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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition) 

Pt. 60, App. E 

[Doc. No. FAA–2002–12461, 73 FR 26490, May 9, 
2008] 

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EQUIREMENTS

 

a. Not later than May 30, 2010, each current 

sponsor of an FSTD must submit to the 
NSPM a proposed Quality Management Sys-
tem (QMS) program as described in this ap-
pendix. 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 spon-
sor must implement the program, conduct 
internal audits, make required program ad-
justments 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 spon-
sor 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 pro-
gram 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 Rep-
resentative (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 Qual-
ity Manual and will serve as the basis for the 
following: 

(1) The sponsor-conducted initial and re-

curring periodic assessments; 

(2) The NSPM-conducted initial and recur-

ring periodic assessments; and 

(3) The continuing surveillance and anal-

ysis by the NSPM of the sponsor’s perform-
ance and effectiveness in providing a satis-
factory FSTD for use on a regular basis. 

e. The sponsor must conduct assessments 

of its QMS program in segments. The seg-
ments will be established by the NSPM at 
the initial assessment, and the interval for 
the segment assessments will be every 6 

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