GM1 ORGH.MGM.200(b)(1) General requirements for the management system

• ED Decision 2025/007/R found in: Ground Handling (GH) (2025/23 and 2025/20) (Nov 2025)

##### GM1 ORGH.MGM.200(b)(1) General requirements for the management system *ED Decision 2025/007/R* **ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPONSIBILITY AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT** (a) Senior management is usually a group consisting of the persons whose functions are performed at the highest level of management in the organisation, immediately below the board of directors. (b) Other terms used are ‘executive management’, ‘higher management’ and ‘management team’. (c) For the purpose of [Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/20](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/20/oj), senior management includes the accountable manager. (d) The GH organisation may have a reduced senior management structure, where several functions are fulfilled by a single person. (e) In the English language, the notion of accountability is different from the notion of responsibility. ‘Accountability’ refers to an obligation that cannot be shared or delegated. ‘Responsibility’ refers to an obligation that can be delegated and shared; it means that a person is assigned specific duties or tasks to perform. (f) Senior management is expected to: (1) continually promote the safety policy to all personnel and demonstrate their commitment to it; (2) provide the human and financial resources necessary for its implementation; (3) establish safety objectives and performance standards; (4) take overall accountability for the organisation’s outcomes and results.