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SMS I Principles (Basic) Course (5 days)

Senior executives and safety professionals will acquire a thorough foundation in all areas of SMS theory, principles and application concepts. This course will present the "Four Pillars of SMS" (Safety Policy, Safety Risk Management, Safety Assurance and Safety Promotion) and will also include Human and Organizational Factors, Organizational Responsibilities, SMS Training and Implementation. This and all of the MITRE SMS courses focuses meet the expectations of the ICAO Safety Management Manual 9859.

SMS 1 (Basic) Curriculum:

Module 1: Introduction to SMS
The objectives of this module are:
  1. The evolution of Safety Oversight
  2. The high level theories, concepts and of SMS
  3. The SMS Table (A comprehensive mapping of the Four Pillars of SMS)
  4. The business case for SMS

Module 2: Human Factors and Safety Culture
The objectives of this module are:

  1. The role of human factors in SMS
  2. A new approach to examining errors
  3. Human performance principles and the organizational processes as they relate to systems performance
  4. Understanding safety cultures
  5. Methods to facilitate safety culture

Module 3: SMS Requirements
The objectives of this module are:

  1. ICAO requirements for a state safety program and a service provider's SMS
  2. The FAA Airline SMS Standard
  3. A sample SMS implementation plan
  4. Introduction to SMS guidebooks
  5. The CAA's interest when accepting a service provider's SMS

Module 4: SMS Policy
The objectives of this module are:

  1. Constructing the SMS Policy
  2. Quality Management Systems
  3. Emergency Preparedness
  4. SMS Record Keeping

Module 5: Organizational Structure and Responsibilities
The objectives of this module are:

  1. How to establish an SMS organization using the ICAO Documents 9859 and the SMS Guidebook
  2. Understanding the interactions required of an SMS organizational structure that will fulfill cultural and organizational needs, business goals and strategies
  3. Resource recommendations for SMS responsibilities within their organization

Module 6: Safety Risk Management (SRM)
The objectives of this module are:

  1. Describe Risk Management
  2. Apply the Risk Management Process
  3. Describe Hazard identification
  4. Perform Risk Analysis & Assessment
  5. Understand Risk Mitigation Strategies
  6. Apply SRM Documentation

Module 7: Safety Assurance
The objectives of this module are:

  1. Explore methods to monitor and measure the effectiveness of risk controls
  2. Examine differences between internal self-audits and internal evaluation
  3. Discuss various sources of operational data

Module 8: Safety Promotion
The objectives of this module are:

  1. Supporting the Safety Culture
  2. State (CAA) Safety Promotion
  3. Corporate Programs for SMS Safety Promotion

Module 9: SMS Training
The objectives of this module are:

  1. The need for SMS training, the transfer f knowledge and skills, and its contribution to proper safety culture
  2. The requirements associated with SMS training: Who should be trained, the subject matter, and the detail that should be provided to make the organizational SMS function properly

Module 10: Next Steps
The objectives of this module are:

  1. The CAA Implementation of SMS
  2. Planning Your SMS
  3. Phased Implementation Plan
  4. ICAO Audit program - USOAP
  5. Why Bother?


Location

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

Fees

  • SMS Principles Course - USD$1500 per person.

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