Aviation Maintenance Technicians Model Code of Conduct Released
The project's Permanent Editorial Board announces the release of the Aviation Maintenance Technicians Model Code of Conduct. The code is designed to advance professionalism among aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs) and has seen extensive input from and review by the aviation maintenance community.
"Addressing every sector of aerospace maintenance, the Aviation Maintenance Technicians Model Code of Conduct is a dynamic set of principals encouraging airworthiness, professionalism, and safety," says Tom Hendershot, Executive Director of AMTSociety.
The Code of Conduct should enhance safety in the maintenance workplace and in flight operations, promote improved training, appropriate conduct, and personal responsibility, encourage the development of good judgment and ethical behavior, and contribute to the aviation community and society at large. It also supports improved communications between AMTs, aircraft owners, pilots, regulators, and others in the aviation industry, and seeks to make aviation maintenance a more highly respected and rewarding profession.
The Code of Conduct presents a vision of excellence in aviation maintenance within its seven sections:
- (1) General Responsibilities of Aviation Maintenance Technicians
- (2) Third-Party Safety
- (3) Training and Proficiency
- (4) Security
- (5) Environmental Issues
- (6) Use of Technology
- (7) Advancement and Promotion of Aviation Maintenance
The Code of Conduct is a living document, periodically updated to reflect changes in standards, practice, and the aviation environment.
"We will incorporate the Aviation Maintenance Technicians Model Code of Conduct into the FAASTeam's initiatives and toolsets to address accident causal factors and all other facets of aviation maintenance," says Phil Randall, the FAA's Assistant National FAASTeam Manager.
"The Aviation Maintenance Technicians Model Code of Conduct is a must for all Aviation Maintenance Technicians," says Prof. Jeff Gruber, A&P, IA, DME, and Chairman of the PAMA Technical Issues Committee. "The code is easily adapted to any organization and applicable to anyone in the aviation maintenance industry. I urge everyone to use it."
"The vision and principles of the Code of Conduct will provide a lifetime of positive aviation experience to any AMT and any maintenance organization," says John Hopkins, A&P, IA, and the Experimental Aircraft Association's Manager of Aircraft Maintenance.
"The AMT Code of Conduct nicely complements our Association's objectives while helping to enhance our profession and assist AMTs as they endeavor to maintain public confidence through knowledge, skill, and integrity," says Fred Digne, the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association's National Safety & Standards Director.
The Aviation Maintenance Technicians Model Code of Conduct is available as a free public service along with supporting materials at www.secureav.com.
The Code of Conduct's Drafting Team includes Michael S. Baum, Gruber, Joseph C. Hawkins, Hopkins, Ric Peri, Randall, and Don Steinman. The Code of Conduct's Permanent Editorial Board is presented here. For more information send email to [email protected].