Safety Management Systems (SMS) for Airports

5-day (40 hours) classroom course

A successful SMS reduces the rate and cost of accidents and incidents, improves communication and productivity, and helps your airport meet its legal responsibility to manage safety. Learn how to implement an efficient SMS at your airport and promote a safety culture within your organization. Understand the relevance of risk management in relation to SMS and learn how to evaluate, prioritize and mitigate risk. Analyze the impact human factors have on safety and develop your skills in detecting, controlling and preventing errors in an airport environment.

Course code: APC011VEEN02

Course format

• This classroom course provides 5 days (40 hours) of instruction delivered by an official IATA Instructor.
• Take this course at an IATA Training Center, Regional Training Partner, or on-demand as in-house training.
• Student performance will be based on an assessment.

Prerequisites

• Participants should have prior knowledge of airport business and operations.
• 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.
• Register early and save up to 25% at our Training Centers! Please read the Terms and Conditions for the early bird discount.

In-house training

To arrange in-house training for your company, please complete the in-house training request form or contact the Training Specialist in your region.

On completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Implement a safety culture throughout your organization
• Apply the risk management cycle to your organization
• Integrate safety into aerodrome operations by applying management controls to safety-critical processes
• Understand how regulatory requirements, State concerns and State Safety Program (SSP) apply to SMS

The key topics that are covered during this course include:

• Managing risk
  • Risk assessment tools
  • Acceptance of risk
  • Mitigating risk
• Implementing SMS
  • Safety culture and policy
  • Hazard identification
  • Risk management
  • Investigating and auditing
  • Documenting and gathering data
• Regulating SMS
• Managing human factors
• Role of the SSP in SMS implementation
• ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems (QMS)
• Reviewing the role of ISAGO

Activities

• Practical case-studies and exercises on risk management and SMS
• Final exam

This course is recommended for:

• Airport Managers
• Station Managers
• Airport authority representatives

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.