TS EN 9104-001

TS EN 9104-001 sets out requirements for managing certification programmes for quality management systems used in the aviation, space and defence sectors. It focuses on the ICOP scheme, whose purpose is to build confidence in the supply chain by ensuring that certification issued by accredited certification bodies provides a meaningful and consistent assurance of conformity with the applicable AQMS requirements.

ICOP and the role of AQMS certification

ICOP is an industry-recognised assurance model in which the competence of the certification body, the consistency of audit practice, and disciplined programme governance are all important. AQMS refers to the aerospace quality management system requirements, which build on the general ISO 9001 approach and adapt it to the stronger expectations of these sectors for traceability, product integrity, and supply-chain control. The focus of this standard is not the detailed requirements for individual organisations, but the management of the certification programmes themselves.

Management practices covered by the standard

• programme-level handling of certification activities performed by accredited certification bodies
• management of the confidence mechanism for aviation, space, and defence customers and organisations
• building certification-based assurance of conformity with the applicable AQMS standard requirements
• incorporation of industry-accepted practices into programme management

In general technical terms, a certification scheme is more than the issue of a certificate; it depends on competence, impartiality, audit quality, and ongoing programme oversight. TS EN 9104-001 frames that structure for sectors where reliability and supply-chain discipline are especially important. Because this edition is withdrawn, users should confirm the current status before applying it, but the document remains relevant as part of the development of aerospace certification practice.