Audit Policy and Procedure Manual - Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal

Civil Aviation authority of NepalIssue: 2Revision: 00Date: June 2013Audit Policy and Procedure ManualNon- compliance - the failure to meet regulatory requirements;Observation finding - a subjective determination that identifies the possible need to revisea regulatory requirement or a non-regulatory CAA Nepal policy, procedure or guideline;Practice - the method by which a procedure is carried out;Procedure or process - a series of steps followed methodically to complete an activity.This includes: the activity to be done and individual(s) involved; the time, place andmanner of completion; the materials, equipment, and documentation to be used; and themanner in which the activity is to be controlled;Quality Assurance Review (QAR) - a review that measures the level of compliance tonational policies, standards, procedures and guidelines;Scope - the number of functional areas, and specialty areas therein, that will beinspected, and the depth (back in time) of the review;Specialty audit - an audit that targets a single functional area;Specialty area - an area within a functional area that identifies common or similarrequirements and for which checklists are provided and named after that specialty area,or after specific elements within that specialty area;Sampling - the inspection of a representative portion of a particular characteristic toproduce a statistically meaningful assessment of the whole;Standard - an established criterion used as a basis for measuring an organization's level ofcompliance;Team member - the individual appointed by the audit team leader to participate in an audit;Verification - an independent review, examination, measurement, testing, checking,observation and monitoring to establish and document that, processes, practices,services and documents conform to regulatory requirements. This includesconfirmation that an activity, condition or control conforms to the requirements specifiedin regulations, standards, specifications, program element descriptions, and technicalprocedures;Working papers - all documents required by the auditor or audit team to plan andimplement the audit. These may include inspection schedules, assignments, checklists andvarious report forms.1.2 Abbreviations and AcronymsThe following abbreviations and acronyms will be found throughout this manual and inrespective functional area procedure manuals, including checklists and other guidancematerials:FSSD- Flight Safety Standards DepartmentAWID- Airworthiness Inspection DivisionCAA Nepal- Civil Aviation Authority of NepalCAP- Corrective Action Plan2