Imagine …

Terry Kelly

SMS Aviation Safety

Outline

• The challenge • What’s needed• A glimpse of the future• Some concluding thoughts

The Challenge

• Limitations of traditional regulatory programs

• Limitations of “applied” System Safety

• Measuring safety performance

• The plight of the regulator– Constraints of “methodology” – Increased expectations/constrained resources

Sit back ….

… relax …

… and let’s imagine a different world …

A world where …

• Performance-based, risk-based regulatory oversight of the “system”

• Operator demonstrates they are pro-actively managing hazards

• Blend of prescribed and performance-based standards customized to the operator’s organization and operation

A world where …

• Human & organizational factors are understood and managed as well as we manage technical & operational issues

• Decisions regarding operational risk management are fully integrated with financial & corporate risk management … it’s the way business is done

A world where …

• The regulator regularly revises and realigns its regulatory plan to deliver sustainable oversight

• The regulator provides useful feedback on the operator’s safety performance, and the info is valuable, and valued(!) (“My regulatee LIKES me!!”)

• The safety culture is (positively) driven by the regulatory framework

Are you still with me ?

Definition

• a comprehensive management system that is being implemented by the Bermuda Department of Civil Aviation to systematically and effectively manage the oversight of the aviation industry

SOMS Described (1)

SOMS Described (2)

Goal

• To optimally manage the oversight of the industry’s reduction of aviation safety-risks to a level as low as reasonably practicable

SOMS Described (3)

SOMS employs a proactive, systems approach to manage the regulatory mandate. It involves:

– planning and conducting oversight

– measuring the results of the associated activities

SOMS Described (4)

Some Key Features:

• Commensurate with size/complexity• Proactive; risk-based • Performance-based (i.e., measurable)• Integrates management systems

Thank you