Section 5.1

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

Subpart A - General
Section 5.1

Section 5.5 Definitions.
Hazard means a condition that could
foreseeably cause or contribute to an
aircraft accident as defined in 49 CFR
830.2.
Risk means the composite of predicted severity and likelihood of the
potential effect of a hazard.
Risk control means a means to reduce
or eliminate the effects of hazards.
Safety assurance means processes
within the SMS that function systematically to ensure the performance and
effectiveness of safety risk controls
and that the organization meets or exceeds its safety objectives through the
collection, analysis, and assessment of
information.
Safety Management System (SMS)
means the formal, top-down, organization-wide approach to managing safety
risk and assuring the effectiveness of
safety risk controls. It includes systematic procedures, practices, and policies for the management of safety risk.
Safety objective means a measurable
goal or desirable outcome related to
safety.
Safety performance means realized or
actual safety accomplishment relative
to the organization-s safety objectives.
Safety policy means the certificate
holder-s documented commitment to
safety, which defines its safety objectives and the accountabilities and responsibilities of its employees in regards to safety.
Safety promotion means a combination of training and communication of
safety information to support the implementation and operation of an SMS
in an organization.
Safety Risk Management means a process within the SMS composed of describing the system, identifying the
hazards, and analyzing, assessing and
controlling risk.

Applicability.

(a) A certificate holder under part 119
of this chapter authorized to conduct
operations in accordance with the requirements of part 121 of this chapter
must have a Safety Management System that meets the requirements of
this part and is acceptable to the Administrator by March 9, 2018.
(b) A certificate holder must submit
an implementation plan to the FAA
Administrator for review no later than
September 9, 2015. The implementation
plan must be approved no later than
March 9, 2016.
(c) The implementation plan may include any of the certificate holder-s existing programs, policies, or procedures
that it intends to use to meet the requirements of this part, including components of an existing SMS.
[80 FR 1326, Jan. 8, 2015, as amended at 80 FR
1584, Jan. 13, 2015]

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Section 5.3

General requirements.

(a) Any certificate holder required to
have a Safety Management System
under this part must submit the Safety
Management System to the Administrator for acceptance. The SMS must
be appropriate to the size, scope, and
complexity of the certificate holder-s
operation and include at least the following components:
(1) Safety policy in accordance with
the requirements of subpart B of this
part;
(2) Safety risk management in accordance with the requirements of subpart C of this part;
(3) Safety assurance in accordance
with the requirements of subpart D of
this part; and
(4) Safety promotion in accordance
with the requirements of subpart E of
this part.
(b) The Safety Management System
must be maintained in accordance with
the recordkeeping requirements in subpart F of this part.
(c) The Safety Management System
must ensure compliance with the relevant regulatory standards in chapter I
of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Subpart B - Safety Policy
Section 5.21 Safety policy.
(a) The certificate holder must have
a safety policy that includes at least
the following:
(1) The safety objectives of the certificate holder.
(2) A commitment of the certificate
holder to fulfill the organization-s safety objectives.

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