ICAO provides guidance material to support the interpretation and implementation of the established Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) related to State safety programmes (SSP) and safety management systems (SMS) for service providers.

SMS: ICAO Definition •A systematic approach to managing safety, including the necessary organizational structures, accountability, responsibilities, policies and procedures. 27 November 2018 6

The idea of an ACI guidance handbook on Safety Management Systems (SMS) emerged from discussions in the Safety and Technical Standing Committee. ACI had already published an SMS Gap Analysis Tool and a chapter on SMS in the Airside Safety Handbook, and wished to follow up by producing an action-orientated guide on SMS for aerodrome operators.

Guidance material on safety management principles and concepts, State Safety Programme (SSP) and Safety Management System implementation are contained in the ICAO Safety Management Manual (SMM) (Doc 9859). The 4th edition of the Safety Management Manual is available for download from ICAO-Net. T o access ICAO-NET or to buy ICAO Documents click ...

This includes ensuring that service providers implement safety management systems (SMS) in accordance with the provisions of Annex 19. In order to be consistent with Safety management principles, a concerted effort was made to focus on the intended outcome of each Standard and Recommended Practice (SARP), purposely avoiding being overly ...

Develop SSP/SMS implementation plans based on the frameworks provided in ICAO Safety Management SARPs and guidance material; Participate in the organization’s SSP/SMS implementation and operation.

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requires Safety Management Systems (SMS) for the management of safety risk in air operations, maintenance, air traffic services, aerodromes, flight training, and design and production of aircraft, engines, and propellers.

Position Paper on the compliance of EASA system and EU-OPS with ICAO Annex 6 safety management systems (SMS) standards and recommended practices for air operators; EU-OPS 1.037 EUROCONTROL

1 based on ICAO Annex 192 and ICAO Safety Management Manual (doc 9859)3 and is organised by the ICAO SMS Framework. Each indicator should be reviewed to determine whethe r it is Present, Suitable, Operating, or Effective, using the definitions and guidance set out below.

The EU requirements for a safety management system (SMS) are embedded into the management system (MS) framework. Such framework addresses the core elements of the ICAO SMS as defined in Appendix 2 to ICAO Annex 19, while promoting an integrated approach to the management of an organisation.