ATS.OR.200 Safety management system

• Regulation (EU) 2017/373 found in: ATM/ANS Provision of Services (2017/373) (Mar 2025)

ATS.OR.200 Safety management system Regulation (EU) 2017/373 An air traffic services provider shall have in place a safety management system (SMS), which may be an integral part of the management system required in point [ATM/ANS.OR.B.005](#_DxCrossRefBm647742120), that includes the following components: (1) Safety policy and objectives (i) Management commitment and responsibility regarding safety which shall be included in the safety policy. (ii) Safety accountabilities regarding the implementation and maintenance of the SMS and the authority to make decisions regarding safety. (iii) Appointment of a safety manager who is responsible for the implementation and maintenance of an effective SMS; (iv) Coordination of an emergency response planning with other service providers and aviation undertakings that interface with the ATS provider during the provision of its services. (v) SMS documentation that describes all the elements of the SMS, the associated SMS processes and the SMS outputs. (2) Safety risk management (i) A process to identify hazards associated to its services which shall be based on a combination of reactive, proactive and predictive methods of safety data collection. (ii) A process that ensures analysis, assessment and control of the safety risks associated with identified hazards. (iii) A process to ensure that its contribution to the risk of aircraft accidents is minimised as far as is reasonably practicable. (3) Safety assurance (i) Safety performance monitoring and measurement means to verify the safety performance of the organisation and validate the effectiveness of the safety risk controls. (ii) A process to identify changes which may affect the level of safety risk associated with its service and to identify and manage the safety risks that may arise from those changes. (iii) A process to monitor and assess the effectiveness of the SMS to enable the continuous improvement of the overall performance of the SMS. (4) Safety promotion (i) Training programme that ensures that the personnel are trained and competent to perform their SMS duties. (ii) Safety communication that ensures that the personnel are aware of the SMS implementation. ATS.OR.200 Safety management system Regulation (EU) 2017/373 An air traffic services provider shall have in place a safety management system (SMS), which may be an integral part of the management system required in point [ATM/ANS.OR.B.005](#_DxCrossRefBm1726554962), that includes the following components: (1)       Safety policy and objectives (i)        Management commitment and responsibility regarding safety which shall be included in the safety policy. (ii)       Safety accountabilities regarding the implementation and maintenance of the SMS and the authority to make decisions regarding safety. (iii)      Appointment of a safety manager who is responsible for the implementation and maintenance of an effective SMS; (iv)      Coordination of an emergency response planning with other service providers and aviation undertakings that interface with the ATS provider during the provision of its services. (v)       SMS documentation that describes all the elements of the SMS, the associated SMS processes and the SMS outputs. (2)       Safety risk management (i)        A process to identify hazards associated to its services which shall be based on a combination of reactive, proactive and predictive methods of safety data collection. (ii)       A process that ensures analysis, assessment and control of the safety risks associated with identified hazards. (iii)      A process to ensure that its contribution to the risk of aircraft accidents is minimised as far as is reasonably practicable. (3)       Safety assurance (i)        Safety performance monitoring and measurement means to verify the safety performance of the organisation and validate the effectiveness of the safety risk controls. (ii)       A process to identify changes which may affect the level of safety risk associated with its service and to identify and manage the safety risks that may arise from those changes. (iii)      A process to monitor and assess the effectiveness of the SMS to enable the continuous improvement of the overall performance of the SMS. (4)       Safety promotion (i)        Training programme that ensures that the personnel are trained and competent to perform their SMS duties. (ii)       Safety communication that ensures that the personnel are aware of the SMS implementation.