Whilst trying to find out how best to deal with my Hangar Manager's serious maintenance violation I visited
www.airmech.uk.co and tried the BCAR module 13 questions. I was hoping to find some helpful info but,sadly, found nothing relating to common H.F. situations. So...Here's my 'Real World' H.F.exam.Please try it as I need some support & advice.It wont cost you,and you can't fail it! Hey,that sounds like the way JAR 147 in-house licence exams will go...If the PER book falsification scam is anything to go by!
Q1 Why are Incident reporting schemes confidential?
a) Full & free,uninhibited,2 way,direct consultation between reporter and Manager responsible would enable speedy, accurate identification of cause resulting in effective and agreeable prevention of re- occurrence...(and who would want that!!!)
b) Anyone who prioritises Airworthiness above allowing his low integrity Managers to achieve their bonus parameters can expect severe repercussions if he is identified.
c) When you read the reports it's great fun guessing who submitted them.
Q2 In an industry where 'errors' & violations could cause a catastrophe,and where adherence to procedure is so heavily dependant on an individual's integrity,why do licence and approval/authorisation application forms only require experience periods to be listed with no mention of integrity?
a) Procedures are written to cover the backs of the author and are rarely achievable in full within the alloted downtime & budget. Engineer integrity would be a distinct disadvantage to the company objectives under these conditions.It is not a sought after quality.
b)I have been told that you cannot gauge integrity. Huh,You will know who the cowboys are in your hangar within a couple of weeks of working there.
c) High integrity is assumed.After all,anyone entering this profession must be doing it for the love of the job,and not because of the attractive rates of pay.
Q3 Why is there advance notice of a surveyor's hangar inspection?
a) It gives you time to provision his favourite biscuits to go with his cuppa.Note:Unopened packet preferred.The use-by date is the release number!!
b) It gives you time to simulate continuation of approved working practices in an approved environment.
c) An unannounced surprise inspection would cause an awful lot of paperwork,possibly leading to justifiable closure of your maintenance facility.
Q4 Why are violations so rarely reported to the regulatory authorities despite being a licence holder's responsibility?
a) If you report your CRS authorised Manager for a maintenance violation,it may possibly lead to his licence being revoked...but it's a dead cert that you'll be denied overtime and/or promotion and even end up out of a job....Not a fair trade!
b) They happen so frequently, it becomes normal practice.
c) A violation which does not cause an incident is considered by some Managers to be a good result...As with all forms of gambling,It's only a problem when you are losing.