Safety Management Systems Flashcards
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In SMS, 'risk tolerance' (also called acceptable risk) is primarily determined by:
Answer: Senior management through the organization's safety policy
Senior management establishes the organization's risk tolerance through safety policy, which defines the level of risk deemed acceptable for operations.
Which SMS pillar specifically includes the activities of safety performance monitoring and safety audits?
Answer: Safety assurance
Safety assurance encompasses monitoring, auditing, and evaluating the effectiveness of the SMS and its risk controls.
A dispatch supervisor discovers that a newly hired dispatcher has been routinely approving fuel loads below the regulatory minimum without documentation. This is best handled first by:
Answer: Filing an ASAP report and initiating a systemic review of training adequacy
An ASAP (Aviation Safety Action Program) report captures the safety issue formally and triggers systemic review to prevent recurrence, consistent with SMS principles.
What does 'safety promotion' accomplish within an SMS?
Answer: Builds safety culture through training, communication, and information sharing
Safety promotion fosters a positive safety culture by ensuring all employees are trained, informed, and motivated to support SMS objectives.
Under SMS, a 'corrective action' differs from a 'preventive action' in that corrective action:
Answer: Addresses the root cause of an identified deficiency that has already occurred
Corrective action responds to existing nonconformities or deficiencies, while preventive action proactively addresses potential future problems.
A dispatcher's release is signed for a flight operating into known icing conditions. The safety risk control for this hazard relies on the aircraft's anti-ice system. SMS would categorize this control as:
Answer: A technical/engineering control — modifying the system
An installed anti-ice system is a technical/engineering control that modifies the aircraft's capability to handle the identified icing hazard.
The FAA's Safety Management System Voluntary Program (SMSVP) was intended to:
Answer: Allow non-Part 121 operators to voluntarily develop and implement SMS
The SMSVP provided a framework for aviation organizations not mandated by Part 5 to voluntarily develop and implement SMS.