Safety Management Systems (SMS) for Airports
Airports
With the expected growth in air transportation, we will need to make greater efforts and adopt new measures to continue improving aviation safety. The use of Safety Management Systems (SMS) at airports can contribute to this effort by helping airports detect and correct safety problems before they result in aircraft accidents or incidents. We plan to introduce SMS to airports in several ways:
- External SMS Efforts – Part 139 Rulemaking
- Internal SMS Efforts — FAA SMS and Safety Risk Management in Airport Projects
News & Information
- SMS IDLE Training Unavailable from June 16 to July 16, 2013
From June 16 to July 16, 2013, the Office of Airports (ARP) online SMS courses (Course Number 30200994, Overview of Safety Management System,and Course Number 30201003, Safety Risk Management Panel Facilitation) available through IDLE will be offline for course maintenance. These courses are required for consultants providing facilitation services on ARP-led SRM panels (see Office of Airports SMS Desk Reference (PDF), Appendix F). Any courses that are partially completed on June 16 will need to be restarted from the begining once IDLE becomes available again. We expect both courses to be available on July 16, 2013. - Draft AC 150/5200-37A, Safety Management Systems for Airports
- Office of Airports SMS Desk Reference (PDF, 1.73 MB) (added 6/11/2012)
- Rulemaking
- Statement on Airports SMS Rulemaking (PDF) (added 1/4/2013)
- Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Safety Management System for Certificated Airports
Proposed Rule will require each certificate holder to establish a safety management system (SMS) for its entire airfield environment (including movement and non-movement areas) to improve safety at airports hosting air carrier operations. - Safety Management System for Certificated Airports - Extension of Comment Period (PDF). Extended comment period to July 5, 2011.
- Responses to Clarifying Questions About Proposed Rulemaking
- View Comments in Docket (select Public Submissions or View All Documents)
- Pilot Studies
- Part 139 Safety Management System (SMS) Implementation Study: November 2011 Roundtable Meeting Summary (PDF, 5.72 MB)
- November 2011 SMS Implementation Study Roundtable Meeting Presentations (added 3/12/2013)
See each airport's documentation page to view its presentation - Report on Airport Safety Management Systems (SMS) Pilot Studies, May 2011 (PDF)
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SMS Guidance, Tools, & Related Information
- AC 150/5200-37, Introduction to Safety Management Systems for Airport Operators
- FAA Order 5200.11, FAA Airports (ARP) Safety Management System
- FAA Safety Management Systems Website
- ICAO Safety Management Manual
- Transportation Research Board (TRB) Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)
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Questions
- Keri Lyons
SMS Project Manager
Airport Safety and Operations Division
(202) 267-8972
keri.lyons@faa.gov - Other FAA SMS Contacts
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