Driven by the International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO Safety Management Systems are being implemented as a Compliance Driven requirement, however SMS is a performance based system, whereby the objective is to deliver organisational safety at a lever as low as reasonably practical ALARP. The last 30 years have seen changes in the  aviation industry understanding…

Significant changes have taken place over the last 25 years in many areas of aviation and not only in the technical quality of the product. It has taken the Aviation Industry decades to understand fully the role of the organization in aviation accidents and incidents. This understanding has led to the current environment in which…

The forthcoming EASA regulatory requirement 145.A.62 ‘Internal Safety Reporting Scheme’ (NPA 2013-01) introduces a separate provision to strengthen the development and implementation of  a confidential internal safety reporting scheme as part of the Organization’s ‘safety information system’ to help the organisation foster its safety culture. A strong safety culture is an essential ingredient for effective…

How to identify areas which need special attention and how to focus our efforts on making sure we can deliver in all relevant areas. Which areas of the organization need special attention? …and what do we mean by special attention? We may believe that we know where are key areas are, however the whole point…