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GM5 Article 15(1) Conditions for obtaining a certificate

ED Decision 2022/022/R

SAFETY SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS

Safety support requirements are the characteristics/items of the functional system to ensure that the service performs as specified. The following non-exhaustive list contains examples of safety support requirements that specify:

(a)     for software (and equipment), the complete behaviour in terms of functions, accuracy, timing, order, format, capacity, resource usage, robustness to abnormal conditions, overload tolerance, availability, reliability, confidence and integrity;

(b)     for people, their performance in terms of tasks (e.g. accuracy, response times, acceptable workload, resilience to distraction, self-awareness, team-player capacity, adaptability, reliability, confidence, skills, and knowledge in relation to their tasks);

(c)      for procedures, the circumstances for their enforcement, the resources needed to perform them (i.e. people and equipment), the sequence of actions to be performed, and the timing and accuracy of the actions; and

(d)     interactions between all parts of the system.