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Safety Management System

Initial course

Sofia, Bulgaria
2016
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Content
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Manual
The Safety Management System Manual (SMSM) is the property
of Bul Air.
The original SMSM (master document) is edited by the Safety
Manager.
The SMSM includes
Flight Safety Program,
Cabin Safety Program,
Flight Data Monitoring Program.
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Requirement

• (EU) Regulation 965- Part ORO.GEN.200, AMC

ORO.GEN. 200, GM ORO.GEN.200, a description of
the overall philosophies and principles of the operator
with regard to safety and the identification of aviation
safety hazards entailed by the activities of the operator,
their evaluation and the management of associated
risks, including taking actions to mitigate the risk and
verify their effectiveness;
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Safety Management System

• “Safety and Management” of Bul Air is defined as the systematic

management of the risks associated with flight operations, related
ground operations and aircraft engineering or maintenance
activities to achieve high levels of safety performance.
• A “Safety Management System” is
• an explicit element of the corporate
• management responsibility which
• sets out a Bul Air’s safety policy
• and defines how it intends
• to manage safety as an integral part
• of its overall business.
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Responsibilities

• Who is responsible for safety in the airline?

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Responsibilities
The Accountable Manager has the ultimate accountability for the activities of
the Airline, including safety. He chairs the Safety Review Board and is
advised by the Safety Manager, the Compliance Monitoring Manager and the
Security Manager.
The SMS Manager is accountable for development, administration and
maintenance of an effective safety management system.
The Flight Safety Officer is accountable for implementing and maintaining
the / Flight Safety Analysis Program.
Each Senior Manager is accountable for the safe operations of his
department. It is their duty to develop and to implement corrective actions to
ensure safe operations.
However all managers and staff are responsible for the safe performance of
their assigned duties.
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Responsibilities
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• Safety Action Group (SAG)

- representative/s Cabin Crew department

- representative/s Flight Crew department
- representative/s Maintenance department
- representative/s Ground handling department
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Safety Policy
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Safety
Policy
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Safety Risk Management

Hazard Identification
Internal
Safety Reporting - includes safety occurrence reporting

through mandatory and voluntary and

confidential reporting schemes;
Internal investigation of safety occurrences;

Safety occurrence trend analysis;

Information provided by personnel, from operational

perspective and training;

Analysis of data from Flight data recorders

Safety surveys

Safety audits carried out internally;

Safety and Compliance Audits

Normal operations monitoring schemes;

feedback from training;

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Safety Risk Management

External

accident reports;
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State mandatory occurrence reporting system

State oversight audits;
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Information exchange systems

SAFA Ramp Inspections

Safety publications

Conferences

Aircraft Manufacturer
• Other operators
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SAFETY RISK MANAGEMENT

•
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SAFETY RISK MANAGEMENT

  Risk Severity
Risk probability
Catastrophic Hazardouz Major Minor Negligible
A B C D E

Frequent 5 5A 5B 5C 5D 5E

Occasional 4 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E

Remote 3 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E

Improbable 2 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E

Extremely          
improbable 1 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E
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SAFETY RISK MANGEMENT

Suggested criteria Assessment risk index Suggested criteria

Intolerable region 5A, 5B, 5C Unacceptable under the

  4A, 4B, 3A existing circumstances
Tolerable region
 
  5D, 5E, 4C, 4D Review Acceptable based on
Acceptable
region
4E, 3B, 3C, 3D risk mitigation. It may require
2A, 2B, 2C, 1A management decision.

3E, 2D, 2E  
1B, 1C, 1D, 1E Acceptable
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• Reports
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• LIST OF OCCURRENCES TO BE REPORTED

• OM-A item 11.7
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Non punitive policy

Employees are assured that the identity or information leading to

the identity, of any employee who reports an error under this
policy will never be disclosed unless agreed to by the employee
or required by law.
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• Investigation
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Performance indicators

based on safety audits, incidents, reports.

Quarterly, annually.
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Management of change

A Technical Change - an activity that results in the temporary or

permanent alteration of a facility, operating conditions of the
structure, systems or equipment, permanent removal from service
of any safety system or item of equipment, alteration to
Hazardous Area Classification boundaries.

An Organisational Change - any alteration to the organisation or

to the organisational activities defined by the applicable process/
sub-process or standards that make up the Bul Air System
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Internal information distribution

Safety and compliance monitoring department distributes via Q

pulse electronically safety and
compliance monitoring bulletins,
safety review board
recommendations,
Safety Notices, Safety Advisory
Circulars,
incident reports and Bul air
periodic safety analysis.
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TRAINING
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