DESCRIPTION
This nine-day course consists of classroom
and workshop instruction on the
policies, regulations, documentation and
procedures involved in carrying out compliance
and enforcement responsibilities.
Course instruction includes how to interpret
regulations, how to investigate possible
violations of regulations, how to write
an Enforcement Investigation Report,
and how to testify at an administrative
hearing or trial of an alleged violation of
a regulation.
OBJECTIVES
Given classroom instruction, materials
and practical exercises, the participant
will be able to:
- Conduct an investigation within the
agency’s authority and limitations to
determine whether a violation of
applicable regulations has occurred.
- Interview possible witnesses to obtain
information relevant to the investigation.
- Determine which, if any, regulations
may have been violated.
- Write an effective and accurate
Enforcement Investigation Report,
including the recommendation of an
appropriate penalty and the support for
that penalty.
- Process the Enforcement Investigation
Report according to agency procedures.
- Testify at an administrative hearing or
trial in support of the Enforcement
Investigation Report and the agency’s
position.
- Participants will demonstrate these
skills in individual workshop exercises
and through participation in a simulated
enforcement investigation, including
the actual preparation of an
Enforcement Investigation Report.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is designed for Airworthiness
and Operations Safety Inspectors,
Airports Inspectors, Certification and
Manufacturing Inspectors, and others
with responsibilities for compliance and
enforcement of regulations.
Prerequisites: None
COURSE OUTLINE
- Enforcement Responsibility, Authority,
Limitations, and Protection
- Interpretation of Regulations
- Cooperation with Other Agencies
- Evidence
- Organizing an Investigation
- Enforcement Policy and Administrative
Actions
- Interviewing
- Preparation of the Enforcement
Investigation Report
- Sanction Selection and Legal
Procedures
- Processing Reports
- Testifying in an Administrative Hearing
or Trial
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