Maintenance Planning Fundamentals & Methodology Training Course

Course Outline

Aims

The Aims of the course are to give delegates an insight into the requirements and essential aspects of maintenance planning that enable the economic management of maintenance, to an audience who are otherwise unfamiliar with many aspects of basic planning.

It includes elements on requirements, methodology of maintenance planning, performance management and organizational issues.

Objectives

After this course delegates will:

1. Have a comprehensive understanding and working knowledge of planning in the work place.
2. Be able to apply planning principles in most aspects of maintenance planning
3. Leave with an appreciation of maintenance planning and it's regulatory and legal requirements

Benefits

The benefits of attending the course are

1. To provide delegates with enough knowledge about maintenance planning requirements and constraints that they shall be able to demonstrate the techniques of pre planning to other colleagues/managers in the same or related business areas.
2. The course is not attended to interact with software systems, however benefits will include identifying the requirements, controls and restraints whereby the delegate then has the knowledge to use within their own operating system to better advantage/planning etc.

Who Should Attend

This course is aimed at Planners, Part M CAW Managers, Part 145 Maintenance Managers, Contracts Managers and other Interested Parties.

Key Topics

The key topics of the course are


1. Requirements for Planning

• 1.1 What is Airworthiness?
• 1.2 Regulators Requirements
• 1.3 Customer’s Requirements
• 1.4 Internal Requirements

2. Planning Methodology

• 2.1 Forecasting
• 2.2 Task Estimation
• 2.3 Capacity Planning
• 2.4 Planning Workflow
• 2.5 Development of Work Packages
• 2.6 Maintenance Records

3. Measurement of Planning Performance

• 3.1 Reliability
• 3.2 TDR
• 3.3 Dispensations/Variations
• 3.4 Maintenance Drop Outs
• 3.5 MEL, Defect Control

4. Planning Quality

• 4.1 Meetings
• 4.2 Audit
• 4.3 ATA Training

5. Planning within an Organisation

• 5.1 Planning Structure
• 5.2 Communications
• 5.3 Procedures