Safety Management Systems for Airports


Safety is a key priority in our industry! This course will guide you in understanding and implementing Safety Management Systems at aerodromes/airports.


How You Will Benefit

  • Understand what are safety management systems and why they are now a legal requirement for aerodromes
  • Meet the legal responsibility to manage safety at aerodromes with a comprehensive, systematic approach
  • Fully integrate safety considerations into the business of operating aerodromes via the application of management controls to all processes critical to safety
  • Understand the steps to implement safety management  systems at aerodromes
  • Evaluate safety management systems at aerodromes and identify required improvements
  • Determine what are safety management systems

Designed for

  • Aerodrome Senior Managers
  • Aerodrome Middle Managers
  • Aerodrome Safety Managers
  • Airline/Ground Handling Managers 
  • Representatives from Civil Aviation Authorities
  • Members of Aerodrome Board of Directors

Course Content

  • Systems management defined
  • Traditional safety programs
  • The system safety approach
  • Airport responsibilities for safety
  • Components of safety management systems
  • Airport safety policy
  • Airport safety management plan(s)
  • Implementing SMS at an airport
  • Airport resources
  • Safety culture
  • SMS and the aerodrome manual
  • Regulating airport SMS
  • Regulator responsibilities
  • Evaluating SMS

Classroom Courses

October 27 - October 31, 2008
Montreal, CanadaClass No : 13186
Please note that if no sessions are listed above, then this course is currently not scheduled for delivery in our IATA classrooms.

All IATA courses can be delivered to your offices and tailored to your organisation's reality and needs. If you have a group of 15 or more individuals for this course, please contact us at training.ymq@iata.org and we will provide you with information about bringing this course to your offices at a time convenient for you and your staff.

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Customised Training
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