Are You Ready for the AS9100 Update?
| by Steve Flick | ||||
The latest revision of the international aerospace quality standard — AS9100C in the Americas, JISQ9100 in Japan, EN9100 in parts of Europe, and known by other names elsewhere — was released in February, 2009. However, supporting standards (e.g., AS9110) and auditor training were not yet ready. AS9110 and 9120 were released in July, 2009, and auditor training on the revised standards is being developed.
The International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) recently published the transition schedule for the 2009 versions of Aerospace Quality Management Systems Standards AS9100, 9110, and 9120. Major transition milestones are:
- April 30, 2010 – Begin training trainers and auditors on revised standard, accredit certification bodies (CB)
- July 1, 2011 – Begin performing aerospace quality audits in accordance with 2009 revision (rev. C)
- July 1, 2012 – Withdraw 2004 revision (rev. B) and perform all audits according to 2009 revision ONLY
In addition, the IAQG has published a set of “supplemental rules“ for certain stakeholders, such as training providers and CBs, to help ease their transition from the 2004 to the 2009 version of the standard.
Also, see the article “Revised AS&D Standards Take Flight“, appearing in the July, 2009, issue of Quality Progress for additional information.
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May 3rd, 2010 at 4:17 am
So 2012 is basically the year these updates will be effective. Will all as9120 and as9100 registrar be part of the training? And what about those companies that are already registered and certified? Will there be another certification after the updates?
May 3rd, 2010 at 8:56 am
Best to ask your registrar what they plan to do in the near future with regard to the roll-out of Rev C. If your company’s quality management system was recently certified to Rev B, you shouldn’t have to recertify immediately. You’d continue to operate under the older standard until you come up for recertification.
For example, let’s say you’re coming up for recertification this September. The certification audit should be performed according to Rev B. If you were due to recertify a year after that (Sept., 2011), your system would likely be recertified to Rev C.
In any case, you should check the IAQG web site (http://www.iaqg.sae.org/iaqg/) periodically for schedule updates.