ED Decision 2022/017/R
INTEGRATION AND HARMONISATION OF THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
(a) âManagement systemâ within the scope of Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 means a set of interrelated or interacting organisation policies, procedures, standards and processes to achieve certain objectives under an overarching safety culture.
(b) Under point CAMO.A.200(d), an integrated management system occurs when the same organisation holds several approvals and its management system combines policies, procedures, and standards from various areas into a single structure, thus avoiding isolated procedures for common processes. The lines of responsibility and accountability of the organisation that holds an air operator certificate (AOC) and a CAMO approval are linked directly to the corporate authority of the operatorâs accountable manager. This may be supported by a common manual (e.g. a common safety management manual).
(c) If organisations forming part of a single air carrier business grouping decide to facilitate the harmonisation of their management systems through standards, those standards will cover the common or consistent methods and procedures. Other elements of the management system may be covered at the discretion of the organisation, to provide flexibility and thus leverage synergy or cooperation. Harmonising management systems requires extensive and continuous exchange of information on hazard identification, safety risk management methods, strategic decisions, safety actions, compliance monitoring, and best practices.
(d) Within a single air carrier business grouping, the CAMO plays a key role in the cooperation between the operators that use that CAMO, and in the harmonisation of their management systems.
(e) Contracting a CAMO in accordance with point M.A.201(ea) implies that at least two operators will use that CAMO. As the operatorsâ management systems should be harmonised with the CAMOâs management system, they will also be harmonised with one another.
Guidance on integrating and harmonising management systems for CAMO and AOC holders, covering definitions, integrated systems, harmonisation standards, and the CAMO's key role in air carrier groupings.
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