EASA publishes Management System Assessment Tool Edition 2.0

Michel MASSON • 6 September 2023

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EASA Management System Assessment Tool

MSAT is primarily intended to support the assessment of management systems during initial certification and continuing oversight, and may also be used by organisations to self-assess the effectiveness of their management system or of their subcontracted organisations.

MSAT was initially developed by a group of subject-matter experts from Industry and Competent Authorities under a mandate from the EASA Regulatory Advisory Group (RAG), now Member States Advisory Body (MAB).

Edition 2.0 was published on Sep. 1st, 2023.

Point of contact: Jean-Pierre Arnaud, Safety Management Expert, EASA.

Comments (3)

Axel Wegener • 2 years ago

My concern is the scaleability of a Management System for our NCC- and SPO-Operators!
In most cases the MS is difficult to establish and to fill with life, for an one or two person operation with a smaller Biz-Jet (eg. Citation) or a simple 'work-horse aircraft'. They struggle with designating Personal, setup a SRB, establish a reporting system, develop an ERP etc.
There is not even a reason for a policy.

E.g: no reports because of simply 'nothing really to report' and 'no one to report to' and therefor no statistics, no conclusions...no gain out of this effort.

"If something happend, we (both) talk about that issue, anyway making a decision and solve the problem - straightway and final" Finished....

Thats what an operator mentioned recently. How to sensitize those, how to 'take them on board'?

Ghanshyam Acharya • 2 years ago

Helpful tool. During the de-briefings after an SMS audit, been asking the cocerns with the auditor. Scalability is non-existent.

C. Colegiu • 2 years ago

I think your example refers those kind of organizations that perceive the Management System (MS) as a "must have" tool.

"How to sensitize those, how to 'take them on board'?"
When an organization will understand that the MS is a framework designed to support and enhance their operations, they will embrace it and they will quickly see the benefits. Of course, it has to be adapted to their scope and business, not something taken from others.

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