Completing successful audits is at the heart of everything Wake QA intends to achieve. Our hand-picked team of experts handles the entire auditing process, from preparation visits and consultations to auditing on-site and managing the eventual registration process.
Since 2004, Wake QA has managed over 1000 unique aviation standards audits across the world. Our global team has performed audits from Alaska to Australia and handles every job with a client-centric approach. Wake QA can also provide our committed support for oil and gas companies in need of auditing.
To make sure all Wake QA audits meet the strict criteria demanded of aviation auditing, we perform all our audits using the ‘Wake QA style’. Our auditors will always report using the Wake QA style, which we designed to exceed the detailed technical requirements of our clients or other relevant regulatory bodies.
Once contacted, Wake QA will analyse the specific needs of your airline against the audit in hand, to create a detailed audit plan, along with arranging all of the logistics to get the team to where they need to be. Our aviation advisers will also be on hand to explain any aspect of the audit at any point in the process.
Our team of highly qualified auditors will then complete an on-site audit wherever you are situated under whichever standard you require. Wake QA auditors, which includes compliance managers and director safety managers as well as pilots, engineers and civil aviation inspectors, will always conduct these audits in keeping with any requirements, as well as within the guidelines of our Wake QA style.
Our team will document their findings and communicate them to you, the airline, after the audit following an extensive quality control process. Corrective action plans will be established and agreed before verification of any corrective action taken in order to close the audit.
The IOSA Support programme, by Wake QA, is the gold standard of airline safety compliance. An internationally recognised evaluation system, the IOSA is designed to ensure all airlines can access a standardised process worldwide.
Only a select few IATA accredited auditing organisations worldwide were certified to perform IOSA audits for airlines. Wake QA was the only British organisation able to offer this auditing service.
Thanks to its standardised nature, any airline that obtains an IOSA significantly reduces its need to conduct other audits. The IOSA prevents duplicated information and streamlines the safety evaluation process so that airlines only have to perform one audit every two years.
In addition to the IOSA Preparation, Wake QA provides ISSA preparatory services for smaller airlines that do not qualify for the IOSA. The ISSA is designed to provide the same level of operational efficiency and safety evaluations on a scale more appropriate for smaller aircraft.
Four auditors evaluate all relevant SARPs from the ICAO Annexes 1, 2, 6(P1), 8, 17, 18, and 19 at the auditee's location over a span of four days, contributing to a total of 16 on-site man-days. These auditors directly review the SARPs without the aid of separate queries designed specifically for the audit. Given that ICAO SARPs may occasionally appear somewhat ambiguous, a comprehensive checklist is employed. This checklist arms the auditors with keywords, scopes, and focus notes for each SARP, thus serving as an indispensable instrument for the audit's application. The SARPcheck Procedures Manual (SCPM) along with tailored auditor training specific to SARPcheck outline the audit methodology, ensuring an efficient and seamless auditing process. Continue reading below for further details on the Registry and the SQOs.
The Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) programme founded by the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF), reviews aircraft Operator’s safety in the contracted aviation sector across both fixed and rotary wing aircraft.
Wake QA have been re-accredited as one of only 6 Audit Companies globally to perform BARS audits under the programme, and have a highly experienced team situated around the world – ideally placed to support a wide range of Operators.
The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) manage several safety recommendations for oil and gas companies engaging in aviation services. These fixed and rotary wing carriers’ standards ensure that both planes and helicopters used within the sector are managed safely.
In addition to the IOGP, many oil and gas companies have their own extensive company aviation standards, designed and written up to ensure the safe transport of employees and cargo.
Wake QA’s auditing and consultation services are designed to ensure oil and gas companies have access to IOGP compliant audits in addition to maintaining and enhancing their own company aviation standards.
Both helidecks and airfields demand their own set of audits and safety procedures so that aircraft and their crew can reliably use these spaces without any risks. These requirements extend to specific recommendations for the oil and gas industry, such as UK CAA CAP 437 and ICAO Annex 14.
Wake QA can assist with specific helideck and airfield audits to assess current safety protocols. These inspections can also help operators by improving operational efficiency and preventing non-compliance with international regulations.
Airline safety doesn’t revolve solely around aircraft. It also concerns the databases, networks, software and systems airlines rely on to manage their day-to-day business. Operational safety risk assessments are crucial to assessing systems, identifying potential threats, and securing operating systems before problems arise.
Wake QA can perform a desktop safety risk assessment for an airline’s network regardless of how large the system is. We’ll conduct a thorough risk assessment, documenting our findings and consulting on solutions that make sure every aspect of your airline is as safe as it can be.
Airline safety doesn’t revolve solely around aircraft. It also concerns the databases, networks, software and systems airlines rely on to manage their day-to-day business. Operational safety risk assessments are crucial to assessing systems, identifying potential threats, and securing operating systems before problems arise.
Wake QA can perform a desktop safety risk assessment for an airline’s network regardless of how large the system is. We’ll conduct a thorough risk assessment, documenting our findings and consulting on solutions that make sure every aspect of your airline is as safe as it can be.
Wake QA Ltd. are accredited by a wide range of commercial aviation bodies, which are supplemented by strategic memberships in order to provide our wide-ranging aviation safety expertise around the globe.
