WHAT SETS YOU APART FROM THE REST?
With the unmanned aircraft industry expanding rapidly, and entry into the commercial market being widely available to many and varied operators, it can be hard to differentiate professional, quality, appropriately licensed and insured operators, from those who are not.
End users are looking for safety assurance and confidence in contracted unmanned aircraft operators. Even if they have a current Operators Certificate, unmanned aircraft operators interested in providing services to large, safety conscious enterprises such as the resource and energy sector for example, will often find a higher level of due diligence and safety assurance is required.
SGS HART Aviation offers a number of solutions including assessments, audits and training to ensure your operations meet the highest standards, and help you to set yourself apart from the competition.
BASIC COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION (BCV)
Basic Compliance Verification (BCV) is a fundamental assessment that will ensure your company is recognized as a safe and reputable RPAS operator. It provides assurance to potential clients that operations are carried out safely and in accordance with all applicable national and international regulations.
The review involves a desktop assessment of an operator’s operational and maintenance procedures. A BCV Certificate is issued, verifying compliance with specified regulatory requirements, and that appropriate insurance and safety procedures are in place.
This remote assessment includes the following areas:
- Organisational/management structure and supporting documents
- Operational approvals, exemptions and privileges, and supporting documents
- Presence of a safety management system, OH&S framework, quality risk management frameworks and systems
- RPA fleet details to be used for the proposed fight
- Supporting documentation for RPA pilots and crew
- Insurance documentation
- Safety performance review
- Risk assessment example
ONSITE OPERATIONAL SAFETY AND TECHNICAL AUDIT
For operators operating large and/or high value unmanned aircraft, operating near people, in sensitive locations or in high risk environments (such as in industrial plants, offshore installations, around power-lines), it is recommend that an onsite audit should be conducted.
A full onsite audit is an in-depth review and analysis of a company’s operational and maintenance practices and processes, against relevant national legislation, international standards and guidelines and industry best practices. We also go further than a simple compliance audit and make recommendations for improvement, based on our extensive experience in the industry. This breadth of experience allows us to express with confidence, our findings at a global, industry best practice level.