updated on 03.22.2012

   
 

ICAO SMS Docs & Resources
Countries:  CAA SMS Docs & Resources
 

NOTE:    EASA Implementing Rules (IRs) will become law on 8 April 2012, and will introduce a requirement for AOC holders to have a 'Management System' which delivers safety management throughout its organization.

Effective 18th November 2010, Bermuda is requiring all visiting privately registered/Corporate aircraft to have a SMS and l be compliant with ICAO, read more...
 

  1. ICAO Doc 9859 (2nd Edition) Safety Management Manual

  2. ICAO SMS Guidance Material:
    Attachment A, SSP Framework - Components & Elements
    Attachment B, SSP Acceptable Level of Safety (ALoS)
    Attachment C, (Appendix 1 to Chapter 8) Framework for SMS
    Attachment D, SMS Safety Performance
    SMS Implementation Plan Gantt Chart (MMP file type is primarily associated with 'Bravado Board Output Video Format')

  3. ICAO State letter 27 -- Adoption of Amendment 27 to Annex 6 Part II, April 2008

  4. ICAO SMS Requirements, Annex 6 Part 2

  5. ICAO Safety Oversight Manual - Doc 9734 Part A and ICAO Doc 9734 Part B
    Establishment and Management of a Regional Safety Oversight System

  6. ICAO SMS Requirements: Annex 6, 11 & 14 - EXCERPTS PERTAINING TO SMS

  7. ICAO & FAA SMS PowerPoint "Safety...the Proactive Way" PDF PowerPoint  - Mar 2010

  8. ICAO Publications and Resources website  (FAA SMS "Read-Me-First" Document Reference Link -#4)

  9. ICAO SMS TRAINING SITE - Handouts & SSP Presentations (FAA SMS "Read-Me-First" Doc Ref. Link -#5)

  10. ICAO FSIX - Flight Safety Information Exchange - provides access to aviation safety related info

  11. ICAO Doc. - U.S. Approach to SMS Implementation:  Commercial Air Operators

  12. ICAO - SMS PowerPoint by Vince Galotti

  13. Guide for Implementation of Airport SMS for South American & Caribbean Islands

  14. ICAO State Letter AN 12/51-07/74 (Dec. 2007) A proposal for the amendment of Annex 1, Annex 6, Parts I and III, Annex 8, Annex 11, Annex 13, Annex 14 Vol. I to harmonize and extend provisions relating to safety management

  15. ICAO doc 9422 - Accident Prevention Manual

  16. ICAO Annex 6


 

Countries SMS Resources

  1. Australian Transport Safety Bureau - CASA
    Australian Gov't Civil Aviation Safety Authority SMS Training website  (FAA SMS "Read-Me-First" Document - #10)
    Australian CAA - CASA - NPRM
    Australian CAA - CASA - SMS Resources
    Australian Government Civil Aviation Authority SMS
    Research & Analysis Reports
    REPCON Aviation Confidential Reporting Scheme
    ASRS - the Aviation Self Reporting Scheme (ASRS) (Australia)
    Publications:
    Safety Management and the CEO (pamphlet by CASA) - role aviation leaders play in maintaining & improving safety
    Managing Change in the Aviation Industry – Overview of the change management process (guidance & tips)
    Safety Management Systems – Best Practice – SMS best practices case study examples of aviation organizations
    SMS Toolkit
    Online videos: CASA SMS Online Videos
    Safety management – Why and how to implement a safety management system
    Surveillance – How CASA inspectors audit from a systems safety perspective
    Managing error and system safety - Professor James Reason, of Swiss cheese model fame, on how accidents happen
    Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, Australia - Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport SMS

     

  2. Transport Canada (TC) Resources 
    TC AC300-002 (SMS Procedures for Airport Operations)
    NPRM
    Fatigue Risk Management System for Canadian Aviation - FRMS Toolbox
    Safety Management System  (FAA SMS "Read-Me-First" Document Reference Link - #6)
    SMS for Small Aviation Operations, A Practical Guide for Implementation (2004)
    TC SMS Guidance Material (SMS Advisory Circulars & Publications - start with this great link!)
    Score Your Safety Culture
    Transport Canada Aviation Safety Videos  (multiple videos, some are free to view - added 5/23/2010)
    VIDEO presentation on Safety Management Systems - Read transcript here
    SMS Assessment Guide    (doc. TP 14326E - 05/2005)
    SMS FAQ
    Overview SMS PowerPoint
    SMS Course Syllabus & Lesson Plans
    Process to Assess Industry SMS  (FAA SMS "Read-Me-First" Document Reference Link - #7)
    TC Safety Management System Information Session "Building your SMS Based on Size and Complexity" Nov 2009
    PowerPoints in PDF format:
         Proactive Hazard Identification Workshop
         Getting An Incident Reporting System Up and Running
         A Practical and Integrated Risk Management Solution
         Incident Analysis Panel
         Business Strategies to Manage Safety and Quality: CAMC's perspective
     

  3. EASA -European Aviation Safety Agency
    EUROCONTROL - Establishment  of ‘Just Culture’ Principles in ATM Safety Data Reporting & Assmt.
    EASA preparing aerodrome safety certification rules - Dec. 4, 2009
    ASA NPA 2009–02 - Implementing Rules for Air Operations of Community Operators
    EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) is preparing the rules for the safety certification of aerodromes and their safety-oversight by the national aviation authorities (NAAs). Future rules have to be adopted by 2013, the work has already started: by the end of 2009 the terms of reference will be defined for the so-called “rulemaking tasks”. The EASA consultative bodies will then have a chance to comment and nominate persons for the respective rulemaking groups. A full public consultation on the draft rules should begin by summer 2011. At the beginning of 2012 EASA will make a well-argued case for its choice of rules in its formal Opinion to the European Commission.

     

  4. Bermuda
    Bermuda is an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom, and the Bermuda Department of Civil Aviation (BDCA) is subject to safety oversight surveillance by the Air Safety Support International (ASSI), a subsidiary of the Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom. (Each Advisory Circular is applicable to several: OTAC 119-3, 125-1, 139-2, 140-2, 145-7, 171-2,172-4,173-2,176-3)
    United Kingdom Overseas Territories AC - SMS 1v3-0    (added 11/27/2011)
    United Kingdom Overseas Territories AC - Documenting SMS    (added 11/27/2011)
    United Kingdom Overseas Territories AC - Accountable Manager OTAC 39-7   (added 11/27/2011)
    Bermuda Department of Civil Aviation Safety Plan    (added 11/27/2011)
    Bermuda SMS Requirements, effective November 18, 2010
    With effect from 18th November 2010, all visiting privately registered/Corporate aircraft (FAR Part 91 and 125 or equivalent) will be required to be compliant with ICAO. Annex 6 Part 2 Section 3. To meet requirements: IS-BAO registration; Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) registration; ARG/US rating; An SMS manual deemed acceptable by the State of Registry; or Proof of intent to produce an SMS (e.g. a contract with a vendor who is enabling IS-BAO registration).

     

  5. UK Civil Aviation Authority
    SMS for Air Traffic Management, A Guide to Implementation - CAP730
    Airside Safety Management - CAP642
    SMS for Commercial Air Transport Operation - CAP 712   (added 11/27/2011)

     

  6. Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
    Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
    New Zealand CAA - SMS Resources (FAA SMS "Read-Me-First" Document Reference Link - #11)

     

  7. Portugal
    Portugal Airport SMS

     

  8. CAAS Singapore
    Singapore SMS Reference Material Site  (FAA SMS "Read-Me-First" Document Reference Link - #13, no longer works)
    Singapore AC 1-3-3 re SMS, December 3, 2010 (SMS)
    Singapore SMS Assessment Checklist CAAS Form AW127(R1) Dec 2008

     

  9. RASOS - Regional Aviation Safety Oversight System
    Member CAA's Barbdos, The Eastern Caribbean, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago
    RASOS  (Regional Aviation Safety Oversight System)
    RASOS - Assoc. of CAA of the Caribbean ACAAC for safety oversight & structure
     


 

ICAO (Annex 6, 11 & 14) SMS Requirements

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS) found in Annex 6, Part 2 specify that an SMS requirement be incorporated into national safety regulations for operators of non-commercial aircraft over 12,500 pounds maximum takeoff weight or turbojet powered aircraft. The compliance date for this standard is November 2010. Annex 6 Part 1 of the ICAO SARPS also provides a January 1, 2009 compliance date for implementation of a SMS for commercial operators.  ICAO states, “From 1 January 2009, States shall require as part of their safety programme, that an operator implements a safety management system acceptable to the State of the Operator that, as a minimum:

  • identify safety hazards;

  • ensure that remedial action necessary to maintain an acceptable level of safety is implemented;

  • provides for continuous monitoring and regular assessment of the safety level achieved;

  • aims to make continuous improvement to the overall level of safety”

Safety Management Systems could be a requirement for entry into some foreign countries starting in 2010, per ICAO Annex 6 section 3.2.4. It is also possible that in the future, an “SMS acceptable to the state” could be just as important as aircraft occupants’ having the required visas and passports for entry into a country.  FAA InFo 08022 states, that “the FAA supports ICAO’s SMS initiative and has been in active liaison with ICAO and with individual nations involved in developing SMS programs.”   Click here for listing of various ICAO Resources

 

 

 

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