SMS:

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is engaged in a SMS rulemaking effort corresponding to changes made in ICAO Annex 6 as well as FAA internal system safety objectives. The FAA Associate Administrator for Safety issued Order VS 8000.1, Safety Management System Doctrine, in 2006. This document provides a broad framework for SMS implementation across the National Aviation System. At present, however, SMS implementation by aviation service providers is voluntary in the United States. The FAA has developed and published an SMS standard, similar in scope and format to the international ISO standards for Quality and Environmental Management Systems. This standard is published in Appendix 1 to AC 120-92A. This standard was developed after extensive review and analysis of other countries’ SMS programs as well as those of third party industry organizations and the safety, quality, and environmental management standards developed by a variety of organizations such as ISO, the British Standards Institute, Standards Australia, and the International Air Transportation Association. The FAA standard also incorporates the requirements of Annex 6 of the conventions of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Moreover, the standard is closely aligned with the current ICAO SMS framework. This voluntary implementation process, therefore, provides aviation operators with a means of implementing SMSs on a voluntary basis and to eventually achieve FAA certification for their efforts.

Participation in SMS development is completely voluntary at this time, however, it has been documented operators will benefit by being an early adopter of a program that will be mandated in the near future by the FAA and will be enforced in ICAO member states by November 18, 2010 per International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) regulation, that will require an SMS for large aircraft and business jets weighing more than 12,500 pounds.

Safety Management System Manual Contents-FAA/ICAO format:

I. SAFETY POLICY AND OBJECTIVES
1.1. Policy Statement
1.2. Purpose
1.3. Responsibilities
1.4. Management Support

Management Commitment and Involvement
1.5 Policy Statement
1.6. Safety Accountabilities
1.7. Key Safety Personnel
       a. Objectives of Safety Organization
       b. Key Roles of Functional Groups
       c. Competency of Safety Personnel

Coordination of Emergency Response Planning
1.8. Accidents and Incidents
1.9. Reports
1.10. Data CollectionFlight Department Accident/Incident Reporting (Form)
1.11. Subpart A-General
1.12. Subpart B-Initial Notification

SMS Documentation and Records
1.13. Performance Objectives
1.14. Process

II. SAFETY RISK MANAGEMENT
2.1 Identifying Hazards
2.2 Hazard Identification Objective
2.3 Process
2.4 Hazard Identification and Tracking Tool
Hazard Identification and Tracking Tool Report (Form)
Hazard Identification Record (Form)

Safety Risk Assessment and Mitigation
2.5. Analyzing Safety Risk
2.6. Process
2.7. Initial Analysis
2.8. 12-Hour Analysis
2.9. Management Action
2.10. Assessing the Risk

Mitigating Safety Risk
2.11. Performance Objectives

III. SAFETY ASSURANCE
3.1. Objective
3.2. Description and Nature of the Operation
3.3. Safety Risk Profile
3.4. Key Hazards, Risks, and Mitigation
3.5. Current Williams International Identified Hazards
3.6. Safety Performance Targets
3.7. Safety Management Goals
3.8. Safety Performance Evaluation
3.9. Safety Assurance
Appendix A- Safety Risk Profile (Form)
Appendix B- Operational Process Checklist (Form)
Appendix C- Compliance Monitoring Corrective Action Report (Form)

The Management of Change
3.10. Objective
3.11. Continual Improvement of SMS
        a. Performance Objective
        b. Design Expectations

IV. SAFETY PROMOTION
4.1. Objective

Competencies and Training
4.2. Objectives-Personnel Requirement

Training
4.3. Objective
4.4. Requirements

Communication and Awareness
4.5. Objective
4.6. Requirements