Federal Aviation Administration SMS Update National Air Carrier Association Safety/Security Council December 12, 2012

2 Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards SMS Effort 2 Outline Part 5: 121 Rule SMS Pilot Project Focus Group AFS SMS Guidance CMT/CMO Coordination Educating AFS staff on SMS International Collaboration Group (ICG)

3 Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards SMS Effort 3 Part 5: SMS for Part 121 Rule Currently in Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) Next will go to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Publication of Regulation Effective date of Regulation

4 Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards SMS Effort 4 SMS Voluntary Implementation: SMS Pilot Project Pilot Project activities commenced in 2007 Voluntary SMS development AFS combined effort Objectives are to Develop: –Implementation strategies, –Oversight interfaces, and –Gain experience for FAA and Service Providers

5 Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards SMS Effort 5 SMS Voluntary Implementation: SMS Pilot Project Current Numbers 90%+ of Current 121 Air Carriers Air Carriers Repair Stations Flight Schools

6 Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards SMS Effort 6 SMS Pilot Project Transition Part 5 will end SMSPP for part 121 certificate holders but will continue for 135, 145, 141, and others meeting entry criteria SMSPP guidance material will be updated to Part 5 Part 121s in SMSPP will revise their implementation plans and submit to FAA for part 5 approval SMSPP Levels will no longer be mandatory but may be used as milestones within existing or future implementation plans SMSPO will provide bridging guidance and ongoing support to certificate holders, CMTs and CMOs

7 Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards SMS Effort 7 Focus Group (SMS FG) Collaboration with industry Voluntary implementation user’s group Provides a two-way communications mechanism between SMS PO and participants in voluntary implementation Provides a forum for knowledge sharing among participants Last FG meeting over 300 attendees June 2012 in Denver

8 Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards SMS Effort 8 AFS SMS Guidance Inspector Handbook 8900 AC A AC B(Published once Part 5 become regulation) Assurance Guide Implementation Guide Gap Analysis

9 Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards SMS Effort 9 CMT/CMO Coordination Coordination with Certificate Management Team or Certificate Management Office Outreach to regional offices and local FAA offices Regional points of contact

10 Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards SMS Effort 10 Educating AFS staff on SMS FAA Safety Management (Indoc) FAA SMS Initial Training FAA Overview of Safety Management Systems (web based) SMS Interactive Visual Training (IVT) Course in development –SMS Practical Development and Implementation (PDI)

11 Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards SMS Effort 11 AFS Participation in the SMICG AFS is actively participating in all WGs of the Safety Management International Collaboration Group (SMICG) –Measurements –Documentation –Standardization (being sunset) –Training (New) AFS maintains contact with other regulators on SMS implementation issues via SMICG contacts AFS SMICG members are also interfacing with AVSSMS coordination group

12 Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards SMS Effort 12 Questions?