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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 140 : Safety Management System

Subpart 1 : Safety Management System

140.01.3 Requirements of SMS

 

(1) An entity referred to in regulation 140.01.1 shall include in its SMS the following components and elements—
(a) safety policy and objectives—
(i) management commitment;
(ii) safety accountability and responsibilities;
(iii) appointment of key safety personnel;
(iv) coordination of emergency response planning;
(v) SMS documentation.
(b) safety risk management—
(i) hazard identification; and
(ii) safety risk assessment and mitigation.
(c) safety assurance—
(i) safety performance monitoring and measurement;
(ii) management of change; and
(iii) continuous improvement of the SMS.
(d) safety promotion—
(i) training and education; and
(ii) safety communication.

 

(2) An operator of an aircraft having an MCTOW of greater than 27 000 kg shall ensure that its SMS inlcudes—
(a) a confidential flight data analysis programme which is non-punitive;
(b) a procedure for analysis of data obtained from a programme referred to in paragraph (a); and
(c) a LOSA programme to identify hazards and unsafe events.

 

(3) A holder of an ATSU approval shall make use of the suitable methods, which may include the NOSS, to identify hazards and unsafe events.

 

[Regulation 140.01.3 substituted by regulation 13(e) of Notice No. R. 3169, GG 48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Fifth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]