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Safety Management System (SMS). Honolulu Airports District Office. Safety Management System (SMS) at Airports. The SMS for Certificated Airports Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was issued on October 7, 2010. This action would require each certificate holder to
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Safety Management System (SMS) Honolulu Airports District Office
Safety Management System (SMS) at Airports • The SMS for Certificated Airports Notice of Proposed • Rulemaking (NPRM) was issued on October 7, 2010. • This action would require each certificate holder to • establish a Safety Management System (SMS) for its • Entire airfield environment (including movement and • non-movement areas) to improve safety at airports • hosting air carrier operations.
Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5200-37, Introduction to Safety Management Systems for Airport Operators. This AC provides an introduction to SMS and general guidelines for an airport SMS. While compliance with this AC is voluntary, numerous airports have used it in implementing their SMS.
The Final Rule has yet to be determined • As the FAA continues to consider : • All public and industry comments • The experiences of airports that have already implemented an SMS • The benefits and costs of the rule so we can tailor it to impose the minimum burden and costs needed for an effective program • Whether the requirement should apply to all certificated airports or only to airports above a certain activity level • For airports subject to an SMS requirement, how various elements of SMS might apply to airports of different sizes and resources • Existing Part 139 requirements so we can avoid duplication • The level of FAA oversight needed for individual SMS plans • SMS training needs for FAA employees and airport operators and staff
We have already introduced SMS to airports in several ways: External SMS Efforts – Part 139 Rulemaking Airport SMS Pilot Studies Additional Guidance on SMS at Airports Internal SMS Efforts — FAA SMS and Safety Risk Management in Airport Projects
SMS Overview • SMS is a formalized approach to managing • safety by developing an organization-wide • safety policy, developing formal methods of • identifying hazards, analyzing and mitigating • risk, developing methods for ensuring • continuous safety improvement, and creating • organization-wide safety promotion • strategies.
The FAA has already taken a number of actions to help introduce SMS to U.S. airports, including developing an SMS advisory circular , sponsoring the development of additional guidance, and initiating SMS Pilot Studies. If a regulation on SMS is adopted the FAA will update the SMS Advisory Circular and issue additional guidance as necessary for its implementation, including a detailed checklist and possibly a model SMS plan document.
SMS Elements • • Safety Policy and Objectives • • Safety Risk Management • • Safety Assurance • • Safety Promotion.
Safety Policy and Objectives • Policy provides the foundation or framework • for the SMS. It outlines the methods and tools • for achieving desired safety outcomes. Safety • Policy also details management's • responsibility and accountability for • safety.
Safety Risk Management • As a core activity of • SMS, SRM uses a set of • standard processes to • proactively identify • hazards, analyze and • assess potential risks, • and design appropriate • risk mitigation • strategies.
Safety Assurance • Safety Assurance is a set of processes that • monitor the organization's performance in • meeting its current safety standards and • objectives as well as contribute to continuous • safety improvement. Safety Assurance • processes include information acquisition, • analysis, system assessment, and • development of preventive or corrective • actions for nonconformance
Safety Promotion • Safety Promotion includes processes and procedures • used to create an environment where safety • objectives can be achieved. Safety promotion is • essential to create an organization's positive safety • culture. Safety culture is characterized by knowledge • and understanding of an organization's SMS, effective • communications, competency in job responsibilities, • ongoing training, and information sharing.
FAA SMS Studies • The FAA initiated a number of collaborative • efforts studying SMS application at U.S. • certificated airports. These efforts included • developing advisory guidance, researching • airport SMS recommended practices, and • conducting airport pilot studies.
FAA SMS Studies • Back in April 2007, the FAA conducted a pilot • study to evaluate SMS development at • certificated airports of varying size and • complexity. The study also compared current • part 139 requirements and SMS requirements.
FAA SMS Studies • The first round of • pilot studies • included over 20 • airports. The FAA • later established a • second round of pilot • studies on development • at smaller airports.
The FAA has determined that an SMS requirement would improve safety at part 139 certificated airports. The FAA reached this conclusion based on detailed study of ICAO's Annex 14 requirements, review of NTSB's recommendations, and the airport SMS pilot studies.
With the expected growth in air transportation, we will need to make greater efforts and adopt new measures to continue improving aviation safety. The use of Safety Management Systems (SMS) at airports can contribute to this effort by helping airports detect and correct safety problems before they result in aircraft accidents or incidents.
The FAA supports harmonization of international standards, and has worked to make U.S. aviation safety regulations consistent with ICAO standards and recommended practices. The agency intends to implement the use of SMS at U.S. airports to meet the intent of the ICAO standard in a way that complements existing airport safety regulations in 14 CFR Part 139.
