SMS SUBPART C – SAFETY RISK MANAGEMENT

Safety Risk Management Applicability

• The certificate holder must apply safety risk management in four scenarios:
  • Implementation of new systems
  • Revision of existing systems
  • Development of operational procedures
  • Identification of hazards or ineffective risk controls through the safety assurance processes in Subpart D

System Analysis and Hazard Identification

• The certificate holder must have a process to describe and analyze the system to identify hazards
• The system analysis must consider:
  • Function and purpose of the system
  • Operating environment
  • Outline of processes and procedures
  • Personnel, equipment, and facilities necessary for operation
• The certificate holder must develop and maintain processes to identify hazards using reactive and proactive methods

Safety Risk Assessment and Control

• The certificate holder must develop and maintain processes to analyze safety risk associated with identified hazards
• The risk assessment process must allow for the determination of acceptable safety risk, which must comply with applicable regulatory requirements in the GACAR
• The certificate holder must develop and maintain processes to develop safety risk controls necessary as a result of the safety risk assessment
• The certificate holder must evaluate whether the risk will be acceptable with the proposed safety risk control applied before implementation
• Safety risk controls must comply with applicable regulatory requirements in the GACAR

Regulatory Coordination

• The certificate holder must ensure that the safety assessment associated with a major change or a change affecting other organizations in the aviation system is acceptable to the President

This quiz covers the applicability and system analysis of safety risk management in aviation, including the implementation of new systems, revisions, and hazard identification.