Safety Management Systems (SMS) for Maintenance and Repair Operations

5-day (40 hours) classroom course

The Safety Management Systems (SMS) for Maintenance and Repair Operations (MRO) course reflects the progress on Safety Management System (SMS) practical knowledge as well as conceptual thinking since 2006, both resulting from shared industry experiences. It includes the latest requirements regarding safety culture and the enhanced protection for safety data and safety information included in the latest edition of Annex 19. Implementation of an SMS became mandatory for airline international operations in November 2006. Since then, the airline community has developed considerable experience and acquired important “lessons learned” regarding both SMS implementation and operation.

Course Code: SAC045VEEN02

Course format

• This classroom course provides 5 days (40 hours) of instruction delivered by an official IATA Instructor.

Prerequisites

• If you don’t have knowledge of Safety Management System concepts, we recommend that you take the IATA Safety Management Systems Fundamentals e-learning course before this course.
• Recommended level is Entry-level and Intermediate.
• The recommended level of language proficiency is ICAO Operational Level 4 or the equivalent for courses held in languages other than English.

Availability
This course is offered exclusively as an in-company (in-house) program, designed to be delivered directly to your team. If you’re interested in arranging this training for your organization, we’d be happy to hear from you. Please reach out to IATA using the contact form on this page

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

• Build a positive safety culture with top management as the SMS champion
• Make improvements to your maintenance (Mx) operations that will prevent costly accidents, incidents and injuries to staff
• Apply the SMS as an effective management tool for safety performance and productivity
• Achieve business goals through risk management practices

The key topics that are covered during this course include:

• Safety requirements
• Risk management
• Safety measurement, maintenance and control
• Safety culture – What is Mx Culture
• SMS and finance

This course is recommended for:

• Quality Managers
• Safety Managers
• Maintenance operational supervisory and line staff

An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 70% or higher on an assessment. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher.