Developing Organisational SMS Tools for Analysis

Flight Crew standard operating procedures (SOP’s) are only as effective as the willingness of the flight Crews to follow. Operators and maintainers should continually strive to identify whether defences contain recognized safety hazards and to use these indicators as an early warning safety system. A “tool” is a device or implement, used to carry out…

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To consider how we manage a Hazard Identification Process

The Hazard identification process must deliver to the Safety office all perceived risks, this will allow the Hazards to be analysed and for an assessment to be made which “measures” the amount of exposure which the organization is facing, sometimes known as ERC (event risk classification). Once analysed, suitable mitigations may be developed, which will…

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Sofema Aviation Services Delivers Part Operations and Safety Management System Risk Assessment, for Gain Jet

During November 2013 Steven Bentley MD of Sofema Aviation Services had the pleasure of delivering  4 days Intensive Training covering the forthcoming Part OPS together with an understanding of  SMS Risk Assessment. GainJet Aviation is a leading worldwide private aircraft charter operator and management company with our headquarters based in Athens, Greece. With worldwide EU-OPS…

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