Aviation SMS #1
Ali Ardestani
Head of Flight Operations and Training Department at Flysunviation Air Training and Services Center
An Aviation Safety Management System (ASMS) is a quality management approach to controlling risk. It provides the organizational framework to construct and support a sound safety culture that actively controls its risk exposure. With increased aviation activity and decreased resources, the ASMS pushes the limits of current safety strategies and practices by developing and implementing a structured management system to control risk and meet legal responsibilities in aviation operations.
The goal is to develop a safety culture that achieves and maintains a zero-accident rate. A highly successful safety culture understands that every person in the organization accepts that safety is a conscious and ongoing mindset as opposed to simply a box to be checked. As Safety is a sometimes considered a dynamic non-event, the capability to continuously seek out and eliminate latent defects within our system and culture must be maintained. By being proactive, we eliminate potential causal factors that could lead to future accidents.
1.2 Scope of the Aviation Safety Management System
Our purpose is to assist in fulfilling the requirements of FSM 5700 with respect to the implementation of Aviation Safety Management Systems (ASMS). This provides best practices in the application of ASMS for the service providers. The ASMS shall comprehensively examine the functions of the operational environment to identify hazards and analyze associated risks. The specific functional components include:
(a) Safety management
(b) Organization and personnel
(c) Training and proficiency
(d) Flight operations
(e) Aircraft equipment requirements
(f) Aircraft maintenance
(g) Operational policies and procedures
(h) Emergency accident/incident response
(i) Environmental management
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(j) Occupational health and safety
(k) Security
(l) Production vs Protection
This article provides guidance for ASMS development applicable to all Forest Service aviation operations. Statements containing the words must, shall, and will are directive in nature, with corresponding policy found in the FSM 5700. This contains best practices for Safety Management Systems in the aviation program, thus the terms "may" and "should" indicate a best practice or industry standard that allows some discretion in execution.
1.2.1 ASMS Structure and Organization There are four components comprising the Agency’s ASMS; each component is an essential piece of a comprehensive safety management system.
? Safety Policy
? Safety Risk Management
? Safety Assurance
? Safety Promotion
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