Theme 2: Improving Aviation Safety Topic 2'2: Management of Aviation Safety

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Theme 2 Improving Aviation Safety Topic 2.2
Management of Aviation Safety

• Directors General of Civil Aviation
• Conference on a Global Strategy for Aviation
  Safety
• Montreal, 20 to 22 March 2006

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The Rationale for SMS

• Complement the regulatory approach to the
  management of safety with a performance based
  approach
• Based upon continuous collection and analysis of
  daily operational data
• Data-intensive identification of hazards
• Data-driven prioritization of risks
• Informed allocation of resources to mitigate
  prioritized risks
• Continuous assessment of safety and auditing
  of SMS

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ICAO Activities in Progress

• Harmonization of safety management provisions
• Annexes 6, 11 and 14 completed
• All other Annexes in progress (2007)
• PANS PANS/ATM in progress (2007?)
• ICAO SMM (Doc 9859) completed languages in May
• ICAO SMS training courses (Q4 2007)
• SMS model regulation in progress (2007)
• SMS for small organizations (2007)

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Issues ICAO Perspective

• Budgetary Support and cooperation from States
  to deliver the ICAO programme of training courses
• Move beyond the presentation of concepts for
  States to understand to the development of
  enabling tools for States to implement SMS
• Development of ICAO SMS model regulation
• Performance oriented regulations versus
  prescriptive regulations
• Development of safety data analysis capabilities
  in States

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Conference Actions

• Support implementation of SMS across all safety
  disciplines
• Engage in the global delivery of training
• State should assist other States with expert
  advise, tools, and other means
• Commit to the earliest possible implementation on
  a global basis
• Visit SMS booth in the lobby

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Issues Perspectives from States Industry

• Three WPs and five IPs
• Need for a standard recommended practices
  outlining key attributes and establishing
  requirements of an SMS
• Shift from prescriptive regulations towards
  performance oriented regulations
• Assess existing safety regulatory framework
  integration with the SMS approach
• Impact of SMS approach on oversight
  authority/regulatee relationship

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Issues Perspectives from States Industry

• Develop common international understanding of SMS
• Relationship SMSISOQMS-HSE
• Flexibility in implementation One size does not
  fit all
• Modernize Annex 6 Part II Safety management
  practices
• Safety culture
• Senior management accountability Accountable
  executive

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DIRECTORS GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION CONFERENCE ON
A GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR AVIATION SAFETY
Montreal, 20 to 22 March 2006
1.1 Status of Aviation Safety Today
1.2 Status of Safety Oversight
2.3 Unified Strategy FSIX
1.3 States and Industry Initiatives
2.1 Transparency and Sharing
2.4 Mutual Recognition
2.5 Enhancing Safety Oversight
2.2 Safety Management
3. The 21st Century