ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES SEMESTER NOVEMBER 2011 AVS 2104 – AVIATION SAFETY & SECURITY

ASSIGNMENT FORMAT 1. Front cover ( Refer to assignment format) 2. Acknowledgement 3. Table of content 4. Introduction (1-2 pages) 5. Body content (Minimum of 8 pages) 6. Conclusion (Maximum of 1 page) 7. Reference Make sure all pages are numbered!! If no numbering found, marks will be deducted.

Assignment Questions  Terrorism, hijacking, bombing, bird striking, accident, smuggling, and fraud are the possible threats in Aviation. Ever since the incident of 11 September 2001, the security of aviation industry has been improved and tightened.  Explain in details about Safety Management System (SMS) and explain how aviation world implement SMS in daily operation.  In your opinion, explain why it is very important to ensure safety in aviation. Always think out of box!

INTRODUCTION Good Introduction Contains:  What is safety and security  Relationship of safety and security  Briefly justify that aviation world is exposed to danger, hazard and threat. Give the examples of threat.  List the importance and needs of safety in general.  Effect of any accident or incident in aviation.  State any historical incident happened in aviation.  How it was happened?  Why it is happened?

Body Content – Part (a) Explain in details about Safety Management System (SMS) and explain how aviation world implement SMS in daily operation.  What ever we have learned in Lecture 1 until Lecture 6 are actually the general implementation of SMS.  Thus before you explain how SMS is being implemented, discuss in details about the 8 principles of SMS.

 There are 8 building blocks (the principles) of SMS which are:  Senior management commitment  Effective safety reporting (Related with SRM as well)  Continuous monitoring  Investigation on safety occurrences  Sharing safety lesson learned  Integration of safety training  Effective implementation of standard operating procedures (Related with SRM as well)  Continuous improvement. Body Content – Part (a)

 All 8 building blocks of SMS should be explained in details. The general information can be found in Lecture 7 slideshow.  Once they were explained, give examples on how they implement that building block.  Actually these 8 building blocks are co-related. Put effort to relate and connect them. Body Content – Part (a)

Example of Continuous monitoring implementation.  The function of continuous monitoring processes are:  Early detect any criminal action or any suspicious person. From CCTV and observation from security personnel, we can detect any suspicious act or movement that could lead towards harmful incident.  Prevention is better than cure. Aviation implement continuous monitoring by having various checking. Examples: Identity check, Baggage scanning and personal check. Even though a person passed identity check, we have to check him again in case he/she brings any illegal item or weapon that could harm others. Body Content – Part (a)

 All of the 8 building blocks must be explained in details first and only then you elaborate in details how aviation world implemented all of these principles.  Example of explanations on how they implemented is as shown in the previous slide.  For every building block, you should at least have minimum 1 page of explanation.  Thus for part (a), actually you can make at least 8 pages. Body Content – Part (a)

Body Content – Part (b) Question: In your opinion, explain why it is very important to ensure safety in aviation.  This section need you to critically think with your own idea and supported with facts or incidents.  How to answer this question?  Explain the effect on aviation industry without safety and security. This explanation could be made in term of:  Economic  Corporate Image  Passenger demand and comfort  Nation to nation relationship (What happen after 11/9/2001 occur?)  Many more reason! (Critically think!!)

 Conclusion is basically the summary of your assignment.  In conclusion, you conclude everything.  For example, out of your assignment you may feel like stressing on few important points from your research.  You may emphasize back the need of knowing this aspects (based on assignment’s question) to your future career / real workplace. Conclusion

SERIOUS WARNING 1) ZERO (0/15) mark will be given if you do COPY & PASTE. This include: a) Copy paste from books and website (I have read so many books and articles on website, so I know either you COPY & PASTE or not. In addition, this semester we’ll be using plagiarism software to check how many percentage you copy and paste.) b) Same assignment with other students. (Both students will be given 0/15) 2) Only for those who write on their own, provide outstanding ideas and have difference from others assignments deserve to get 15/15. 3) Make me review your assignment first before you submit so that I can comment and give idea on how to improve your assignment.

Suggestions to improve yourself  If we can think wisely and apply our knowledge in assignment, there should no problem for you to produce more than 10 pages assignment.  This is the reason why you need to read many articles and books.  After reading, close all books or articles and try to write according to your understanding.

My Final Words  Safety & security is not only important in aviation world but to your mark as well.  If you want to be safe, secure yourself by avoiding Copy and Paste! It is time to do it on your own.  If you do copy and paste, it is like you let terrorist to enter the airport, hijack aircraft and finally kill passengers. “No safety, No guarantee” “Prevention is better than cure” “Secure your assignment marks or you’ll get zero” Best regards, Sir ‘Ariff.