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SSP3_2017
SSP3_2017
F. No. DGCA-15032/03/2/2017-DAS
Dated 26th October, 2017
Sd/-
(Lalit Gupta)
Joint Director General for Civil Aviation
Distribution: All General Aviation Operators
Appendix ‘A’
PHASE-WISE IMPLEMENTATION OF SMS FOR GENERAL AVIATION
Timelines for 6 months (Phase 1) 6 months (Phase 2) + 18 Months (Phase + 18 Months (Phase 4)
Implementation 3)
To demonstrate a) Identify SMS a) Establish safety a) Establish a) Enhance existing
accountable policy and voluntary hazard disciplinary
executive.- M objectives.- A reporting procedure/ policy with
b) Establish SMS b) Define safety procedure.- A due consideration of
implementation management b) Establish safety unintentional errors or
team.- A responsibilities risk management mistakes from
c) Define scope of and procedures.- M deliberate or gross
the SMS.- A accountabilities c) Establish violations.- A
d) Perform SMS across relevant occurrence b) Integrate hazards
gap analysis.- M departments of reporting and identified from
e) Develop SMS the organization.- investigation occurrence
implementation A procedures.- M investigation reports
plan.- M c) Establish d) Establish safety with the voluntary
f) Establish key SMS/safety data collection hazard reporting
person/office coordination and processing system.- M
responsible for mechanism/ system for high- c) Integrate hazard
the committee.- A consequence identification and risk
administration d) Establish outcomes.- M management
and departmental/ e) Develop high- procedures with the
maintenance of divisional SAGs consequence sub-contractor’s or
the SMS.- A where applicable.- SPIs and customer’s SMS
g) Establish SMS A associated where applicable.- A
training program e) Establish targets and alert d) Enhance safety data
for personnel, emergency settings.-A collection and
with priority for response plan.- M f) Establish processing system to
the SMS f) Initiate management of include lower-
implementation progressive change consequence events.-
team.- M development of procedure that A
h) Initiate SMS includes safety e) Develop lower-
SMS/safety document/manual risk assessment.- consequence SPIs
communication and other M and associated
channels.- A supporting g) Establish internal targets/alert settings.-
documentation.- quality audit A
M program.-M f) Establish SMS audit
h) Establish programs or integrate
external quality them into existing
audit program.- A internal and external
audit programs.- M
g) Establish other
operational SMS
review/ survey
programs where
appropriate.- A
h) Ensure that SMS
training program for all
relevant personnel
has been completed.-
M
i) Promote safety
information sharing
and exchange
internally and
externally.- A
M- Mandatory A- Advisory/ Best to do