A Safety Management System (SMS) is a systematic approach to managing safety, including the necessary organizational structures, accountabilities, policies and procedures. As per ICAO requirements, service providers are responsible for establishing an SMS, which is accepted and overseen by their State.
Developed in conjunction with an efficient threat assessment mechanism and risk management program, SMS helps organizations develop proactive, efficient and cost effective security measures.
SMS provides an organization-wide approach to security through the development of a security culture as well as a system-wide security model encouraging and dependent on close co-operation between all stakeholders and regulators.
SMS is a standardized approach for implementing the security processes outlined in our air carrier security program, SMS's business like approach is helping us integrate security into the culture and guiding principles of our corporation.
In times of steadily rising real security threats and legal security restraints, SMS will help in making security processes more effective, proactive and far reaching by promoting a business-like approach to security.