GM2 21.A.3A(a)(1) and (b)(1) Reporting system

• ED Decision 2022/021/R found in: Initial Airworthiness and Environmental Protection (748/2012) Part-21 Part-21L (Jul 2024)

GM2 21.A.3A(a)(1) and (b)(1) Reporting system ED Decision 2022/021/R INTERNAL SAFETY REPORTING SCHEME The internal safety reporting scheme is part of the overall collection system. The objective of this GM is to provide specific guidance on the internal safety reporting scheme only. (a)     The overall objectives of the internal safety reporting scheme are: —        to collect information that is reported by the organisation staff; and —        to use that reported information to improve the safety of operations, in conjunction with the safety management elements that are defined in points [21.A.139](#_DxCrossRefBm1649096881) and [21.A.239](#_DxCrossRefBm1649096881). Each internal safety reporting scheme should include provisions for confidentiality and enable and encourage free and frank reporting of events, as those listed in points [21.A.3A](#_DxCrossRefBm1649096889)(a)(1)(i) and (ii). This is facilitated by establishing a ‘just culture’. (b)     The specific objectives of the scheme are to: (1)     enable an assessment of the safety implications of each relevant event that is reported, including previous similar events, so that any necessary action can be initiated; and (2)     ensure that lessons from relevant events are shared so that other persons and parts of the organisation may learn from them. (c)      The scheme is an essential part of the overall management system and should be complementary to routine procedures and ‘control’ systems; it is not intended to duplicate or supersede any of them. The scheme is a tool to identify those instances in which routine procedures have failed or may fail. (d)     All safety-related reports should be retained as the significance of such reports may only become obvious later. (e)     The collection and analysis of timely, appropriate, and accurate data will allow the organisation to react to the information that it receives and to take necessary action. ##### GM2 21.A.3A(a)(1) and (b)(1) Reporting system *ED Decision 2022/021/R* **INTERNAL SAFETY REPORTING SCHEME** The internal safety reporting scheme is part of the overall collection system. The objective of this GM is to provide specific guidance on the internal safety reporting scheme only. (a) The overall objectives of the internal safety reporting scheme are: — to collect information that is reported by the organisation staff; and — to use that reported information to improve the safety of operations, in conjunction with the safety management elements that are defined in points [21.A.139](#_DxCrossRefBm485230371) and [21.A.239](#_DxCrossRefBm485230371). Each internal safety reporting scheme should include provisions for confidentiality and enable and encourage free and frank reporting of events, as those listed in points [21.A.3A](#_DxCrossRefBm485230380)(a)(1)(i) and (ii). This is facilitated by establishing a ‘just culture’. (b) The specific objectives of the scheme are to: (1) enable an assessment of the safety implications of each relevant event that is reported, including previous similar events, so that any necessary action can be initiated; and (2) ensure that lessons from relevant events are shared so that other persons and parts of the organisation may learn from them. (c) The scheme is an essential part of the overall management system and should be complementary to routine procedures and ‘control’ systems; it is not intended to duplicate or supersede any of them. The scheme is a tool to identify those instances in which routine procedures have failed or may fail. (d) All safety-related reports should be retained as the significance of such reports may only become obvious later. (e) The collection and analysis of timely, appropriate, and accurate data will allow the organisation to react to the information that it receives and to take necessary action.