IS-BAO Requirement 3.2.1.a S4: "Is there a safety policy that clearly indicate which types of behaviours are unacceptable related to the organization’s aviation activities and include the circumstances under which disciplinary action would not apply?" A good understanding of the process used to correct errors and violations as stated below are paramount in maintaining SMS communications [...]
AvAudit is a cloud-based SMS application for stakeholders within a flight department. Features include: Helicopter requirements can be included or excluded from the protocol Displaying only the New requirement for the current protocol cycle (new is defined as a new or reworded requirement).A PDF Report button checks all required fields before creating the report which includes [...]
In many facets of aviation, Safety Management Systems (SMS) have become much more than just a good idea. On January 8, 2015, the FAA Aviation Safety Organization issued a final rule requiring Part 121 operators to develop and implement an SMS. While this rule is specifically directed to air carriers, the FAA is also actively encouraging [...]
The following is republished with permission from a Jeppesen-sponsored a webinar entitled “EASA Requirements for Non-Commercial Operators.” Air OPS Annex VI Part-NCC obliges non-commercial operators of complex motor-powered aircraft to fulfill new legal requirements effective August 25, 2016. Beside others, it requires the Operator to: Establish a Management System Create an Operations Manual and a tail-sign [...]
Corporate flight departments, auditors and service providers conducting internal or external audits can now access a new software tool to streamline the processes for building, maintaining and auditing Safety Management Systems (SMS). Developed by Fountain & Associates of Racine, Wis., the cloud-based iIS-BAO Audit Protocol software combines current 2015 standards set by the International Business Aviation [...]
Each year after downloading the IS-BAO documentation each user must comb through the protocol and figure out the changes for the current protocol. The iIS-BAO application flags each requirement that is either new or the wording has been changed since the last cycle. To clarify a new or changed requirement it's font is displayed in the [...]
This document supplements the document Comparison EASA Ops Implementation Rules for Noncommercial Operations with Complex Motor-powered Aircraft and the IS-BAO. That document is a comparative matrix of the EASA Implementing Rules (IRs) for the non-commercial operation of complex motor-powered aircraft and the standards of the IS-BAO. This document then compares the AMCs associated those EASA IRs [...]
The information contained in this comparative matrix is intended for the information of operators wishing to use the IS-BAO – an International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations as part of their means of complying with Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 and the associated Implementing Rules for the non-commercial operation of complex motor-powered aircraft, and to assist National [...]
The objective of this paper is to provide guidelines for the definition and implementation of a set of safety performance indicators as part of your safety management system. This document proposes an approach to safety performance measurement aiming at increasing your company’s potential for effective safety management that considers systemic and operational issues. Effective safety performance [...]