2ASafety management system

2A Safety management system

2A.1 For this Order, a safety management system or SMS is a systematic approach to managing safety that must:

(a) include the organisational structures, accountabilities, policies and procedures necessary to manage safety in a systematic way; and

(b) comply with paragraph 2A.2.

2A.2 Subject to paragraph 2A.4, an SMS must, as a minimum, include the following:

1. a statement of the operator’s safety policy and objectives, including documented details of the following:

(i) the management commitment to, and responsibility for, safety risk management;

(ii) the safety accountabilities of managers;

1. the appointment of key safety personnel;

(iv) the SMS implementation plan;

(v) the relevant third party relationships and interactions;

(vi) the coordination of the emergency response plan;

1. a safety risk management plan, including documented details of the following:

(i) hazard identification processes;

(ii) risk assessment and mitigation processes;

1. a safety assurance system, including documented details of the following:

(i) safety performance monitoring and measurement;

(ii) management of change;

(iii) continuous improvement of the SMS;

1. a safety promotion system, including documented details of the following:

(i) training and education;

(ii) safety communication;

1. for an operator who operates an aircraft with a maximum take-off weight exceeding 27 000 kg — an FDAP;

Note FDAP is defined in paragraph 1B.1.

1. a documented process ensuring that safety information is:

(i) not used, or made available for use, by the operator for purposes other than maintaining or improving safety; and

(ii) protected by the operator, in accordance with Appendix 1A;

Note An example of the use of safety information for the purpose of maintaining or improving safety is the collection, storage or analysis of safety information internally by an operator for preventive, corrective or remedial action to be taken by the operator for the maintenance or improvement of aviation safety.

1. the designation of an employee of the operator, or a person contracted by the operator, to perform the function of analysing operational flight data in accordance with procedures specified in the SMS;