RIT-3For inspectors

Ramp Inspector Training

The full initial course for people who will plan, carry out and report ramp inspections.

Length3 days
FormatOnline
DeliveryInstructor-led
FrameworksEASA · ICAO · FAA

About the course

Three days that take a participant from the legal basis of ramp inspection to a written report. Built around the EASA Ramp Inspection Programme, with the ICAO framework behind it and the FAA ramp check alongside, so the method carries over from one regime to the next.

Who it is for

  • Newly appointed ramp inspectors at civil aviation authorities
  • Flight operations and airworthiness inspectors adding ramp inspection to their scope
  • Compliance monitoring and quality staff running internal ramp checks for an operator
  • Ground handling and line maintenance quality auditors

You will be able to

  • Explain the legal basis for ramp inspection under EASA, ICAO and FAA rules
  • Plan and prioritise inspections, and prepare for one on the day
  • Inspect flight deck, cabin, aircraft condition and cargo against the checklist
  • Categorise findings and select the right class of action
  • Write a clear, defensible report and follow it through to closure

Course outline

Day1

The framework

  1. Chicago Convention: Article 16 inspection rights, Article 33 recognition of certificates
  2. ICAO Annex 6 and Doc 8335: surveillance of foreign operators
  3. EU Ramp Inspection Programme: Part-ARO Subpart RAMP, SAFA and SACA
  4. EU Air Safety List and third-country operator authorisation
  5. FAA ramp checks: Order 8900.1, 14 CFR Parts 61, 91 and 129
  6. Roles: inspecting authority, State of the operator, EASA, the operator
  7. Prioritisation and inspection planning
Day2

On the ramp

  1. Preparing an inspection: data, tools, time on the ground
  2. Approaching the crew, conduct and avoiding undue delay
  3. Flight deck: licences, AOC, operations specifications, manuals, MEL, flight preparation
  4. Safety and cabin: emergency equipment, exits, cabin crew
  5. Aircraft condition: walk-around, structure, wheels and brakes, leaks, defect records
  6. Cargo and dangerous goods
  7. Collecting evidence: notes, photographs, copies of documents
Day3

Findings & follow-up

  1. Standards versus findings: what counts and what does not
  2. Categorising findings: Category 1, 2 and 3
  3. Classes of action, from information to the commander to grounding
  4. Proof of inspection and report writing
  5. Follow-up with the operator and its authority; corrective action and closure
  6. Reporting, data sharing and standardisation
  7. Case studies and final assessment

The course is built on the published rules and guidance: Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 Part-ARO Subpart RAMP with its AMC and GM, ICAO Annex 6 and Doc 8335, and FAA Order 8900.1. Whether it counts towards an inspector’s formal qualification is for the competent authority to decide.

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