Safety Management Systems in Aviation

Alan J. Stolzer, Carl D. Halford, John Joseph Goglia

Ashgate, 2010 - Transportation - 297 pages

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has mandated that all of its member states implement Safety Management System (SMS) programs in their aviation industries. This book covers the essentials of SMS, which is structured upon four basic components: policy, safety risk management, safety assurance and safety promotion.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Safety Management Systems in Aviation; Ashgate studies in aviation economics and management; Ashgate studies in human factors for flight operations
• Authors: Alan J. Stolzer, Carl D. Halford, John Joseph Goglia
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Ashgate, 2010
• ISBN: 1409412113, 9781409412113
• Length: 297 pages
• Subjects: Technology & Engineering / Aeronautics & Astronautics; Transportation / Aviation / Commercial; Transportation / Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction