The cost of this introductory course can be applied to the cost of the full courses:
- C2301, ARP4754B Guidelines for Development of Civil Aircraft and Systems
- C2302, ARP4761A Guidelines and Methods of Performing the Safety Assessment for Certification of Civil Aircraft
This short course is a high-level introduction to the revised SAE standard ARP4761A and its application of the guidelines of practice for aircraft and systems safety assessment. Learners will meet one of the developers of the standard and gain key insights only available from SAE, including how the new standard covers the safety assessment process throughout the development lifecycle and how it interacts with and influences the development of aircraft functions and systems. You¿ll get a look into the revised version which published in December of 2023.
This two-hour offering introduces the critical concepts honed through decades of work to ensure you have what you need for early identification and application of safety objectives to influence the architecture and design for both project risk reduction and certification. You¿ll hear why this important standard was revised, what has changed and what remains steadfast.
- Describe and discuss how the guidelines in ARP4761A support an effective safety assessment to satisfy ARP4754B¿s development assurance process objectives
Taught by a member of SAE¿s S-18 committee developing ARP4754B and ARP4761A, this course is for the systems engineer or other key personnel working on civil aircraft system design and development who need a crisp, compelling overview of the new standard.
Both new and experienced safety professionals in OEMs and their suppliers who lead, develop, implement, and/or have responsibility for the effectiveness of safety systems should participate in this offering. This standard, and its companion ARP4761A have become mandatory for 99% of the world¿s civil aircraft, making them a necessity for many of the 7000+ aircraft and systems manufacturers worldwide.
This short course will facilitate success in the full course, C2302 ARP4761A Guidelines for Development of Civil Aircraft and Systems. ARP4754B should not live apart from ARP4761A, so we recommend that you enroll in the short course for both standards.
You may wish to take C2406 ARP4754B Bridging the Gap: What You Need to Know About ARP4754B.
- Introduction to ARP4761A
- Rev A Changes
- Safety Assessment Process Overview
- Aircraft Functional Hazard Assessment (AFHA) & System Functional Hazard Assessment (SFHA)
- Preliminary Aircraft Safety Assessment (PASA)
- FDAL/IDAL Assignment
- Common Mode Analysis
- Particular Risk Analysis
- Zonal Safety Analysis
- Cascading Effects Analysis
- System Safety Assessment (SSA) & Aircraft Safety Assessment (ASA)
- Course Wrap-up
Steven Beland
Steve Beland has over 36 years of experience with the development of flight-critical complex systems. He has expertise in aircraft and system safety assessments, development assurance, and using these methods to shape successful system architectures to meet safety objectives. He recently retired as a Technical Fellow in Boeing¿s new Enterprise Safety & Mission Assurance organization and beforehand was an Associate Technical Fellow in the Flight Controls organization of Boeing Commercial Airplanes leading safety assessments and influencing the architecture of the 777 and 787 fly-by-wire systems and the airplane-wide development assurance effort for the 787-8. He¿s performed safety assessments for the flight controls on the 737, 747, 757, 767, 777, 777-X and 787 Dreamliner models and has been sought-out as a consultant on other projects in Boeing. He has been a delegate of the FAA or the ODA as a Designated Engineering Representative (DER) or Engineering-Unit Member for 30 years.
Steve has made significant contributions to the related industry development assurance and safety guidelines, including RTCA DO-254, ¿Design Assurance Guidance for Airborne Electronic Hardware,¿ and has been a long-time member of the SAE S-18 Committee writing ARP4754A & B and ARP4761. He co-led the concept and writing of guidelines for the assignment of Development Assurance Levels (DALs) in ARP4754A/B and the new Preliminary Aircraft Safety Assessment (PASA) and Aircraft Safety Assessment (ASA) concepts and guidelines and their interactions with other processes for the new ARP4761A. He has served as a co-chair of SAE S-18UAS assessing the application of these ARPs to UAVs & Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) systems and as a co-chair of the systems and safety assessment subgroup in SAE G-34, ¿Artificial Intelligence for Aviation.¿