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proactive and predictive processes completed. 4 Safety performance indicators and safety performance targets developed.
5 Critical safety information based on safety data captured by reactive, proactive and predictive processes distributed to the organization.
4. PHASE IV — OPERATIONAL SAFETY ASSURANCE
4.1
Safety performance of the SMS discussed in Chapter 9
• Establish safety performance indicators.
• Establish safety performance targets.
• Establish action plans.
• Define measures of reliability, availability andor accuracy related to action plans, as required.
• Agree on safety performance measurement with the State oversight authority.
4.2
Safety performance monitoring and measurement discussed in Chapter 9
• Define and develop information sources for safety performance and monitoring.
4.3
The management of change discussed in Chapter 9
• Establish a formal process for the management of change that considers:
— criticality of systems and activities; — stability of systems and operational environments;
— past
performance. •
Identify changes that might affect established processes, procedures, products and services. •
Prior to implementing changes, define arrangements to ensure safety performance. 4.4
Continuous improvement of the SMS discussed in Chapter 9
• Develop forms for internal evaluations and ensure independence from technical processes being
evaluated. •
Define an internal audit process. •
Define an external audit process.
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• Define a schedule for proactive evaluation of facilities, equipment, documentation and procedures, to be
completed through audits and surveys. •
Define a schedule for proactive evaluation of an individual’s performance. •
Develop documentation relevant to operational safety assurance. 4.5
Training discussed in Chapter 9
• Develop training relevant to operational safety assurance for staff involved in the safety assurance phase.
4.6
Safety promotion — Safety communication discussed in Chapter 9
• Establish a means to convey organizational information on Phase IV:
— safety newsletters, notices and bulletins; —
websites; —
email. 4.7
Time frame for implementation and deliverables
The estimated time frame for implementation of Phase IV could take from 9 to 12 months, depending on the size of the organization and complexity of the services provided.
Deliverables
1 Agreement reached with the State oversight authority on safety performance indicators and safety performance targets.
2 Training on safety assurance for operational personnel, managers and supervisors completed. 3 Documentation relevant to operational safety assurance placed in the safety library.
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Chapter 11 STATE SAFETY PROGRAMME SSP
11.1 OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
This chapter introduces a framework for development and implementation of a State safety programme SSP that combines elements of both prescriptive and performance-based approaches to the management of safety. This chapter
also discusses the importance of a realistic implementation of an SSP as a prerequisite for the implementation of an SMS by service providers. The chapter includes the following topics:
a The components and elements of an SSP; b The ICAO SSP framework;
c SSP
development; d SSP implementation; and
e The role of the SSP in supporting SMS implementation.
11.2 THE COMPONENTS AND ELEMENTS OF AN SSP 11.2.1
An SSP is a management system for the management of safety by the State. The implementation of an SSP must be commensurate with the size and complexity of the State’s aviation system, and may require coordination
among multiple authorities responsible for individual elements of civil aviation functions in the State. 11.2.2
There are four components of an SSP, which represent the two core operational activities an SSP must undertake, as well as the organizational arrangements that are necessary to support such core operational activities.
The four components of an SSP are: a State safety policy and objectives;
b State safety risk management; c State safety assurance; and
d State safety promotion. 11.2.3
From the point of view of safety interventions and mitigation strategies, the two core operational activities of an SSP are State safety risk management and State safety assurance. These two core operational activities take
place under the umbrella provided by the State safety policy and objectives and are supported by the State safety promotion. Most of the equivalent components of an SMS presented in Chapter 8, 8.2 and 8.3 also apply to the SSP.
There is, however, one difference: under the SSP, the accident and serious incident investigation process, although formally considered an element of the State policy and objectives, is also a core operational activity that contributes to
safety data collection analysis and exchange, as well as to the targeting of oversight of areas of greater concern State safety assurance.
