Chapter 5: Safety Management System

Section 5.1: General

5.1.1 Requirement

5.1.1.1 A certified designer must establish and maintain a Safety Management System (SMS) in accordance with the following standards.

5.1.2 Safety Management System—Standards

5.1.2.1 A Safety Management System must define the policies, processes, and practices for managing the safety of all procedure design work.

5.1.2.2 A Safety Management System that meets the following criteria is to be issued under the authority of the Chief Designer.

5.1.2.3 The Safety Management System must:

(a) be a comprehensive and valid statement of the safety situation that applies in actual operations;

(b) define the organisation’s safety objectives;

(c) present the safety situation in respect to compliance with all relevant CASA, ICAO, internal, and other safety related standards;

(d) define the safety accountabilities of all personnel;

(e) be kept under review for effectiveness by all personnel;

(f) include arrangements to encourage staff to identify safety hazards or concerns and suggest methods for enhancement of safety;

(g) establish procedures for the communication and processing of safety concerns within the organisation;

(h) define the interface arrangements between internal groups of the organisation;

(i) be available to, and complied with, by all personnel of the organisation;

(j) contain a safety hazard/risk analysis and risk control/mitigation assessment in accordance with an established methodology endorsed by CASA;

(k) include a quality management system based on those elements of ISO 9001 relevant to instrument flight procedure design;

(l) be documented in a manner that is readily available to all staff.