Safety Management Systems (SMS) for Airlines

4-day (20 hours) LIVE virtual classroom course

Implementation of SMS became mandatory for airline international operations in November 2006. Since then, the airline community has developed considerable experience and acquired important “lessons learned” regarding both SMS implementation and operation. However, most training currently available for the airline community still relies on contents developed to satisfy early SMS implementation requirements. This course reflects progress on SMS practical knowledge as well as conceptual thinking since 2006, both resulting from shared industry experiences, including latest requirements regarding safety culture and the enhanced protection for safety data and safety information included in the second edition of Annex 19.

Course code: SAC015VCEN02

Course format

• The live sessions of this virtual classroom course are delivered by an official IATA Instructor.


• The course will take you approximately 20 hours to complete and be held over 4 consecutive days.


• There will be 1 live interactive virtual classroom sessions per day, each session will be 180 minutes.


• The live sessions will require your participation, with multiple Q&A sessions and additional time spent on self-study material including projects, research, additional reading and videos.


• Student performance will be based on an assessment.

Technical requirements

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Prerequisites

• If you don’t have knowledge of Safety Management System concepts, we recommend that you take the IATA Safety Management Systems Fundamentals e-learning course before this course.


• Recommended level is Intermediate.


• The recommended level of language proficiency is ICAO Operational Level 4 for courses in English or the equivalent level for other languages.

How to register

• When you click the Register button, you will be directed to log in to your Training Account. Please have your login details ready.


• Register early and save up to 25% at our Training Centers! Please read the Terms and Conditions for the early bird discount. The discount will be calculated at the time of payment.

To arrange in-house training for your company: Complete the in-house training request form or contact the B2B Training Specialist in your region.

Virtual venues

We schedule our virtual classroom courses through one of 3 virtual venues, each in a different time zone for your convenience. For more information, please visit our page on virtual classroom timing or contact our Customer Portal.

Please check the exact schedule of each class below (View more details) and click ‘Register’.

Upon completing this course you will be able to:

• Summarize the fundamental safety management concepts that sustain the operation of an SMS


• Establish the priorities for safety mitigation based on the evaluation of safety risk


• Develop strategies for safety risk mitigation using safety risk profiles as frame of reference


• Develop the building blocks for the implementation and operation of an effective airline employee safety reporting program


• Develop strategies for safety risk mitigation using safety risk profiles as frame of reference


• Explain the requirements to achieve compliance with ICAO Annex 19 and IOSA SMS standards

The key topics that are covered during this course include:

• Levels of safety risk decision making


• Importance of an evidence-based allocation of resources


• Safety deficiency, hazard, potential consequence and safety risk


• Steps involved in monitoring safety performance


• Safety risk profiles


• Safety reporting program

This course is recommended for:

• Airline operations managers
• Corporate and operational safety managers, analysts, coordinators
• Postholders
• Quality managers

An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 70% or higher on all exercises and exams. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher.