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AMC1 ATS.OR.200(1)(i) Safety management system 

ED Decision 2017/001/R

SAFETY POLICY — COMPLEX ATS PROVIDERS

(a)     The safety policy should:

(1)     be signed by the accountable manager;

(2)     reflect organisational commitments regarding safety and its proactive and systematic management;

(3)     be communicated, with visible endorsement, throughout the air traffic services provider; 

(4)     include safety reporting principles;

(5)     include a commitment to:

(i)      improve towards the highest safety standards;

(ii)     comply with all the applicable legal requirements, meet all the applicable standards and consider the best practices;

(iii)     provide appropriate resources; and

(iv)     enforce safety as one primary responsibility of all managers and staff;

(6)     include the safety reporting procedures;

(7)     clearly indicate which types of operational behaviours are unacceptable, and include the conditions under which disciplinary action would not apply; and

(8)     be periodically reviewed to ensure it remains relevant and appropriate.

(b)     Senior management should:

(1)     continually promote the safety policy to all personnel and demonstrate their commitment to it;

(2)     provide necessary human and financial resources for its implementation; and

(3)     establish safety objectives and performance standards.