through the course. Coursework is web-based with no additional software required, although a reliable internet connection is recommended. All courses open 48 business hours in advance of each start date, and must be completed by their scheduled end dates. Digital certificates are available upon successful completion of individual courses. Printed certificates are mailed only upon completion of a full certificate program.