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Safety Management Systems for Airlines

Safety5 daysIntermediate

A practical week on running an SMS inside an airline, from the safety policy on the first page of the manual down to the daily hazard log. Participants work with real operator scenarios: a new route, a fleet change, a spike in unstable approaches. They leave with a working toolkit they can adapt to their own organisation.

Who it is for

Safety managers, safety officers, nominated persons and department heads of airplane operators

Learning outcomes

  • Explain the four components and twelve elements of an SMS and how they fit an airline structure
  • Build and maintain a hazard register and risk assessments for flight, ground and technical operations
  • Define safety performance indicators and targets suited to the airline's size and complexity
  • Run a management-of-change assessment for an operational change
  • Link occurrence reporting, investigation and safety promotion into one continuous loop
  • Prepare SMS evidence for authority oversight and internal review

Course outline

  • SMS framework and regulatory basis
  • Safety policy, accountabilities and the Safety Review Board
  • Hazard identification and risk assessment workshop
  • Safety performance monitoring and SPIs
  • Management of change
  • Safety promotion and communication
  • Occurrence reporting and investigation within the SMS

Topics follow public standards: ICAO Annex 19; ICAO Doc 9859; EU Regulation 965/2012 (ORO.GEN.200).

Frequently asked questions

How long is the course?

The course runs 5 days.

Who is the course for?

Safety managers, safety officers, nominated persons and department heads of airplane operators

What delivery modes are available and what does it cost?

Classroom in Tbilisi €1,450, online classroom (live virtual) €1,090; prices per participant, excluding VAT. Group and in-company prices on request.

Where does the course take place?

Classroom sessions are held at Ana Politkovskaya Street N14, Tbilisi, Georgia. The course is also available online or in-company in Georgia or abroad.

Will I receive a certificate?

Yes. This is a certification training. Participants who complete the course receive a Certificate of Completion in Georgian and English. The certificate lists the course title, topics, training hours, dates and instructor. The certificate confirms the training you completed; it is not an aviation licence or rating. Our training process follows ISO 9001 quality management principles, and course content draws on published ICAO and EASA material. Whether the certificate meets your organisation's or regulator's training requirements is decided by your employer or the relevant authority. On request, we send the course syllabus and the instructor's CV in advance.

Who teaches the courses?

Training is led by Davit Mazmishvili, Head of the Training Center, who personally holds teacher licences from the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency and airline transport pilot licences (aeroplane and helicopter). On request, we send the CV of the instructor assigned to your course. These are personal qualifications, not an approval of the centre's courses by any authority.

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