Welcome to the Home Page for the Military Air System Certification (MASC) (Supervised Practitioner) Training Course, a 3 day training course delivered in person by Atkins’ experienced certification engineers on behalf of the DE&S Airworthiness Team (DAT).

The purpose of this page is to provide participants the opportunity to familiarise themselves with:

  • The MASC (Supervised Practitioner) Home Page
  • The MASC (Supervised Practitioner) Course Timetable
  • Useful information supporting your learning journey.

MASC – Supervised Practitioner Format

MASC (Supervised Practitioner) Training is a series of presentations supplemented with syndicate exercises. You will be required to show a level of understanding by undertaking a brief quiz on each day. Your scores will be summed over the 3 day period. The pass mark is 80% (over 3 days).

The Syndicate Exercises require each participants to bring their own laptops, as exercises can only be access through the USEFUL info page.

MASC – Supervised Practitioner Home Page

The MASC (Supervised Practitioner) Home Page provides the gateway to the MASC (Supervised Practitioner) course material, with links at the top of the page to:

  • Presentations in PDF format. We do not provide hardcopy course content but you are welcome to print your own copies if this will enhance your learning experience.
  • Useful Info
  • References and examples of documents we will mention during the course.

MASC – Supervised Practitioner Course Structure

Start 09:00

Aim to finish by 16:30

Timings given at the start of each day, but are flexible.

The structure for the course is indicated below and comprises of presentations and workshops. 

The timetable is a guide only and liable to change, dependent on course activity.

Day 1

0900   Welcome and Introductions
                  Break
            MACP Essentials
                  Break
            Phase 0 (Part 1) – Planning
1230         Lunch
1330    Phase 0 – (Part 2) – Planning
            Exercise 
                  Break
            Phase 1 – Organisational Approvals
            Phase 2 (Part 1) – Type Certification Basis
1620    Quiz Instructions
1630        End of Day
Day 2 0900    Review of Day 1 Quiz
0930    Phase 2 (Part 2) – Type Certification Basis
                  Break
             Exercise
1230          Lunch
             Phase 3 – Type Certification Programme
                   Break
             Exercise
                   Break
             Phase 4 (Part 1) – Demonstrate Compliance
1620     Quiz Instructions
1630          End of Day
Day 3 0900   Review of Day 2 Quiz
            Phase 4 (Part 2) – Demonstrate Compliance
                  Break
            Exercise
            Phase 5 (Part 1)– MAA Review
1230          Lunch
            Phase 5 (Part 2) – MAA Review
            Exercise
                   Break
           Phase 6 – Post Certification Activities
1615    MASC Training Summary and Quiz Instructions
1630       End of Day