Safety
ACSF Updates Audit Standard To Prepare for SMS Rules
L.J. Aviation was the first Air Charter Safety Foundation member to demonstrate it had met the updated Industry Audit Standard requirements.

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) has updated its Industry Audit Standard (IAS) to incorporate safety management system requirements contained within the FAA’s Part 5, as well as the International Civil Aviation Organization Annex 19. The updated IAS, which was developed for Part 135 operations but also can apply to Part 91, comes as the FAA has been developing new SMS requirements for charter operators, maintenance organizations, and manufacturers based on its Part 5 regulations that were originally implemented for commercial scheduled carriers.