Pt. 60, App. E

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

[Doc. No. FAA-2002-12461, 73 FR 26490, May 9, 2008, as amended by Amdt. 60-6, 83 FR 3027, June
27, 2018]

APPENDIX E TO PART 60 - QUALIFICATION
PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS
FOR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR
FLIGHT SIMULATION TRAINING DEVICES

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BEGIN QPS REQUIREMENTS
a. Not later than May 30, 2010, each current
sponsor of an FSTD must submit to the
NSPM a proposed Quality Management System (QMS) program as described in this appendix. The NSPM will notify the sponsor of
the acceptability of the program, including
any required adjustments. Within 6 months
of the notification of acceptability, the sponsor must implement the program, conduct
internal audits, make required program adjustments as a result of any internal audit,
and schedule the NSPM initial audit.
b. First-time FSTD sponsors must submit
to the NSPM the proposed QMS program no
later than 120 days before the initial FSTD
evaluation. The NSPM will notify the sponsor of the acceptability of the program, in-

cluding any required adjustments. Within 6
months of the notification of acceptability,
the sponsor must implement the program,
conduct internal audits, make required program adjustments as a result of any internal
audit, and schedule the NSPM initial audit.
c. The Director of Operations for a Part 119
certificate holder, the Chief Instructor for a
Part 141 certificate holder, or the equivalent
for a Part 142 or Flight Engineer School
sponsor must designate a Management Representative (MR) who has the authority to
establish and modify the sponsor-s policies,
practices, and procedures regarding the QMS
program for the recurring qualification and
the daily use of each FSTD.
d. The minimum content required for an
acceptable QMS is found in Table E1. The
policies, processes, or procedures described
in this table must be maintained in a Quality Manual and will serve as the basis for the
following:
(1) The sponsor-conducted initial and recurring periodic assessments;
(2) The NSPM-conducted initial and recurring periodic assessments; and