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Diploma in Military Helicopter Certification Standards

600-hour online postgraduate diploma in military helicopter certification: EMAR, EMACC, CS-29, DO-178C, flight testing, modifications and continuing airworthiness, with an assigned technical tutor.

Duration600 hours · 6–9 months
ModeOnline
LanguageEnglish
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute diploma
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Interpret the EMAR framework and the role of the military airworthiness authority in the type certificate.

02

Define a certification basis combining CS-29, EMACC criteria and applicable STANAG agreements.

03

Substantiate the fatigue life and damage tolerance of the structure against the mission spectrum.

04

Plan software and hardware airworthiness evidence under DO-178C, DO-254 and ARP4754A.

05

Organise a flight and environmental test campaign with risk management.

06

Classify and certify modifications and mission equipment installations.

07

Manage continuing airworthiness: maintenance programme, directives and fleet reliability.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Certification engineers at manufacturers and design organisations working on military rotorcraft programmes.
  • Technical staff at military airworthiness authorities and programme offices.
  • Avionics and software engineers preparing DO-178C and DO-254 evidence.
  • Technicians at EMAR 145 maintenance organisations and continuing airworthiness management.
  • Flight test engineers and mission equipment integration engineers.
  • Aeronautical engineering graduates who want to specialise in the defence regulatory framework.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • EMAR 21 (certification of military aircraft and design and production organisations)
  • EMAR 145 (military maintenance organisations)
  • EMAR M (military continuing airworthiness)
  • EMACC (European military airworthiness certification criteria)
  • CS-29 (certification specifications for large rotorcraft)
  • MIL-HDBK-516C (airworthiness certification criteria)
  • RTCA DO-178C (software in airborne systems)
  • RTCA DO-254 (airborne electronic hardware)
  • SAE ARP4754A (development of civil aircraft and systems)
Syllabus

8 modules

  1. 1.1EMAR requirements and their national adoption
  2. 1.2The military airworthiness authority and its powers
  3. 1.3The military type certificate and its scope
  4. 1.4Differences between civil and military certification
  5. 1.5Mutual recognition between military authorities
  6. 1.6State aircraft and exemption from civil regulations
  7. 1.7Continuing airworthiness governing document
  8. 1.8Role of the approved design organisation
  9. 1.9Experimental flight authorisations
  10. 1.10Military aircraft registration and markings
  1. 2.1CS-29 adapted for military use
  2. 2.2Special criteria and special conditions
  3. 2.3Equivalent safety and alternative means
  4. 2.4STANAG agreements applicable to the platform
  5. 2.5Defining the programme certification basis
  6. 2.6Requirement-by-requirement compliance list
  7. 2.7Means of compliance: calculation, test and analysis
  8. 2.8Managing deviations and concessions
  9. 2.9Crashworthiness requirements
  10. 2.10Environmental requirements of the operating environment
  1. 3.1Military mission load spectrum
  2. 3.2Safe-life and damage tolerance philosophy
  3. 3.3Full-scale fatigue testing
  4. 3.4Determining the life of critical components
  5. 3.5Control of life-limited components
  6. 3.6Static test to ultimate load
  7. 3.7Certified repair of composite structure
  8. 3.8Non-destructive inspections and their thresholds
  9. 3.9Recorded actual usage versus assumed spectrum
  10. 3.10Life extension and structural recalculation
  1. 4.1DO-178C and criticality levels
  2. 4.2DO-254 for complex electronic hardware
  3. 4.3System safety assessment under ARP4761
  4. 4.4Development process under ARP4754
  5. 4.5Software airworthiness evidence
  6. 4.6Night vision and cockpit compatibility
  7. 4.7Communication equipment and its approval
  8. 4.8Aircraft-level electromagnetic compatibility
  9. 4.9Airframe lightning protection
  10. 4.10Obsolescence in certified avionics
  1. 5.1Flight test plan and risk management
  2. 5.2Progressive envelope expansion
  3. 5.3Performance and handling qualities testing
  4. 5.4Vibration and structural loads testing
  5. 5.5Extreme climate operation trials
  6. 5.6Sand, dust and salt fog testing
  7. 5.7Prototype instrumentation and telemetry
  8. 5.8Assessment by military test pilots
  9. 5.9Test report and closure of findings
  10. 5.10Operational evaluation by the user unit
  1. 6.1Classifying a change as major or minor
  2. 6.2Military supplemental type certificate
  3. 6.3Integrating mission equipment on the platform
  4. 6.4Analysis of the impact on mass and centre of gravity
  5. 6.5Mechanical and electrical interface of installed equipment
  6. 6.6Review of the affected certification basis
  7. 6.7Updating the flight manual
  8. 6.8Approved configurations matrix
  9. 6.9Instructions for continued airworthiness
  10. 6.10Fleet configuration management
  1. 7.1Approved military maintenance organisation
  2. 7.2Maintenance programme and its approval
  3. 7.3Airworthiness directives and compliance
  4. 7.4Manufacturer service bulletins
  5. 7.5Technical occurrence reporting system
  6. 7.6Fleet reliability analysis
  7. 7.7Parts control and spares traceability
  8. 7.8Certification of maintenance personnel
  9. 7.9Audit of the maintenance organisation
  10. 7.10Return to service after major work
  1. 8.1Defining the change and its operational purpose
  2. 8.2Classifying the change and the competent authority
  3. 8.3Identifying the affected certification requirements
  4. 8.4Compliance plan with assigned means
  5. 8.5Safety assessment of the modified system
  6. 8.6Mass, centre of gravity and loads calculation
  7. 8.7Bench and flight test plan
  8. 8.8Writing the maintenance instructions
  9. 8.9Proposed changes to the flight manual
  10. 8.10Presenting the file to the authority
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within each intake, so you can combine the programme with your job.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is IBM DOORS, Isograph Reliability Workbench, Excel, MS Project, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Cases are studied on typical certification files for military transport, utility and search and rescue helicopters. Assessment is continuous, module by module, plus the final integrated project.

Assigned technical tutor:every module ends with a deliverable that your tutor marks individually.
Standards-based learning:guided reading of EMAR 21, EMAR 145 and EMAR M applied to real cases, not as a theoretical annex.
Industry software:IBM DOORS, Isograph Reliability Workbench, Excel and MS Project, in free, academic or evaluation versions.
Final project:the complete certification file for a military helicopter modification, from change classification and compliance plan to safety assessment, test plan and maintenance instructions, reviewed by your tutor.
Flexible format:100% online, no fixed timetables, compatible with full-time work.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Defining the change
Define a specific modification, its operational purpose, its classification and the competent authority.
Affected requirements
Identify the affected certification requirements and prepare the compliance plan with its means.
Safety and calculations
Carry out the safety assessment of the modified system and the mass, centre of gravity and loads calculation.
Testing and documentation
Plan bench and flight testing and write the maintenance instructions and flight manual changes.
Presentation to the authority
Assemble the complete certification file and present it as you would to the authority.
Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Military aircraft certification engineerAirworthiness authority technical officerDO-178C software compliance engineerFlight test engineerModifications and integration engineerContinuing airworthiness manager
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector. No university degree is required.
  • An internet connection and a computer able to run the programme software.
  • English sufficient to read technical standards.

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Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 600 hours over 6–9 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.

You work with IBM DOORS, Isograph Reliability Workbench, Excel and MS Project, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.

A SEIUM Institute diploma, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the final project. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.

Yes. Modules passed are recognised in a higher programme in the same area (postgraduate diploma or master's). Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.

Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector (no university degree required), a computer able to run the programme software and English sufficient to read technical standards.

Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.

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