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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.
