AMC1 CAMO.A.200(a)(2) Management system    

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1

SAFETY POLICY & OBJECTIVES

(a) The safety policy should:

(1) reflect organisational commitments regarding safety, and its proactive and systematic management, including the promotion of a positive safety culture;

(2) include internal reporting principles, and encourage personnel to report continuing airworthiness-related errors, incidents and hazards;

(3) recognise the need for all personnel to cooperate with the compliance monitoring and internal investigations referred to under point (c) of AMC1 CAMO.A.200(a)(3);

(4) be endorsed by the accountable manager;

(5) be communicated, with visible endorsement, throughout the organisation; and

(6) be periodically reviewed to ensure it remains relevant and appropriate for the organisation.

(b) The safety policy should include a commitment to:

(1) comply with all applicable legislation, to meet all the applicable requirements, and adopt practices to improve safety standard;

(2) provide the necessary resources for the implementation of the safety policy.

(3) apply HF principles;

(4) enforce safety as a primary responsibility of all managers; and

(5) apply ‘just culture’ principles to internal safety reporting and the investigation of occurrences and, in particular, not to make available or use the information on occurrences:

(i) to attribute blame or liability to front line staff or other persons for actions, omissions or decisions taken by them that are commensurate with their experience and training; or

(ii) for any purpose other than the maintenance or improvement of aviation safety.

(c) Senior management should continually promote the safety policy to all personnel, demonstrate its commitment to it, and provide necessary human and financial resources for its implementation.

(d) Taking due account of its safety policy, the organisation should define safety objectives. The safety objectives should:

(1) form the basis for safety performance monitoring and measurement;

(2) reflect the organisation’s commitment to maintain or continuously improve the overall effectiveness of the management system;

(3) be communicated throughout the organisation; and

(4) be periodically reviewed to ensure they remain relevant and appropriate for the organisation.