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Safety Management Systems for Airlines

Safety5 daysIntermediate

A practical week on running an SMS inside an airline, from the safety policy on the first page of the manual down to the daily hazard log. Participants work with real operator scenarios: a new route, a fleet change, a spike in unstable approaches. They leave with a working toolkit they can adapt to their own organisation.

Who it is for

Safety managers, safety officers, nominated persons and department heads of airplane operators

Learning outcomes

  • Explain the four components and twelve elements of an SMS and how they fit an airline structure
  • Build and maintain a hazard register and risk assessments for flight, ground and technical operations
  • Define safety performance indicators and targets suited to the airline's size and complexity
  • Run a management-of-change assessment for an operational change
  • Link occurrence reporting, investigation and safety promotion into one continuous loop
  • Prepare SMS evidence for authority oversight and internal review

Course outline

  • SMS framework and regulatory basis
  • Safety policy, accountabilities and the Safety Review Board
  • Hazard identification and risk assessment workshop
  • Safety performance monitoring and SPIs
  • Management of change
  • Safety promotion and communication
  • Occurrence reporting and investigation within the SMS

Topics follow public standards: ICAO Annex 19; ICAO Doc 9859; EU Regulation 965/2012 (ORO.GEN.200).

Frequently asked questions

How long is the course?

The course runs 5 days.

Who is the course for?

Safety managers, safety officers, nominated persons and department heads of airplane operators

What delivery modes are available and what does it cost?

Classroom in Tbilisi €1,450, online classroom (live virtual) €1,090, self-paced online €130; prices per participant, excluding VAT. Group and in-company prices on request.

Where does the course take place?

Classroom sessions are held at Ana Politkovskaya Street N14, Tbilisi, Georgia. The course is also available online or in-company in Georgia or abroad.

Will I receive a certificate?

On successful completion you receive a Certificate of Completion from the Aviation Training Center of Safety Academia, listing the course title, topics, training hours, dates and instructor. Our instructors are certified aviation professionals, holding GCAA teacher licences, ATPL licences and IATA certificates. All training is designed, delivered and reviewed under our internal quality management system, which follows ISO 9001 principles. Our courses support the training requirements organisations meet under ICAO, EASA and national rules. As with all such regulatory training, each organisation accepts training through its own quality or training system, and on request we provide the syllabus and instructor's CV for your Quality or Safety Manager to review.

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