Safety Management System — Initial

Regulatory basis

Part-145 145.A.200; AMC1 145.A.200

Each course ships with a compliance table mapping its modules to the AMC/GM paragraphs it addresses. Acceptance of training rests with the receiving organisation under its approved training programme.

Syllabus

1. 1
   Safety policy and objectives

   Management commitment. Safety policy. Safety objectives. Documentation.

   ICAO Doc 9859 §3

   0.5 h
2. 2
   Safety accountabilities and responsibilities

   Accountable Manager. Post-holders. Compliance Monitoring Manager. Safety Manager. All staff.

   Part-145 145.A.30; 145.A.200

   0.5 h
3. 3
   Appointment of key safety personnel

   Form 4. Acceptance by competent authority. Roles and authorities.

   Part-145 145.A.30(b)

   0.5 h
4. 4
   Coordination of emergency response

   Emergency response plan. Crisis communications. Aircraft / hangar accident scenarios.

   ICAO Doc 9859

   0.5 h
5. 5
   SMS documentation

   MOE / MOM. SMS manual. Records. Confidentiality of safety data.

   Part-145 145.A.70

   0.5 h
6. 6
   Hazard identification

   Reactive (occurrence-driven). Proactive (audits, surveys, risk-flag). Predictive (trend, what-if).

   ICAO Doc 9859

   1 h
7. 7
   Safety risk assessment and mitigation

   Severity vs. likelihood matrix. ALARP. Risk register. Mitigation owners.

   ICAO Doc 9859 §5

   1.5 h
8. 8
   Safety performance monitoring and measurement

   SPIs. SPTs. SAGs. ALoSP. Reporting cycle.

   Part-145 145.A.200(c)

   1 h
9. 9
   The management of change

   Change identification. Risk assessment of change. Communication. Validation.

   ICAO Doc 9859

   0.5 h
10. 10
    Continuous improvement of the SMS

    Internal audit. Management review. Lessons learned.

    Part-145 145.A.65; 200

    0.5 h
11. 11
    Training and education

    Who needs what. Records. Effectiveness measurement.

    Part-145 145.A.30(e)

    0.5 h
12. 12
    Safety communication

    Safety bulletins. Toolbox briefings. Findings dissemination.

    ICAO Doc 9859

    0.5 h
13. EX
    Assessment / exam

    Written assessment, ≥75 % pass.

    AMC1 145.A.200

    0.5 h

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