A two day training programme on ‘Human Factor in Aircraft Maintenance’ was conducted at the SLAF Museum, Ratmalana by the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka under the Co-operative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Programme – South Asia (COSCAP-SA).

To equip SLAF aircraft maintenance engineers with the skills necessary to enhance safety, teamwork and efficiency in the workplace, and therefore, reduce aircraft maintenance errors.

To examine the human role in the chain of events that causes aviation occurrences and to develop ways to prevent or lessen the seriousness of the occurrence.

To explore the role of senior personnel in maintenance error prevention and to give the leaders and mentors of an organization. insight and tools which allow them to be effective mentors.

The resource person for the session was Mr. A. Shanmugam, Regional Airworthiness Expert of COSCAP-SA. Thirty senior engineering officers from the SLAF participated in the programme.