Air Traffic Organization's most fundamental imperative is to ensure
the safety of the national airspace system. Safety can be
effectively determined not only by the current absence of
accidents, but also the presence of safe conditions well into the
future. Therefore, as we build the Next Generation Air
Transportation System, the resulting cross organizational changes
to the NAS will require us to maintain an intensive, proactive, and
systematic focus on safety. This focus is achieved through the
implementation of the Safety Management System (SMS). The SMS
formally integrates the ATO's safety-related operational processes,
procedures, policies, and programs. SMS stresses safety assurance,
through the analysis of safety data, and promotes a vibrant safety
culture among our workforce. SMS also guarantees that every step we
take toward NextGen, we are identifying, analyzing, and mitigating
risk. This manual outlines the procedures and responsibilities
regarding the functioning of the SMS. This manual was developed as
the result of a consolidated, agency-wide effort and reflects
current international best practices. Safety experts and managers
from across the FAA contributed to its development. This version of
the manual marks an important next step toward a complete and
integrated SMS in the FAA. In support of the effort to provide a
safer National Airspace System (NAS) using the Safety Management
System (SMS), this manual describes the Air Traffic Safety
Oversight Service (AOV) safety requirements and responds to
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety process
requirements for the Air Traffic Organization (ATO). The manual
also provides guidance, processes, and tools to ATO personnel for
managing the safety of the NAS, building on existing ATO safety
management capabilities. This manual was created to provide
specific operational process information to support the daily
activities of ATO employees. It describes the functions,
components, and principles of the SMS and provides the guidance to
apply them effectively. The first chapter of this manual is an
introduction to the SMS. The remaining chapters are organized by
the four components of the SMS: safety policy, Safety Risk
Management (SRM), safety assurance, and safety promotion. Each
chapter is described as follows. a. Chapter 1 - SMS Overview: An
SMS introduction that includes the definition of the SMS, how it
originated in the ATO, and the objectives, scope, and products. b.
Chapter 2 - Safety Policy: A description of the safety management
requirements, which are consistent with AOV SMS and ICAO safety
process requirements; roles and responsibilities related to the SMS
and the relationships among the different roles; why safety
oversight is necessary; and responsibilities and authorities of
AOV. c. Chapter 3 - Safety Risk Management: The types of changes
evaluated for safety risk; processes and guidance available for
determining the level of safety analysis required; detail and
documentation required for safety analysis; SRM process; SRM
terminology, tools, and techniques; risk acceptance requirements;
tracking required NAS changes; and the development and approval of
SRM documentation. d. Chapter 4 - Safety Assurance: The importance
of safety reviews and evaluations in the SMS; assurance programs,
including the Air Traffic Evaluation and Auditing Program, the NAS
Technical Evaluation Program, the Independent Operational Test and
Evaluation process, Independent Safety Assessments, and SRM audits;
importance of safety data; types of data; how data are collected
and reported; processes for reporting safety incidents and
accidents; relationship between incident investigations and SRM;
monitoring of mitigations through safety data tracking and
analysis; and existing safety data reporting documents and
processes. e. Chapter 5 - Safety Promotion: What a safety culture
is; why it is important; responsibilities within it; and SMS
training.
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