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§ 5.25 

(3) A clear statement about the pro-

vision of the necessary resources for 
the implementation of the SMS. 

(4) A safety reporting policy that de-

fines requirements for employee re-
porting of safety hazards or issues. 

(5) A policy that defines unacceptable 

behavior and conditions for discipli-
nary action. 

(6) An emergency response plan that 

provides for the safe transition from 
normal to emergency operations in ac-
cordance with the requirements of 
§ 5.27. 

(b) The safety policy must be signed 

by the accountable executive described 
in § 5.25. 

(c) The safety policy must be docu-

mented and communicated throughout 
the certificate holder’s organization. 

(d) The safety policy must be regu-

larly reviewed by the accountable exec-
utive to ensure it remains relevant and 
appropriate to the certificate holder. 

§ 5.23

Safety accountability and au-

thority. 

(a) The certificate holder must define 

accountability for safety within the or-
ganization’s safety policy for the fol-
lowing individuals: 

(1) Accountable executive, as de-

scribed in § 5.25. 

(2) All members of management in 

regard to developing, implementing, 
and maintaining SMS processes within 
their area of responsibility, including, 
but not limited to: 

(i) Hazard identification and safety 

risk assessment. 

(ii) Assuring the effectiveness of safe-

ty risk controls. 

(iii) Promoting safety as required in 

subpart E of this part. 

(iv) Advising the accountable execu-

tive on the performance of the SMS 
and on any need for improvement. 

(3) Employees relative to the certifi-

cate holder’s safety performance. 

(b) The certificate holder must iden-

tify the levels of management with the 
authority to make decisions regarding 
safety risk acceptance. 

§ 5.25

Designation and responsibilities 

of required safety management per-
sonnel. 

(a) 

Designation of the accountable exec-

utive. 

The certificate holder must iden-

tify an accountable executive who, ir-
respective of other functions, satisfies 
the following: 

(1) Is the final authority over oper-

ations authorized to be conducted 
under the certificate holder’s certifi-
cate(s). 

(2) Controls the financial resources 

required for the operations to be con-
ducted under the certificate holder’s 
certificate(s). 

(3) Controls the human resources re-

quired for the operations authorized to 
be conducted under the certificate 
holder’s certificate(s). 

(4) Retains ultimate responsibility 

for the safety performance of the oper-
ations conducted under the certificate 
holder’s certificate. 

(b) 

Responsibilities of the accountable 

executive. 

The accountable executive 

must accomplish the following: 

(1) Ensure that the SMS is properly 

implemented and performing in all 
areas of the certificate holder’s organi-
zation. 

(2) Develop and sign the safety policy 

of the certificate holder. 

(3) Communicate the safety policy 

throughout the certificate holder’s or-
ganization. 

(4) Regularly review the certificate 

holder’s safety policy to ensure it re-
mains relevant and appropriate to the 
certificate holder. 

(5) Regularly review the safety per-

formance of the certificate holder’s or-
ganization and direct actions necessary 
to address substandard safety perform-
ance in accordance with § 5.75. 

(c) 

Designation of management per-

sonnel. 

The accountable executive must 

designate sufficient management per-
sonnel who, on behalf of the account-
able executive, are responsible for the 
following: 

(1) Coordinate implementation, 

maintenance, and integration of the 
SMS throughout the certificate hold-
er’s organization. 

(2) Facilitate hazard identification 

and safety risk analysis. 

(3) Monitor the effectiveness of safe-

ty risk controls. 

(4) Ensure safety promotion through-

out the certificate holder’s organiza-
tion as required in subpart E of this 
part. 

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