AERO 417 / ENGR 6421
STANDARDS, REGULATIONS & CERTIFICATION
FALL 2024, Section MM
Course Instructor: Viswanath Tata
Email:
[email protected] – use only for general administrative or personal matters
Office Hours: Class Hours:
½ hour before and after each class Wednesday 5:45 – 8:15 PM
Tutorials: N/A
Labs: N/A
Course Calendar Description:
Overview of D.O.T. and other international aviation standards (eg. FAA), regulations and certification
procedures; regulatory areas, namely, pilot training/testing, air traffic procedures, aircraft systems design
and airworthiness; development process for new regulations and criteria for certification
Course Objectives:
Standards, Regulations and Certification represent a combination of two subjects: aviation and law. The
aviation field addresses the design, manufacture, test, certification and operation of aircraft of various
types. The legal field concentrates on standards of conduct and operation for pilots, mechanics,
manufacturers and other aviation related businesses.
By the end of this course, you should be familiar with the concept of airworthiness and its scope of
application, airworthiness authorities, international and Canadian standards and regulations related to
design and testing of aircraft, certification processes, occupant safety, continued airworthiness and
aviation safety.
The course will emphasize both theory as well as practical application using case studies & a guest
lecture. In addition, the Professor’s own experience will be used to illustrate real-world examples from
industry
Prerequisites: ENGR 201
Co-requisites: N/A
Specific Knowledge and Skills Needed for this Course: N/A
Course materials
Required Textbook: N/A
1. Class Lectures & Instructor Notes – will be posted on Moodle
2. Recommended Websites (1) www.tc.gc.ca (2) www.faa.gov (3) www.easa.europa.eu (4)
www.icao.int (5) www.iata.org (6) www.tsb.gc.ca (7) www.ntsb.gov (8) https://faasafety.gov
Grading
Evaluation Tool Weight
Assignments (2 total - each worth 15 %) - Teams 30 %
Mid Term Exam (In Person) – 40 Multiple Choice questions 20 %
Final Exam (In Person) – 50 Multiple Choice questions, covers full course 50 %
Total 100%
NOTES – (1) DO NOT use ‘generic’ University guidelines to set personal expectations of letter
grades. The exact grade conversion is set by Professor and is CONFIDENTIAL. This is a
Faculty policy. (2) Any student who does not contribute to Team Assignment(s) will receive a
zero (3) Grades are NON-NEGOTIABLE
Course Schedule:
Date TOPIC COMMENT
INTRODUCTION
Course outline and administrative matters
Sept 4 Types of aircraft
Introduction to Aviation Safety
Man, Machine and Environmental Factors
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS & AIRWORTHINESS
Teams -
Chicago Convention Preliminary
Sept 11 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Annexes + Standards & Recommended Practices (SARPs)
Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP)
BASICS
How Airplanes Fly - Terminology Teams - Final
Airworthiness Directive (AD)
Sept 18
National Aviation Authorities (Transport Canada/FAA/EASA)
Canadian Aviation Regulations (CAR’s)
AWM Chapter 525 and FAR 25
Sept 25 NO CLASS
REGULATIONS, STANDARDS AND ADVISORIES
Assignment 1
Advisory Circular (AC) Handout
Oct 2 Means of Compliance (MOC)
Equivalent Safety Finding (ESF)
Special Condition (SC)
Issue Paper (IP)
CERTIFICATION PROCESS AT BOMBARDIER (O.E.M.)
Assignment 1
Fundamentals of the Canadian Regulatory Framework Due
Oct 9 Design Approval Organization (DAO)
Type Certification Process
Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL)
Configuration Deviation List (CDL)
APPROVAL OF REPAIR & MODIFICATION
Type Certification Data Sheet (TCDS)
Oct 16
Design Change Approval
Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)
Flight Manual Supplement (FMS)
Oct 23 NO CLASS
Oct 30 MID TERM EXAM (IN CLASS)
OCCUPANT SAFETY
Assignment 2
Loose Equipment Handout
Nov 6 Decompression
Seats
Flammability
Egress
CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS
Assignment 2
Monitoring Systems Due
Context
Nov 13
Failure Analysis
Corrective Actions
States Responsibilities
Reaction Times
FULL FLIGHT SIMULATORS & FLIGHT TESTING
Role & Type of Simulators
Qualification Test Guide (QTG) Standards
Nov 20 Introduction to Flight Testing
Certification
FUTURE OF AVIATION – A GLIMPSE
GUEST LECTURE (TOPIC TBD)
Nov 27
Graduate Attributes & Learning Objectives:
In accordance with the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) requirements (applicable to
core courses in the Bachelor of Engineering Aerospace program), the following primary learning
objectives have been assigned as part of the Graduate Attribute Assessment System (GAAS):
1. Ethics and equity
• Professional ethics and accountability
2. Professionalism
• Role and responsibilities of professional engineers
3. Impact of engineering on society & the environment
• Awareness of society and environment impact
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and safety instructions and available health and safety trainings are discussed at:
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safety.html)
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