Aviation Risk-Based Oversight – Commented by Steve Bentley CEO of Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com Recommendation 1: The oversight planning and determination of the oversight cycle for each organisation should take into consideration the risk profile and the assessment of the safety performance. When the risk profile relies on expert judgment, the decision-making should be…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers Safety Assurance within the context of an Aviation Risk Management Process. Introduction Safety assurance activities are at the core of the safety management system (SMS) that aviation service providers (including aircraft operators) shall implement in order to meet ICAO SARPS and regulatory requirements. Considering the Definition of Safety Risk Management Encompasses the assessment…

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com considers the fundamentals of Risk & Performance-Based Oversight. Introduction Performance-Based Regulation (PBR) may be considered as a data-driven (data-centric) approach to regulations PBR is effectively driven by both safety risk and performance metrics PBR facilitates: o A more proportionate outcome o Specific & Targeted o Efficient & Cost-Effective Approach to Regulations…

Implementing a safety management system within an EASA Part 145 Organisation – Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) provides insight! Do we agree on the purpose of an Aviation SMS? According to ICAO – ICAO Doc 9859 para 2.13.2 – ‘A hazard is generically defined by safety practitioners as a condition or an object with the potential…