Safety Management Systems in Aviation (Ashgate Studies in Human Factors for Flight Operations)

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.

Alan J. Stolzer is Professor of Applied Aviation Science at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, Carl D. Halford is a Researcher at MITRE Corporation, USA and John J. Goglia is an Adjunct Professor at Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, Saint Louis University, USA