Module 1 – Introduction to Safety Management Systems (SMS)

• Reasons for systematized safety management
• ICAO requirements, especially ICAO Annex 19
• Global Aviation Safety Plan (GASP)
• Main components of an ICAO Safety Management System
• SMS introductory concepts
• SMS features and characteristics
• Clarifying SMS terminology

Module 2 – Basic Safety Concepts

• The concept of safety and its evolution
• Accident causation models
  • Reason Model
  • SHELL Model
• The “organizational” accident
• Human error and violations
• Organizational culture
• Safety investigation
• Relationship between organizational factors and safety outcomes

Module 3 – Systematized Safety Management

• Safety stereotypes
• Management’s dilemma
• The need for systematic safety management
• Strategies for safety management
• Safety Management – the Nine Building Blocks
• Four responsibilities for managing safety
• Management commitment and accountability

Module 4 – Hazard Identification and Management

• Definitions and terminology
• Understanding hazards
• Hazard identification
• Hazard analysis
• Hazard documentation and registers
• Practical hazard identification exercises

Module 5 – Safety Risk Management

• Fundamental principles of risk management
• Risk probability
• Risk severity
• Risk assessment and tolerability
• Risk control and mitigation
• Risk management decision-making
• Risk management practical exercises

Module 6 – SMS Regulatory Framework

• Safety management requirements for:
  • AGA – Aerodromes
  • ATS – Air Traffic Services
  • OPS – Aircraft Operations
  • AMO – Approved Maintenance Organizations
• State Safety Programme (SSP)
• Safety Management System (SMS)
• Acceptable Level of Safety Performance (ALoSP)
• SMS implementation, scope and legal considerations
• Protection of sources of safety information

Module 7 – SMS Planning and System Design

• SMS requirements and implementation principles
• System description
• SMS gap analysis
• SMS components
• SMS elements
• Safety policy and objectives
• Safety accountability and responsibilities
• Integration of SMS with existing organizational systems
• SMS and Quality Management Systems (QMS)

Module 8 – SMS Operation

• Safety Risk Management (SRM)
• Safety Assurance (SA)
• Safety performance monitoring
• Safety promotion
• Internal safety communication
• External safety communication
• SMS training and competency
• Safety culture and continuous improvement

Module 9 – Phased SMS Implementation

• Phased approach to SMS implementation
• Implementation strategy and priorities
• Establishing implementation milestones
• Allocation of responsibilities and resources
• Monitoring SMS implementation
• Practical Exercise: Developing or improving a basic SMS Implementation Plan using a phased execution approach

Module 10 – Understanding Risks: ISO 31000 Supplementary Module

• Risk management principles and vocabulary
• ISO 31000 framework
• Uncertainty, risk and probability
• Risk criteria and risk evaluation
• Risk management process
• Risk identification
• Risk analysis
• Risk evaluation
• Risk treatment
• Monitoring, review and communication