Risk and Safety Management

Course aim

Develop an understanding of and the application of key elements of the ICAO Safety Management System (SMS) framework.   

Course content

The course will provide the introduction to the four elements of the ICAO SMS framework, namely:

• safety policy and objectives
• safety risk management
• safety assurance
• safety promotion

The course will examine the key elements of safety management systems, processes and procedures to achieve high levels of safety standards in aviation organisations. This will include examining the elements of hazard identification processes, risk assessment, risk mitigation, safety performance and change management.

Textbook(s)

Alan Stolzer; Carl Halford; and John Goglia 2011, Implementing Safety Management Systems in Aviation, Ashgate Publishing Limited

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
AERO 2056	Threat and Error Management

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Group presentation, Individual Essay

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.