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Title: ICAO SAFETY OBJECTIVES Certification of Aerodromes Safety Management Systems SMS


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ICAO SAFETY OBJECTIVESCertification of
Aerodromes Safety Management Systems (SMS)
  • Arun K. R. Rao
  • Chief, Aerodromes, Air Routes, Ground Aids
    (AGA) Section, ICAO (HQ), Montreal.

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ACAC/ACI Seminar on Aerodrome Certification,
Marrakech, Morocco5 6 September 2003
  • Annex 14 requirements
  • Annex 14, Volume I, Para 1.3.5 specifies that
    Safety Management System (SMS) shall be in place
    from 24 November 2005
  • SMS requirement is a recommendation today
  • A rather new approach to managing airport and
    operations safely, systematically and in a
    transparent manner.

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ACAC/ACI Seminar on Aerodrome Certification,
Marrakech, Morocco5 6 September 2003
  • Safety Management System (SMS)
  • What is SMS? - A system for managing safety as
    part of the overall management objective and
    policy
  • Why SMS? - To regulate airport operations and
    improve safety levels, especially in areas not
    covered by applicable ICAO or applicable national
    standards and regulations
  • How? - Existence of comprehensive technical
    Standards/specifications, a safety management
    policy, their implementation and maintenance at
    all times.

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ACAC/ACI Seminar on Aerodrome Certification,
Marrakech, Morocco5 6 September 2003
  • Main elements of Safety Management System
  • Safety policy statement including the safety
    management approach and objectives
  • Safety management strategies, its achievement,
    assurance and promotion
  • Safety assessment process to identify risks
  • Systems and procedures in place to control and
    manage safety of operations
  • Safety audits and other means of measuring
    performance against established goals.

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ACAC/ACI Seminar on Aerodrome Certification,
Marrakech, Morocco5 6 September 2003
  • Safety management approach, objectives and
    strategy
  • Management commitment and encouragement towards a
    positive safety culture
  • Responsibility and technical competence of key
    officials, priorities, compliance with applicable
    specifications and standards
  • Establishing a safety reporting system
  • Safety orientation and recurrent training
  • Emergency response planning

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ACAC/ACI Seminar on Aerodrome Certification,
Marrakech, Morocco5 6 September 2003
  • Safety Management approach
  • Safety policy statement defining the management
    approach towards safety
  • Compliance with applicable safety standards and
    regulations
  • Responsibility and accountability of key
    personnel
  • Safety management principles adopted safety
    assessment, reports, staff competency, safety
    assurance through audits, monitoring and safety
    promotion (dissemination of lessons learnt and
    encouraging staff to report deficiencies etc.)

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ACAC/ACI Seminar on Aerodrome Certification,
Marrakech, Morocco5 6 September 2003
  • Safety management objectives
  • To ensure implementation of aerodrome operational
    safety programmes through
  • Regular safety inspections evaluations
  • Proper maintenance of all operational areas and
    facilities
  • Up to date aerodrome emergency planning and
    exercises
  • Regular Rescue and fire fighting services
    training and preparedness
  • Prevention of runway incursions
  • Prevention of bird strike hazards to aircraft.

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ACAC/ACI Seminar on Aerodrome Certification,
Marrakech, Morocco5 6 September 2003
  • Safety Management strategy
  • Safety assessment of existing and planned
    operations
  • The need for proactive actions and safety
    assurances
  • Performance evaluations, review of safety
    assurance documents, audit reports and compliance
    with instructions, specifications and
    regulations.

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ACAC/ACI Seminar on Aerodrome Certification,
Marrakech, Morocco5 6 September 2003
  • ICAO Guidance on Safety Management Systems for
    Aerodromes
  • Doc 9774, Manual on Certification of Aerodromes
  • A new manual on safety management systems for
    aerodromes (under preparation) likely to be
    available next year.
  • Any questions?
  • THANK YOU!
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