Training

Airport Safety Management Systems


Safety is a key priority in our industry! This course will guide you in understanding and implementing Safety Management Systems at aerodromes/airports.


How You Will Benefit

  • Understand what are safety management systems and why they are now a legal requirement for aerodromes
  • Meet the legal responsibility to manage safety at aerodromes with a comprehensive, systematic approach
  • Fully integrate safety considerations into the business of operating aerodromes via the application of management controls to all processes critical to safety
  • Understand the steps to implement safety management  systems at aerodromes
  • Evaluate safety management systems at aerodromes and identify required improvements
  • Determine what are safety management systems

Designed for

  • Aerodrome Senior Managers
  • Aerodrome Middle Managers
  • Aerodrome Safety Managers
  • Airline/Ground Handling Managers 
  • Representatives from Civil Aviation Authorities
  • Members of Aerodrome Board of Directors

Course Content

  • Systems management defined
  • Traditional safety programs
  • The system safety approach
  • Airport responsibilities for safety
  • Components of safety management systems
  • Airport safety policy
  • Airport safety management plan(s)
  • Implementing SMS at an airport
  • Airport resources
  • Safety culture
  • SMS and the aerodrome manual
  • Regulating airport SMS
  • Regulator responsibilities
  • Evaluating SMS


Course availability

If a session is not listed below, this course is not scheduled for classroom delivery at this time.

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June 14 - June 18, 2010
Geneva, SwitzerlandClass No : 18737
September 27 - October 01, 2010
Montreal, CanadaClass No : 18749
Diplomas
This course is :
Onsite Training
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