| dc.description.abstract | The operational efficiency of aircraft maintenance activities is pivoted on the
equilibrium between safety and productivity. Against this backdrop, aviation safety
management systems play a vital role in ensuring safe operations while enhancing
operational efficiency. Out of the main four pillars of safety management systems,
safety promotion and to be specific technical training and its impact on risk
mitigation are analysed in this paper through an empirical study. A conceptual
framework with the independent variables covering initial training, continuous
training, and the availability of training infrastructure is evaluated against the
impact on risk mitigation. This addresses a very specific research gap, especially in
the context of the Sri Lankan commercial aviation sector where the relationship
between technical training and aviation safety is very rarely researched. The
research is conducted in the form of a hypothetic deductive study based on the
empirical responses of aircraft maintenance field stakeholders evaluated through
statistical analysis. The outcome of the research reveals some important points as
all three hypotheses are positively supported and highlight the importance of
qualitative improvement of initial training and continuous training. Meanwhile, it
also highlights the importance of expanding the training infrastructure to cater to
the increasing technical manpower demand. | en_US |
