AMC2 ATS.OR.200(1)(ii);(iii) Safety management system
ED Decision 2017/001/R
ORGANISATION AND ACCOUNTABILITIES — COMPLEX ATS PROVIDERS
The SMS of the air traffic services provider should encompass safety by including a safety manager and a safety review board in the organisational structure.
(a) Safety manager
(1) The safety manager should act as the focal point and be responsible for the development, administration and maintenance of an effective SMS. He or she should be independent of line management, and accountable directly to the highest organisational level.
(2) The role of the safety manager should, as a minimum, be to:
(i) ensure that hazard identification, risk analysis and management are undertaken in accordance with the SMS processes;
(ii) monitor the implementation of actions taken to mitigate risks;
(iii) provide periodic reports on safety performance;
(iv) ensure maintenance of safety management documentation;
(v) ensure that there is safety management training available and that it meets acceptable standards;
(vi) provide advice on safety matters; and
(vii) monitor initiation and follow-up of internal occurrence/accident investigations.
(3) The safety manager should have:
(i) adequate practical experience and expertise in air traffic services or a similar area;
(ii) adequate knowledge of safety and quality management;
(iii) adequate knowledge of the working methods and operating procedures; and
(iv) comprehensive knowledge of the applicable requirements in the area of air traffic services.
(b) Safety review board
(1) The safety review board should be a high-level committee that considers matters of strategic safety in support of the accountable manager’s safety accountability.
(2) The board should be chaired by the accountable manager and composed of heads of functional areas.
(3) The safety review board should, as a minimum:
(i) monitor safety performance against safety policy and objectives;
(ii) ensure that any safety action is taken in a timely manner; and
(iii) monitor the effectiveness of the air traffic services provider’s SMS processes.
(4) The safety review board should ensure that appropriate resources are allocated to achieve the planned safety performance.
(5) The safety manager or any other relevant person may attend, as appropriate, safety review board meetings. He or she may communicate to the accountable manager all information, as necessary, to allow decision-making based on safety data.