Safety Management Systems Fundamentals

2-hour e-learning course

This self-study e-learning course has been developed to provide entrants to the aviation industry, including service providers, and airline frontline personnel, with an overview and understanding of the key principles and concepts associated with Safety Management Systems (SMS). As an outcome of this training, learners will acquire the necessary knowledge, skill, and attitudes to support their organization’s SMS and increase aviation safety.

Course code: SAC001ELEN01

Group discounts
Considerable discounts are available for multiple purchases (30+ users) of this course.
To simplify company-wide implementation, you can also host this e-learning course on your company’s Learning Management. Please contact us for more information.

Course format

• This self-study e-learning course requires approximately 2 hours of study, to be completed within 6 months from the purchase date (enrollment validity).
• After the enrollment validity expires, the users will not have access to the course content and will not be able to take the assessment.
• The recommended level for this course is Entry-level and Intermediate.
• Student performance will be based on an assessment. Please refer to the Assessment Information below for more details.

Registration information

• Please refer to our payment methods and applicable taxes.
• When you click to purchase the course, you will be directed to log in to your Training Profile through our Customer Portal.
• Are you purchasing the course for several people at once? Please find out how on our Payment page.

Upon completing this course, you will have the skills to:

• Describe the Regulatory Framework and industry best practices relevant to Safety
• Summarize the fundamental elements of a safety management system
• Explain the organizational nature of accidents and incidents
• Summarize the 4 components of an SMS
• Relate the 4 components and 12 elements of a SMS

The key topics that are covered during this course include:

• Regulatory requirements and Industry best practices in SMS
• Organizational accidents and incidents models
• Safety policy and objectives
• Safety risk management
• Safety assurance
• Safety promotion and training

This course is recommended for:

• Newly hired airline staff
• Airline frontline personnel and support staff

Upon successful completion of the assessment, you will be granted an Award that you can print for your records.

Assessment information

Please read the General Information on Self-study exams.

• Delivery method: Unsupervised online-based exam. Assessment can be taken at any time at your convenience.
• Format: 20 multiple-choice questions
• Time allowance: 1 hour
• Passing grade: 70% correct answers
• Number of assessment attempts: 2

Important note: The assessment should be accessed after you have completed the course module. Once you have started the assessment you can no longer access the course module.