1. Safety Management Simon Roberts SMS Programme Manager UK CAA

2. So what is happening?  SMS assessments taking place  Should help and guide your implementation  Focus on key components being present  Part Ops rule implementation delayed from 8 April 2012

3. Why have an SMS?  The legal reason - compliance  You can avoid or survive prosecution  The practical reason - it works  The ethical reason - you should  The business reason - it’s good for business

4. We want you to…  Identify and understand what your biggest safety risks are (current, future and third party risks)  Manage your biggest risks  Take the right actions to achieve the right results and improve your own safety performance SMS provides you with the vehicle to do this!

5. Keep It Simple  SMS does not have to be complicated  Its more than a manual  It should help you make the right decisions with the right information  Make it work for you  It should add safety value  How can we help you achieve this?

6. Our Oversight  We have developed SMS evaluation tools  We are training our people  Developing a CAA wide approach to SMS oversight  Our oversight will be joined up  We are on our own journey

7. The SMS Journey Present and Suitable A Infinity Best Practice and towards excellence Point B an effective SMS Operating and Effective SMS Maturity Phase 1Phase 2

8. Challenges for you  The CAA’s significant 7 apply to you  Collaborate with others  Make your SMS appropriate to your operation  Invest in training your people  Be accountable for your SMS

9. Safety Management Training  Principles, Policies and Procedures  Safety Reporting  Hazards, errors, near misses, poor SOPs etc  The Organisation’s desired Safety Culture  Just Culture policies  Risk assessment activities

10. Ideas for SMS Training  Best done in-house  Choose the right person  A good facilitator, passionate about safety  Make it into a workshop;  Use it for hazard hunting  Agreeing on biggest risks  Risk mitigation strategies  Collaborate with others

11. Training your Safety Manager  A wise investment  you get what you pay for  ask around for good courses  They can help train the rest of your people  Consider risk assessment training

12. Ideas for SPIs  Reporting levels  Improving the Ratio between MORs and other ASRs  Maintenance events on your aircraft  MEL usage

13. Complex or non-complex  >20 persons = Complex  Operate complex motor powered aircraft = probably complex  Operate non complex motor powered aircraft = probably non-complex  It’s the risk of your operations that will impact on your complexity

14. Summary  Invest wisely in your SMS and you will get a return  Try and do it on the cheap and you probably won’t!  We want risk management to be at the centre of your future activities (and ours).  Keep it as simple as you can!  SMS is collaborative and should be integrated

15. Any Questions? safetymanagement@caa.co.uk