The Airport Environment is without doubt “Compliance Intensive” with a plethora or rules regulations and obligations. Ensuring Compliance with all Regulatory and Organisational Requirements is a Fundamental Element of the continuous Airfield Operations oversight process. The Safety Management System should complement this process and enable ongoing assessment of Risk and Exposure, this adding a new dimension to the oversight process.
Consistent with the intention to implement fully compliant SMS accepts the existing situation whereby Stakeholders and other airport services providers have existing and well established operational processes, additionally staff training processes are fully evolved. An essential element of the Airport Compliance Management Process includes Subcontractor Management; many service providers will use subcontractors to ensure the timely delivery of services. It is necessary to have full control of all elements including licences, permits, and appropriate insurances.
Management of Change provides an understanding concerning the intensity of effort which may be required in the case of existing processes and procedures which have been implemented over a period of time, however we have to be pragmatic and to recognize the role of performance optimization which can exist as a tangible benefit of a well developed Safety Management System.
Internal auditing activities make up a significant portion of the compliance activities in the management of airfield ops.
Compliance oversight or auditing is required in respect of all Service Providers (recognizing of course that some Service Providers will have their own Quality Systems)
Other Areas of importance for compliance oversight include:-
– Documentation Management Distribution and Version Control Processes
– Ramp Operations Manual, Airport Manual, Airport SMS Manual
– FOD Programs (Foreign Object Damage)
– The control and Management of Ground Support Equipment for Servicing
– Passenger Transport and Steps
– Baggage Handling and Aircraft Loading Equipment
– Aircraft Loading Control Procedures
– Refueling and Aircraft Servicing Providers
– Catering Vehicles
– Baggage and Baggage Screening
– Jet Bridge Operations
– Licensing and Permit Control Processes
– Drugs & Alcohol Policies Induction and Training
– Training Processes for Ramp Operations and Airside Driving
– Security and Special Area Access
In Support of the Safety Management System it is necessary to develop a process to manage hazards and operate a “risk register”.
All elements of the process (Data gathering, Data Processing, Analysis, & Mitigation Proposal) require to be subjected to compliance auditing and oversight.
Management Process for Incident & Accident including root cause analysis and follow up processes.
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Airfield Operations, Airport Compliance Management Process, Auditing, Aviation Safety, Compliance Monitoring, EASA, Inspections, Risk and Exposure
