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SMS Short Course Syllabus

Course Objectives
This Aviation Safety Education Program (ASEP) Short-course in Safety Management Systems explains SMS and condenses system-safety concepts and principles into “hands-on” information that is easily understood and applied. 

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required, however, this SMS Short-course is a prerequisite for all other Safety Management System (SMS) curricula. If you are taking any of the other SMS courses here, you must first complete this course.

Course Structure
This course is comprised of seven modules, each with one or more topics. No testing is required to complete this short course.
The course:

Begins with Transport Canada’s SMS Vision presentation (used with permission);

Explains in plain language the background, benefits and concepts of SMS;

Condenses system-safety concepts and principles into “hands-on” information that is easily understood and applied;

Applies these concepts in an overview of the OAG Safety Management System.

Is open to the aviation community and provided free of charge, in the interest of aviation safety education.

Instructional Methods
Instruction is delivered via on-line computer program interaction which includes visual text, audio narration, images, diagrams, charts and other graphics.

Course Enrollment
Students first enroll in the course, and then log in to access the course. If the student is unable to complete the course in one session, the student may log out. The program records all module completions. When returning to the course, the student may resume at the last point of progress.

Completion Standard
A student has completed the course when all seven modules are checked off on the course contents page. Each individual module is finished after all pages within the module have been viewed. Each individual module is completed after all pages within the module have been accessed and viewed.

Module 1: Introduction to SMS
Transport Canada’s Vision of Safety Management Systems

Module 2: SMS: What Is It, & Why Do I Need One?
Mandates Are Coming

Reduced FAA Oversight

“Lean & Mean”

Why Have a Safety Management System?

A Safety Management System Makes Economic Sense

The Objective of an SMS

What is a Safety Management System?

The ICAO SMS Model

FAA’s SMS Model

Summary

Module 3: A Positive Safety Culture
Will It Work?

Evolution of the Fair & “Just” Aviation Safety Culture

Changing your Company’s Safety Culture

Start at the Top

Leadership Will Make Your SMS Successful

Summary


Module 4: Accidents & How to Avoid Them
Cost vs Benefit

The Costs of an Accident

Individual vs Organizational Safety

Looking at the Whole System

Finding the Hazards and Addressing the Risks

Active Failures and Latent Conditions

Strategies for Safety Management

Risk Controls and Corrective Actions

Lessons Learned

Summary

Module 5: Reserved

Module 6: The OAG Safety Management System
Professionally developed

Translating SMS Concepts into Practical Application

Safety Management Plan

Safety Management Organization

Confidential Reporting System

Risk Management Program

Accident & Incident Investigation

Emergency Response Plan

Process Measurement

Safety Management Forms

Module 7: Conclusion
Positive Results with SMS

An SMS Success Story

A Word of Caution

Thank You

End SMS Short-Course Syllabus

Please click 'Start SMS Short Course' to begin. You will automatically be redirected to the courseware portal.

 

 

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