What is BS EN 9101 - Quality Management System about?
BS EN 9101 defines requirements for the preparation and execution of the audit process. In addition, it defines the content and composition for the audit reporting of conformity and process effectiveness to the EN 9100 series standards, the organization's QMS documentation, and customer and statutory/regulatory requirements.
The requirements in BS EN 9101 are additions or represent changes to the requirements and guidelines in the standards for conformity assessment, auditing, and certification as published by ISO/IEC (i. e., EN ISO/IEC 17000, EN ISO/IEC 170211). When there is conflict with these standards, the requirements of the EN 9101 standard shall take precedence.
Note 1: In BS EN 9101, the term “EN 9100 series standards” comprises the following Aerospace Quality Management System (AQMS) standards: EN 9100, EN 9110, and EN 9120; developed by the IAQG and published by various national standards bodies.
Note 2: In addition to BS EN 9101, the IAQG publishes deployment support material on the IAQG website that can be used by audit teams, when executing the audit process.
Who is BS EN 9101 - Quality Management System for?
BS EN 9101 on Quality Management System is applicable to:
- Aerospace and defence industries
- Manufacturers of aerospace and aviation applications
- Government authorities related to the space system
Why should you use BS EN 9101 - Quality Management System?
BS EN 9101 provides guidance to standardise quality management system requirements and can be used at all levels of the supply chain by organizations around the world.
Adopting BS EN 9101 results in improved quality, cost and delivery performance through the reduction or elimination of organization-unique requirements, effective implementation of the quality management system and wider application of good practice. While primarily developed for the aviation, space and defence industry, BS EN 9101 can also be used in other industry sectors when a quality management system with additional requirements over an EN ISO 9001 system is needed.
For assuring customer satisfaction, the aviation, space, and defence industry organizations must produce and continually improve safe, reliable products that meet or exceed customer and regulatory authority requirements. By adopting BS EN 9101 you can achieve this objective.