Federal AviationAdministrationSMS Update

National Air Carrier Association

Safety/Security Council

December 12, 2012

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Outline• Part 5: 121 Rule• SMS Pilot Project• Focus Group• AFS SMS Guidance• CMT/CMO Coordination• Educating AFS staff on SMS• International Collaboration Group (ICG)

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Part 5: SMS for Part 121 Rule• Currently in Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST)

• Next will go to Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

• Publication of Regulation

• Effective date of Regulation

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SMS Voluntary Implementation: SMS Pilot Project

• Pilot Project activities commenced in 2007

• Voluntary SMS development

• AFS combined effort

• Objectives are to Develop: – Implementation strategies, – Oversight interfaces, and – Gain experience for FAA and Service Providers

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SMS Pilot Project Transition• Part 5 will end SMSPP for part 121 certificate

holders but will continue for 135, 145, 141, and others meeting entry criteria

• SMSPP guidance material will be updated to Part 5

• Part 121s in SMSPP will revise their implementation plans and submit to FAA for part 5 approval

• SMSPP Levels will no longer be mandatory but may be used as milestones within existing or future implementation plans

• SMSPO will provide bridging guidance and ongoing support to certificate holders, CMTs and CMOs

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Focus Group (SMS FG) Collaboration with industry

Voluntary implementation user’s group

• Provides a two-way communications mechanism between SMS PO and participants in voluntary implementation

• Provides a forum for knowledge sharing among participants

• Last FG meeting over 300 attendees June 2012 in Denver

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AFS SMS Guidance

• Inspector Handbook 8900• AC 120-92A• AC 120-92B(Published once Part 5 become

regulation)• Assurance Guide• Implementation Guide• Gap Analysis

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CMT/CMO Coordination

• Coordination with Certificate Management Team or Certificate Management Office

• Outreach to regional offices and local FAA offices• Regional points of contact

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Educating AFS staff on SMS

• FAA21000059 Safety Management (Indoc)• FAA21000018 SMS Initial Training• FAA27100028 Overview of Safety Management

Systems (web based)• SMS Interactive Visual Training (IVT) • Course in development

– SMS Practical Development and Implementation (PDI)

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AFS Participation in the SMICG

• AFS is actively participating in all WGs of the Safety Management International Collaboration Group (SMICG)– Measurements– Documentation– Standardization (being sunset)– Training (New)

• AFS maintains contact with other regulators on SMS implementation issues via SMICG contacts

• AFS SMICG members are also interfacing with AVSSMS coordination group

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