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Safety Management System 

(SMS)

A Safety Management System (SMS) is a systematic approach to managing safety in aviation and other safety critical industries. Airlines that implement an SMS are able to identify and mitigate safety risks that they are exposed to during their day-to-day operation, ultimately improving safety performance.

IATA SMS Strategy Outcomes

  • IATA Capability
  • IATA Member Capability
  • Global Influence

 

SMS – Tools for Implementation

To assist airlines in maintaining and evolving their SMS and in support of our SMS Strategy, IATA has collated together useful tools, guidance material and practical examples, conveniently divided into the four pillars of the SMS framework:

 

SMS Workshops