U.S. Airport Safety Management Systems (SMS) Update ACI-NA Webinar July 20, 2016 Contacts: Paul Eubanks and Chris Oswald Tel: 202.293.8500 E-mail: peubanks@aci-na.org coswald@aci-na.org www.aci-na.org
Webinar Overview Where We ve Been Airport SMS Development Since 2006 Summary of the SMS Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Supporting Documents Next Steps Q&A www.aci-na.org 2
Webinar Ground Rules Given the size of the attendee list, all attendees have been muted on arrival Please post any questions you have to the chat window We will make a recording of this webinar available on at http://aci-na.org/committee/operationstechnical-affairs, under Committee News You can send any follow-up questions postwebinar to either Paul Eubanks (peubanks@acina.org) or Chris Oswald (coswald@aci-na.org). www.aci-na.org 3
Reviewing Where We ve Been 2006 ICAO adopts SMS as a global safety standard; states that signatories to the Chicago Convention (participating states) shall require SMS as part of their safety programs 2008 FAA introduces enterprise-wide SMS policies via Order 8000.369; begins working with airport operators on an airport SMS pilot program 2010 Multi-phase airport pilot program concludes; FAA Office of Airports issues NPRM for airport SMS 2011-2015 Several airports implement/refine SMS programs voluntarily; FAA works to redraft airport SMS rules while proceeding with internal SMS programs 2016 SNPRM for airport SMS issued www.aci-na.org 4
What Was Released Last Week Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM), Safety Management Systems for Certificated Airports Regulatory Evaluation, Safety Management System of for Certificated Airports Revised draft AC 150/5200-37A, Safety Management Systems for Airports All of these documents are available at http://www.aci-na.org/smsresourcepage www.aci-na.org 5
Key SNPRM Details Official publication date: July 14, 2016 Comment deadline: September 12, 2016 Docket number: FAA-2010-0997 Federal Register link: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/07/1 4/2016-16596/safety-management-system-forcertificated-airports ACI-NA will be submitting consolidated member comments, but members are also encouraged to submit comments directly www.aci-na.org 6
Major Changes--NPRM to SNPRM Compliance deadlines extended by 6 months SMS implementation plan: Within 12 months of final rule publication SMS Manual (or amended ACM incorporating SMS provisions): Within 24 months of final rule publication Applicability of the rule narrowed All large, medium, and small hubs Other certificated airports with more than 100,000 total annual aircraft operations or defined as an international airports www.aci-na.org 7
International Airport Definition in SNPRM Ports of Entry per 19 CFR 101.3 Designated international airports per 19 CFR 122.13 Landing rights airports per 19 CFR 122.14 User fee airports per 19 CFR 122.15 www.aci-na.org 8
Major Changes--NPRM to SNPRM (cont d) Changes in the definition of Accountable Executive, enabling airport operations leads to take on this role Clarification of training requirements Provision of hazard awareness orientation materials to all persons that have access to airport areas covered under Part 139 Formal recurrent (every 24 months) SMS safety training for employees with defined SMS responsibilities www.aci-na.org 9
What Hasn t Changed Definition and components of SMS program (policy, risk management, assurance, promotion) SMS applicability to non-movement areas, including ramps/aprons and on-airport fuel farms Data and liability protection, although many of these issues are outside of FAA s direct jurisdiction www.aci-na.org 10
Additional Points FAA recognizes need for flexibility and scalability based on airport size, operational complexity, risk, and resources FAA recognizes need for customized SMS implementation timelines for each airport, although it s unclear how this accords with proposed regulatory deadlines FAA provides clarification regarding airport certification inspector responsibilities regarding SMS programs; focus is on process review rather than safety decisions or data Some discussion of alternative means to protect safety data via third parties, similar to current airline programs www.aci-na.org 11
Specific Areas Where FAA Has Requested SNPRM Comments Criteria for determining SMS applicability Annual activity level threshold Definition of international airports Data/information airports could provide under a national reporting database What job roles would require formal, recurrent SMS training Whether the proposed accountable executive definition is appropriate www.aci-na.org 12
Additional Areas Where ACI-NA Expects to Comment SMS applicability to non-movement areas SMS implementation timelines/phasing Dependencies between FAA approval of SMS implementation plans and SMS manual/amended ACM manual submittals SMS implementation expectations once SMS manual/amended ACM is approved Other areas identified by members www.aci-na.org 13
AC 150/5200-37A Provides additional information about how airports can develop SMS programs Represents one method of compliance with SNPRM requirements ACI-NA staff still in the process of reviewing revisions to the document and the extent to which prior ACI-NA/member comments have been incorporated Comment deadline is September 12 www.aci-na.org 14
Next Steps ACI-NA is reassembling its SMS Task Force to assist with preparation of comments regarding both the SNPRM and draft AC Paul Eubanks will be organizing an Task Force call for next week; subsequent calls will be held approximately weekly Please contact me or Paul if you are uncertain if you re a member of the Task Force or are interested in volunteering We will also be accepting comments from individual members via e-mail Seeking to have comments finalized by September 7; please send them by then www.aci-na.org 15
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