External SMS Efforts – Part 139 Rulemaking
Additional Guidance on SMS at Airports
If a regulation on SMS is adopted, the FAA will—
- Update the SMS Advisory Circular (AC 150/5200-37)
- Issue additional guidance as necessary for its implementation, including a detailed checklist and possibly a model SMS plan document.
Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) SMS Projects
The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)—administered by the Transportation Research Board (TRB)—approved two projects to prepare guidance on SMS implementation by airports.
- ACRP Report 1, Safety Management Systems for Airports, Volume 1: Overview
- Report by the Mitre Corporation describing the general benefits of SMS, the ICAO requirement, and how SMS could be used at airports in the United States. Completed in September 2007.
- SMS Guidebook for Airport Safety Management Systems (Project Overview)
- Guidebook providing practical guidance on the implementation of an airport SMS. Expected in spring 2009.
