Affected Operators Should Act Now on Expanded SMS Mandate

Expanded implementation of the FAA’s 14 CFR Part 5 Safety Management Systems (SMS) mandate is well underway. NBAA member operators describe how it’s going so far.

The third installment of NBAA’s Part 5 SMS for Small Operators video series focuses on how safety risk management is achieved in four basic steps.

The NBAA Safety Committee video focuses on safety assurance in the FAA’s Part 5 SMS.

ll U.S.-based Part 145 repair stations with EASA approval are required to develop and implement a safety management system, due to a recently revised special condition in an aviation bilateral safety agreement between the FAA and EASA.