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Comments from past students

"Very dynamic, very well organized, best facilities, excellent support, knowledgeable instructors."
- Mr. Robert Vandel, Vice President, Flight Safety Foundation

"The course has organized and deep information that helped me to understand the tasks that I should do."
- Mr. Mohamed A. Al Owaify, Surveillance System Safety Specialist, GACA Air Navigation Services, Saudi Arabia

"This is a course whose information is readily applicable once I get home. One of the best courses I have attended"
- Mr. Jorge Leite, Director of Quality, TAP Maintenance and Engineering, Portugal

"It answered all of my questions. I also have a great basis upon which to build awareness and training for my dept./division."
- Mr. David Allen, Manager of Airport Operations Systems, Continental Airlines

"It was all very nice, especially the way it fills the gaps existing in the ICAO SMS course."
- Ms. Doris Costa, Chief Security, Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil

"Very powerful and very practical knowledge, all you need to kick start or enhance SMS operations in your company."
- Mr. Janis Lapins, Head of Safety, Security, Quality, Environment and Audit Management, State Joint-Stock Company "Latvijas Gaisa Satiksme"

"Very clear explanations. Content was very complete and exercises give me a real view of how to deal with the system."
- Capt. Sebastian Rodriguez Barrueco, Flight Safety Officer, Spanair

"Excellent delivery of a complex topic in an entertaining and informative manner."
- Mr. Pat Fitzpatrick, Alaska Airlines MEC Safety Committee Chairman, ALPA

"The final exercise left a profound impression on me."
- Mr. John Ramsell, Quality Manager, Marshall Aerospace Ltd., United Kingdom

"Content was incredible. Exercises were enjoyable and enlightening"
- Mr. Bill Hafner, Director Quality, ST Mobile Aerospace Engineering

"The instructors had a lot of knowledge about the subject and presented the material in a pleasant way."
- Ms. Barbara Vlaanderen, Chief Security and Safety, Windward Islands Airways N.V.

Aviation Safety Management Systems Courses

Course Dates Course Title # of Days
January 23-27, 2012 SMS Principles 5
January 23-February 1, 2012 SMS Theory and Application 8
March 12-16, 2012 SMS Principles 5
March 12-21, 2012 SMS Theory and Application 8
March 12-23, 2012 SMS Theory and Application
plus Airport Operations Practicum
10
March 21-23, 2012 Airport Operations Practicum 3
April 17-19, 2012 SMS II 3
April 20, 2012 SMS Audit 1
May 7-11, 2012 SMS Principles 5
May 7-16, 2012 SMS Theory and Application 8
July 16-20, 2012 SMS Principles 5
July 16-25, 2012 SMS Theory and Application 8
September 17-21, 2012 SMS Principles 5
September 17-26, 2012 SMS Theory and Application 8
October 16-18, 2012 SMS II 3
October 19, 2012 SMS Audit 1
December 3-7, 2012 SMS Principles 5
December 3-12, 2012 SMS Theory and Application 8
A Safety Management System (SMS) is a proactive management system that has the capability to expand levels of operational safety well beyond regulatory minimums by treating safety as a core business enterprise. SMS is now required by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for all safety service providers.

This course will provide participants with both a solid foundation in basic SMS concepts and will support further implementation of SMS within your organization. Attendees will be able to explain the theory, principles and application of SMS and will understand the ICAO requirements for implementation.

These courses consist of lectures and, as appropriate, case studies, exercises, and in the eight-day option, we have an SMS Development Guidebook that students use to create their own customized SMS Manual.

Limited space available. Please register early.

SMS Course Brochure
Course Brochure
(PDF file, 3.2MB)
Course registration form (for all SMS courses)

You may also request more information about this course by sending us email.

Hotel information for all courses


Location

MITRE Aviation Institute (MAI), McLean, VA
The MITRE Corporation
7515 Colshire Drive
McLean, VA 22102
U.S.A.

1,413 students from the following countries have participated in SMS offerings conducted by MITRE since 2005:

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

 
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