The original BARS Audit compared with the BARS Stage 2 Audit streams.
| BARS Program Audit (current) |
BARS Stage 2 Core Audit |
BARS Stage 2 Comprehensive Audit | |
| Aircraft Operator Initial BARS Registration | Four-Auditor-day Audit (2*2) | Four-Auditor-day Initial Audit | Four-Auditor-day Initial Audit |
| Green (Core Registration or Comprehensive Registration) |
Four-Auditor-day Audit (2*2) | Option to remain at Green with an annual, two-Auditor-day (2*1) Core Renewal Audit
Must meet Renewal Audit and close-out deadlines to retain BARS registration |
Option to do a four-Auditor-day Comprehensive Audit (2*2) to advance to Silver |
| Silver (Comprehensive Registration only) |
Four-Auditor-day Audit (2*2) | For Silver or to advance to Gold, must do four-Auditor-day Comprehensive Renewal Audits (2*2)
Must meet audit and close-out deadlines to retain Silver or to advance to Gold or will be returned to Green |
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| Gold
(Comprehensive Registration only) |
Four-Auditor-day Audit (2*2) every second year | To retain Gold, must do four-Auditor-day Comprehensive audits every second year
Need to do reduced-load Monitoring Audit (2*1) every other year Must meet audit and close-out deadlines to retain Gold or will be returned to Green |