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Part I - General Provisions

Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) 2011-2

Canadian Aviation Regulations 2011-1

Subpart 7 - Safety Management System Requirements

(amended 2005/05/31; no previous version)

Content last revised: 2007/12/30

Application

107.01 (1) This Subpart, except paragraph 107.03(g), applies to an applicant for, or a holder of, one of the following certificates:
(amended 2008/01/01; previous version)

(a) an approved maintenance organization (AMO) certificate issued under section 573.02 authorizing the holder to perform maintenance on an aircraft operated under Subpart 5 of Part VII; or

(b) an air operator certificate issued under section  705.07.

(2) This Subpart applies to an applicant for, or a holder of, one of the following certificates:
(amended 2008/01/01; no previous version)

(a) an airport certificate issued under section 302.03; and

(b) an ATS operations certificate issued under section 801.05.

Establishing a Safety Management System

107.02 The applicant for, or the holder of, a certificate referred to in section 107.01 shall establish, maintain and adhere to a safety management system.

Safety Management System

107.03 A safety management system shall include

(a) a safety policy on which the system is based;

(b) a process for setting goals for the improvement of aviation safety and for measuring the attainment of those goals;

(c) a process for identifying hazards to aviation safety and for evaluating and managing the associated risks;

(d) a process for ensuring that personnel are trained and competent to perform their duties;

(e) a process for the internal reporting and analyzing of hazards, incidents and accidents and for taking corrective actions to prevent their recurrence;

(f) a document containing all safety management system processes and a process for making personnel aware of their responsibilities with respect to them;

(g) a quality assurance program;
(amended 2008/01/01; previous version)

(h) a process for conducting periodic reviews or audits of the safety management system and reviews or audits, for cause, of the safety management system; and

(i) any additional requirements for the safety management system that are prescribed under these Regulations.

Size

107.04 A safety management system shall correspond to the size, nature and complexity of the operations, activities, hazards and risks associated with the operations of the holder of a certificate referred to in section 107.01.

Date modified:
2012-01-11