AN SMS MANDATE IS COMING

摘要

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson says a proposal that would mandate safety management systems (SMS) will be coming soon for Part 135 and Part 145 certificate holders, as well as certain air tour operators. What might that regulation look like, and how can charter operators, repair stations and other affected entities prepare for this new requirement? The FAA established the SMS requirements for Part 121 operators (14 CFR Part 5 ) in 2015. The regulation allowed just over three years for the airlines to develop and implement acceptable SMS programs. Will Part 5's applicability statement simply be modified to include Parts 135 and 145, as well as air tour operators, or will the regulatory change be more encompassing?