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Master’s in Engineering: IEC 61508, EN 50126/8/9, ARP4761/4754A, IMO; LCC/RCM

Online master's programme of 1,900 hours in IEC 61508, EN 50126/8/9, ARP4761/4754A, IMO and LCC/RCM engineering. 12 modules covering functional safety, quantitative integrity, safety software, railway, aeronautical and maritime frameworks, life cycle cost, RCM and cross-sector comparison, with an assigned technical tutor.

Duration1900 h
ModeOnline
LanguageEnglish
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute diploma
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Apply the IEC 61508 safety life cycle.

02

Calculate the integrity of safety architectures.

03

Develop safety cases in accordance with EN 50126/8/9.

04

Carry out safety assessments with ARP4761 and ARP4754A.

05

Interpret IMO requirements for maritime systems.

06

Build life cycle cost models.

07

Design reliability-centred maintenance programmes.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Functional safety engineers.
  • Aeronautical safety engineers.
  • Railway RAMS engineers.
  • LCC analysts.
  • RCM maintenance engineers.
  • Functional safety assessors.
  • Engineering or science graduates seeking to enter the railway sector.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • IEC 61508 (functional safety of E/E/PE systems)
  • EN 50126-1 (railway RAMS process)
  • ARP4754A (development of civil aircraft and systems)
  • ARP4761 (safety assessment of civil aircraft systems)
  • EN 50129 (safety-related electronic systems for signalling)
  • EN 50716 (railway software)
  • IEC 60300-3-3 (life cycle costing)
  • SAE JA1011 (evaluation criteria for RCM processes)
  • exida exSILentia
  • Ansys medini analyze
  • Isograph FaultTree+
  • ReliaSoft RCM++
  • LDRA Testbed
Syllabus

12 modules · 1900 h

  1. 1.1Structure of the seven parts of IEC 61508
  2. 1.2Overall safety life cycle
  3. 1.3E/E/PE hazard and risk analysis
  4. 1.4Safety requirements specification
  5. 1.5Systematic versus random integrity
  6. 1.6Type A and type B subsystems
  7. 1.7Architectural constraints and HFT
  8. 1.8Routes 1H and 2H
  9. 1.9Functional safety management
  10. 1.10Workshop: SRS for a safety function
  1. 2.1PFDavg for low-demand mode
  2. 2.2PFH for high-demand mode
  3. 2.3Simplified equations of IEC 61508-6
  4. 2.4Common cause failures and the beta factor
  5. 2.5Proof test intervals and coverage
  6. 2.6Quantitative fault trees
  7. 2.7Markov models for architectures
  8. 2.8Failure rate databases
  9. 2.9Uncertainty in SIL calculation
  10. 2.10Lab: PFD calculation for a 1oo2 architecture
  1. 3.1Requirements of IEC 61508-3
  2. 3.2Techniques and measures by SIL
  3. 3.3Safe languages and subsets
  4. 3.4Static analysis and MISRA
  5. 3.5Structural test coverage
  6. 3.6Tools and their T1–T3 classification
  7. 3.7Software configuration management
  8. 3.8Pre-existing software and reuse
  9. 3.9Assessment of software suppliers
  10. 3.10Practical exercise: verification plan for SIL 2 software
  1. 4.1EN 50126-1 and the RAMS process
  2. 4.2EN 50126-2 and the systematic approach to safety
  3. 4.3EN 50129 and the generic safety case
  4. 4.4Generic and specific applications
  5. 4.5EN 50128 and its replacement by EN 50716
  6. 4.6Railway SIL levels and THR
  7. 4.7Independent assessor and AsBo
  8. 4.8Cross-acceptance of products
  9. 4.9Relationship with the TSIs
  10. 4.10Case study: structure of a GPSC safety case
  1. 5.1Aircraft and systems development under ARP4754A
  2. 5.2Development assurance levels (DAL)
  3. 5.3Aircraft-level and system-level FHA
  4. 5.4PSSA and SSA
  5. 5.5Common cause analysis (CCA)
  6. 5.6Particular risk analysis and common mode analysis
  7. 5.7DAL allocation to hardware and software
  8. 5.8Relationship with DO-178C and DO-254
  9. 5.9Evolution towards ARP4761A
  10. 5.10Workshop: FHA of a flight control system
  1. 6.1Formal Safety Assessment (FSA)
  2. 6.2Alternative designs and arrangements
  3. 6.3SOLAS and reliability requirements
  4. 6.4The ISM Code and safety management
  5. 6.5Machinery control systems
  6. 6.6Software-based systems on ships
  7. 6.7Classification society rules
  8. 6.8Dynamic positioning reliability
  9. 6.9Autonomous ships and the MASS Code
  10. 6.10Case study: FSA of a steering system
  1. 7.1IEC 60300-3-3 and the cost breakdown structure
  2. 7.2LCC models in defence and transport
  3. 7.3Maintenance and spare parts costs
  4. 7.4Unavailability costs
  5. 7.5Discounting and economic scenarios
  6. 7.6Integrating LCC with reliability
  7. 7.7LCC in award criteria
  8. 7.8Obsolescence management and LCC
  9. 7.9Monte Carlo sensitivity analysis
  10. 7.10Practical exercise: LCC model of a railway subsystem
  1. 8.1SAE JA1011 and JA1012
  2. 8.2IEC 60300-3-11 and its application
  3. 8.3Functional analysis and failure modes
  4. 8.4Assessment of hidden consequences
  5. 8.5Condition-based tasks
  6. 8.6Failure-finding and proof testing
  7. 8.7MSG-3 in aircraft
  8. 8.8RCM on ships and platforms
  9. 8.9Implementation and sustainability of RCM
  10. 8.10Case study: RCM of an HVAC system
  1. 9.1Common integrity concepts across standards
  2. 9.2SIL, ASIL, DAL and approximate equivalences
  3. 9.3Quantitative metrics by sector
  4. 9.4Independence of assessment by sector
  5. 9.5Tool requirements and qualification
  6. 9.6Multi-sector supplier management
  7. 9.7Products that cross sectors
  8. 9.8Risks of transferring evidence
  9. 9.9Strategies for reusing certificates
  10. 9.10Workshop: reasoned equivalence table
  1. 10.1Verification and validation plans
  2. 10.2Reviews, inspections and walkthroughs
  3. 10.3Requirements-based testing
  4. 10.4Fault injection
  5. 10.5Bench and field validation
  6. 10.6Functional safety assessment (FSA)
  7. 10.7Functional safety audits
  8. 10.8Third-party certification
  9. 10.9Maintaining certification
  10. 10.10Lab: fault injection campaign
  1. 11.1Functional safety in the system architecture
  2. 11.2Interaction with IEC 62443 cybersecurity
  3. 11.3Change management and impact analysis
  4. 11.4Field data and updating failure rates
  5. 11.5Feedback from RCM into design
  6. 11.6Joint RAMS and LCC optimisation
  7. 11.7Digital documentation and traceability
  8. 11.8Competences and personnel certification
  9. 11.9Safety culture in the organisation
  10. 11.10Case study: impact of a design change
  1. 12.1Selecting the system and applicable standards
  2. 12.2Hazard analysis and integrity allocation
  3. 12.3Architecture and quantitative calculation
  4. 12.4Verification and validation plan
  5. 12.5Life cycle cost model
  6. 12.6RCM maintenance programme
  7. 12.7Final safety argument
  8. 12.8Cross-sector conclusions of the study
  9. 12.9Master's Thesis report
  10. 12.10Master's Thesis: defence before a panel
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

100% online learning on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within each intake, making it compatible with work.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is exida exSILentia, Ansys medini analyze, Isograph FaultTree+, ReliaSoft RCM++ and LDRA Testbed, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Practical work is based on real procedures: PFD and PFH calculations for architectures, FHA, PSSA and SSA analyses and RCM studies of critical equipment. Assessment is continuous for each module, plus the final Master's Thesis.

Standards covered: IEC 61508, EN 50126-1, ARP4754A, ARP4761, EN 50129, EN 50716, IEC 60300-3-3 and SAE JA1011.

Assigned technical tutor:every module ends with a deliverable that your tutor marks individually.
Standards-based learning:guided reading of IEC 61508, EN 50126-1 and ARP4754A applied to real cases, not as a theoretical annex.
Industry software:exida exSILentia, Ansys medini analyze, Isograph FaultTree+, ReliaSoft RCM++ and LDRA Testbed, in free, academic or evaluation versions.
Master's Thesis with defence:a cross-sector safety study of a system, covering integrity allocation, quantitative calculation, V&V plan, LCC model, RCM programme and final safety argument, defended before a panel.
Flexible format:100% online, no fixed timetables, compatible with full-time work.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Specify safety functions
Analyse hazards and write the SRS for the system's safety functions.
Calculate integrity
Calculate PFD/PFH for the proposed architecture, including common cause failures.
Apply sector frameworks
Carry out FHA/PSSA or railway safety case work under the applicable sector standards.
Model LCC and RCM
Build a life cycle cost model and an RCM maintenance programme for the system.
Master's Thesis
Deliver a complete cross-sector safety study with final safety argument, defended before a panel.
Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Functional Safety EngineerAeronautical Safety EngineerRailway RAMS EngineerLCC AnalystRCM Maintenance EngineerFunctional Safety Assessor
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • A university degree in engineering, science or architecture, or equivalent demonstrable professional experience.
  • An internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme software.
  • English sufficient to read technical standards.

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Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 1,900 hours over 12–14 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.

You work with exida exSILentia, Ansys medini analyze, Isograph FaultTree+, ReliaSoft RCM++ and LDRA Testbed, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.

A SEIUM Institute diploma, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the Master's Thesis. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.

Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are recognised in the higher programme. Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.

A university degree in engineering, science or architecture (or equivalent professional experience), a computer able to run the programme software and English sufficient to read technical standards.

Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.

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