Safety management system (SMS)

The growth of the air transport goes with an ever increased requirements in terms of safety.
ICAO requires all the state members the implentation of a regulation aiming the set up of a Safety Management System (SMS) for all air operators from 2009 through 2012. Some States have already started to publish the corresponding regulations and some operators have begun the implementation process. Within a difficult context, this can be considered as an encumber generating a lot of administrative burden.
To have the right approach when implementing the SMS will ensure the effectiveness of the safety system at an optimum cost.

Your expectations

You want to quickly assimilate this new concept on risk management and participate to the implementation of the SMS

You want your flight operations to achieve the highest performance in terms of safety

You want to keep your staff updated of the latest safety requirements

You are looking for a straight forward approach to ensure efficiency

You wish to understand what is at stakes in SMS in order to set it up in your company

Our offer

Adapted to the respective needs of the various populations concerned, 3 training modules ( Awareness, Familiarization, Assistance to implementation in Maintenance) and a customized coaching for SMS implementation.
 

AWARENESS MODULE (1 day)

Pedagogical objectives

- To have participants understand the fundamentals of SMS and what’s at stake, in view of gaining the support of all staff
- To emphasize the necessity of a transversal approach of a SMS at a corporate level

Course content

Necessity of a SMS, fundamentals, specificities, involvement of the management, regulatory requirements and deadlines

Target

Directors, managers
 

FAMILIARIZATION MODULE (5 days)

Pedagogical objectives

- To have participants understand the fundamentals of SMS and what’s at stake, in view of gaining the support of all staff
- To emphasize the necessity of a transversal approach of a SMS at a corporate level
- To assess gaps between the entity’s present situation and the requirements of the Authority
- To draw a road map to bring help for implementation ( steps of implementation)

Course content

- Principles and main characteristics
- Introduction to SMS
- Basic principles of Safety
- Culture of Safety
- Risk Management
- Difficulties for implementation
- Interactive workshops ( identification and reduction of gaps)

Target

Quality directors, SMS managers, Maintenance and OPS managers, MRO managers
 

ASSISTANCE TO IMPLEMENTATION IN MAINTENANCE MODULE (3 days)

Pedagogical objectives

- To ensure a good understanding of SMS fundamentals
- To validate the understanding of the specificities of an integrated system of safety management
- To support the SMS implementation by establishing a roadmap (steps to implementation)
- To bring practical answers (tools and methods) for the implementation of a safety culture and a risk management

Course content

- Brief reminder of fundamentals
- The implementation of a safety culture
- The implementation of a risk management
- Workshops
- Study of the implementation of a SMS integrated and transverse system

Target

Quality and/or SMS managers and directors; production, engineering and control managers; people in charge of the implementation and functioning of SMS and already well aware of SMS

Pedagogical objectives

To understand the SMS concepts, fundamentals and content.

To understand the concrete implementation of the SMS in your company in terms of organization, procedures and methods.

The knowledge of a SMS study case in a large airline company.

To appreciate what it at stakes in SMS.

Course content

Introduction to SMS

Interaction between the operator, Authorities, Airports, suppliers

Basic principles of safety

Safety Management

Risks and dangers

Implementation of the SMS

Operating principles of the SMS

Problematic of the SMS

Interactive workshop

Gap Analysis