2OCU leads the way

AIRCDRE Devine and SQNLDR Reid are all smiles. Photograph by LAC Col Dadd

No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit has received congratulations for being the first maintenance group in the Air Force to be awarded its certification as an Authorised Maintenance Organisation.

This comes as a result of a rigorous week-long audit conducted last year by the staff of the Directorate General of Technical Airworthiness.

Amidst the activity of operations on Exercise Aces North, Squadron Leader Daniel Reid accepted the certificate on behalf of 2OCU from Commander Tactical Fighter Group, Air Commodore Paul Devine.

'This certificate is the culmination of a year's worth of dedication and hard work by all of the 2OCU maintenance staff to meet the high standards that have been set,' SQNLDR Reid said.

'It's great to see that hard work recognised and everyone within 2OCU should be proud of this achievement.'

2OCU was one of the first two ADF pilot sites to be audited under the new single framework of technical airworthiness regulations instituted by the DGTA in June 2000.

All remaining military and civilian maintenance organisations will be part of a program to institute certification by the 31 December 2003 deadline.

Story by FLTLT Christine Bradley