Safety management 2

Question 1

The SMS should specify the service providers approach to ensuring safety including:

Answer 1

1) setting organisational safety policies and standards (meet all applicable safety regulatory requirements)
2) a means of measuring safety achievements
3) a means of correcting deficiencies

Question 2

Are all staff must understand hey have responsibility for their actions

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Who is ultimately responsible for the safety performance of the organisation?

Answer 3

Management

Question 4

What are the key 4 functions SMS are based upon? (SIOS)

Answer 4

• safety policy and management principles
• implementations
• organisations
• safety monitoring

Question 5

What statements does the safety policy consist of?

Answer 5

Safety management 
Safety responsibility 
Priority of safety
The safety objective of Air Navigation Services
Implementation

Question 6

The risk management process should consist of 3 processes:

Answer 6

Define criteria for assessing the acceptability and tolerability if identified risk

Identify points of responsibility for review accepting and controlling identified risk

Define the precedence policy for the mitigation of identified risk

Question 7

Safety management implementation requires:

Answer 7

• a formal statement of the organisation safety policy
• A documented safety management system and an organisational structure to support the implement of safety policy
• means to provide assurance if the effectiveness of the safety management implementation in every unit or department of the organisation

Question 8

What is the safety manager responsible for?

Answer 8

• Development and maintenance of SMS
• Accountable for deficiencies
• Ensure safety documentations accurate
• reporting on performance
• Provide independent advice Ans reports to senior management

Role is therefore of high importance

Question 9

All new systems and changes to operational systems should be assessed for their safety significance. True or False?

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What should safety system assessment processes address?

Answer 10

People
Procedures
Equipment