ICAO SAFETY OBJECTIVES Certification of Aerodromes

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ICAO SAFETY OBJECTIVESCertification of
Aerodromes Safety Management Systems (SMS)

• Arun K. R. Rao
• Chief, Aerodromes, Air Routes, Ground Aids
  (AGA) Section, ICAO (HQ), Montreal.

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ACAC/ACI Seminar on Aerodrome Certification,
Marrakech, Morocco5 6 September 2003

• Annex 14 requirements
• Annex 14, Volume I, Para 1.3.5 specifies that
  Safety Management System (SMS) shall be in place
  from 24 November 2005
• SMS requirement is a recommendation today
• A rather new approach to managing airport and
  operations safely, systematically and in a
  transparent manner.

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ACAC/ACI Seminar on Aerodrome Certification,
Marrakech, Morocco5 6 September 2003

• Safety Management System (SMS)
• What is SMS? - A system for managing safety as
  part of the overall management objective and
  policy
• Why SMS? - To regulate airport operations and
  improve safety levels, especially in areas not
  covered by applicable ICAO or applicable national
  standards and regulations
• How? - Existence of comprehensive technical
  Standards/specifications, a safety management
  policy, their implementation and maintenance at
  all times.

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ACAC/ACI Seminar on Aerodrome Certification,
Marrakech, Morocco5 6 September 2003

• Main elements of Safety Management System
• Safety policy statement including the safety
  management approach and objectives
• Safety management strategies, its achievement,
  assurance and promotion
• Safety assessment process to identify risks
• Systems and procedures in place to control and
  manage safety of operations
• Safety audits and other means of measuring
  performance against established goals.

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ACAC/ACI Seminar on Aerodrome Certification,
Marrakech, Morocco5 6 September 2003

• Safety management approach, objectives and
  strategy
• Management commitment and encouragement towards a
  positive safety culture
• Responsibility and technical competence of key
  officials, priorities, compliance with applicable
  specifications and standards
• Establishing a safety reporting system
• Safety orientation and recurrent training
• Emergency response planning

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ACAC/ACI Seminar on Aerodrome Certification,
Marrakech, Morocco5 6 September 2003

• Safety Management approach
• Safety policy statement defining the management
  approach towards safety
• Compliance with applicable safety standards and
  regulations
• Responsibility and accountability of key
  personnel
• Safety management principles adopted safety
  assessment, reports, staff competency, safety
  assurance through audits, monitoring and safety
  promotion (dissemination of lessons learnt and
  encouraging staff to report deficiencies etc.)

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ACAC/ACI Seminar on Aerodrome Certification,
Marrakech, Morocco5 6 September 2003

• Safety management objectives
• To ensure implementation of aerodrome operational
  safety programmes through
• Regular safety inspections evaluations
• Proper maintenance of all operational areas and
  facilities
• Up to date aerodrome emergency planning and
  exercises
• Regular Rescue and fire fighting services
  training and preparedness
• Prevention of runway incursions
• Prevention of bird strike hazards to aircraft.

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ACAC/ACI Seminar on Aerodrome Certification,
Marrakech, Morocco5 6 September 2003

• Safety Management strategy
• Safety assessment of existing and planned
  operations
• The need for proactive actions and safety
  assurances
• Performance evaluations, review of safety
  assurance documents, audit reports and compliance
  with instructions, specifications and
  regulations.

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ACAC/ACI Seminar on Aerodrome Certification,
Marrakech, Morocco5 6 September 2003

• ICAO Guidance on Safety Management Systems for
  Aerodromes
• Doc 9774, Manual on Certification of Aerodromes
• A new manual on safety management systems for
  aerodromes (under preparation) likely to be
  available next year.
• Any questions?
• THANK YOU!