Record Keeping and Compliance

Professional Education Course (PEC)
Instructor: Bettina Mrusek

Price by Jan. 12: $610 Member | $905 Nonmember
Price after Jan. 12: $780 Member | $1,145 Nonmember

This course is designed for flight department personnel who will establish and/or maintain a record-keeping system using accepted industry practices in order to document and maintain regulatory compliance and initiate appropriate action within the department.

Learning Objectives: By the conclusion of the course, participants will have learned:

• Develop, implement, and manage an effective record-keeping system
• Identify the information needed to report on applicable international and federal tax requirements
• Recognize applicable state and local tax implications (e.g., registration fees, property taxes, sales and use taxes)
• Collect the information needed to meet record-keeping and -reporting requirements (e.g., regulatory and tax requirements for agencies such as the FAA, Internal Revenue Service [IRS], Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC], Customs and Border Protection [CBP], Department of Labor [DOL], and Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA], including state and local agencies as applicable)
• Implement and manage record-keeping systems (e.g., data analysis techniques, audit requirements, regulatory compliance and noncompliance resolution, industry standards, and best practices) and provide required information to management
• Evaluate the record-keeping system for intended results
• Determine and assess job-related and professional development training for all personnel
• Identify regulatory requirements (e.g., OSHA, FAA, Environmental Protection Agency [EPA], state and local regulations)
• Recognize company requirements
• Determine additional training and professional development needs (e.g., cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid, safety management systems (SMS), HAZMAT, upset recovery, and cabin safety)
• Select training programs/methods to meet and maintain requirements
• Evaluate training effectiveness
• Define training record retention and tracking requirements.

Instructor Bio

Dr. Bettina Mrusek served in the United States Marine Corps (USMC) for 14 years. She joined Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2014 and has led both graduate and undergraduate degree programs. Dr. Mrusek is currently serving as the department chair for the undergraduate studies department in the College of Aeronautics for Embry-Riddle’s Worldwide campus. She has published research in aviation maintenance, human factors, organizational leadership, and uncrewed systems.