# Foreign Object Debris and Damage (FOD) Prevention > Foreign object debris and damage prevention training for aviation maintenance and manufacturing, with exam and certificate. - Course code: FOD - Price: 65.00 EUR per seat - Classroom equivalent: 6 hours - Pass mark: 75% - HTML syllabus: https://mxcourse.net/courses/FOD Online knowledge and decision training for FOD prevention: sources, migration, housekeeping, accountability, parts protection, safe reporting and authorised disposition. Does not assess practical performance or grant aircraft access or maintenance authorisation. Includes fictional scenario practice and a separate final knowledge examination. Classroom-equivalent hours are a planning estimate, not measured attendance or a prescribed minimum. This online aviation training course is designed for controlled seat assignment, recorded trainee progress, final assessment, and certificate issue after passing. Course revision 2, reviewed 2026-09-10. References support the training scope; operational use requires current applicable rules and the organisation’s accepted procedures. ## Syllabus 12 modules, completed in order. 1. Welcome and course scope - Keywords: scope, audience, structure, assessment - Objective: Explain welcome and course scope and evaluate the section’s fictional evidence within the limits of role, data and authorisation. 2. The two FODs: debris and damage - Keywords: foreign object debris, foreign object damage, definitions - Objective: Explain the two fods: debris and damage and evaluate the section’s fictional evidence within the limits of role, data and authorisation. 3. Why FOD matters: the consequences - Keywords: consequences, safety, cost, engine damage - Objective: Explain why fod matters: the consequences and evaluate the section’s fictional evidence within the limits of role, data and authorisation. 4. The regulatory and standards basis - Keywords: M.A.402, 145.A.48, NAS 412, AS9146, AS9100 - Objective: Explain the regulatory and standards basis and evaluate the section’s fictional evidence within the limits of role, data and authorisation. 5. Where FOD comes from - Keywords: sources of FOD, materials, personnel, environment - Objective: Explain where fod comes from and evaluate the section’s fictional evidence within the limits of role, data and authorisation. 6. FOD prevention areas - Keywords: FOD areas, tiers, critical areas, control - Objective: Explain fod prevention areas and evaluate the section’s fictional evidence within the limits of role, data and authorisation. 7. Clean as you go and housekeeping - Keywords: clean as you go, 5S, housekeeping, FOD walk - Objective: Explain clean as you go and housekeeping and evaluate the section’s fictional evidence within the limits of role, data and authorisation. 8. Tool control and accountability - Keywords: tool control, shadow boards, inventory, accountability - Objective: Explain tool control and accountability and evaluate the section’s fictional evidence within the limits of role, data and authorisation. 9. Hardware, consumables and parts protection - Keywords: hardware control, consumables, parts protection, covers - Objective: Explain hardware, consumables and parts protection and evaluate the section’s fictional evidence within the limits of role, data and authorisation. 10. Personal items, dress and access control - Keywords: personal items, dress code, access control, loose articles - Objective: Explain personal items, dress and access control and evaluate the section’s fictional evidence within the limits of role, data and authorisation. 11. Engines, intakes, flight line and ground operations - Keywords: engine intake, flight line, ground ops, ingestion - Objective: Explain engines, intakes, flight line and ground operations and evaluate the section’s fictional evidence within the limits of role, data and authorisation. 12. Lost items, reporting and your responsibilities - Keywords: lost item, reporting, investigation, responsibilities - Objective: Explain lost items, reporting and your responsibilities and evaluate the section’s fictional evidence within the limits of role, data and authorisation. ## Final assessment - Format: 12 multiple-choice questions drawn from the course question bank, with the options shuffled each attempt. - Pass mark: 75%. - Certificate: issued automatically on passing, according to EASA M.A.402 and 145.A.48 where applicable; FAA AC 150/5210-24A as airport programme guidance; industry standards subject to organisational applicability. ## Classroom training equivalent Approximately 6 hours of classroom-equivalent study, case analysis and review. This is an instructional planning estimate, not measured online attendance or a regulatory minimum. ## Related training topics - [Aviation maintenance training online](https://mxcourse.net/training/aviation-maintenance-training.md) - [Aviation safety and human factors training](https://mxcourse.net/training/aviation-safety-human-factors-training.md) - [FOD prevention online course](https://mxcourse.net/training/fod-prevention-training.md) ## Related courses - [Continuing Airworthiness for Part-145 Staff](https://mxcourse.net/courses/PART-145-STAFF.md): Applied Part-M, Part-145 and Part-CAMO knowledge for Part-145 maintenance staff; 19 sections, 57 ungraded scenario decisions and a separate 12-question final examination at 75%. - [Root Cause Analysis — 5-Why and Fishbone](https://mxcourse.net/courses/RCA.md): Evidence-led root cause analysis for aviation safety and quality: define a problem, test fishbone and 5-Why hypotheses, consider human and organisational factors, select actions and verify effectiveness. 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A named certificate is then issued automatically and can be checked on the public certificate checker.