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by the national regulatory authority. Accountable executive

• The CEO/Accountable Manager should undergo the rele- • 9.3.5.1: The accountable executive, typically the chief

vant training and be fully involved in all decisions involving executive officer, is the person who has ultimate authority

aviation safety risk. over the safe operation of the organization. The accountable

• External advice should be sought from a credible Advisor, to executive establishes and promotes the safety policy and

ensure that the structure and documented processes are in safety objectives that instil safety as a core organizational
place. Once mutually agreed upon, this advice should not be value. They should: have the authority to make decisions on

tampered with. behalf of the organization, have control of resources, both

• Training should be provided to all personnel to identify and financial and human, be responsible for ensuring appropriate

confirm that they are aware of their responsibility for safety. actions are taken to address safety issues and safety risks,

• The external aviation Advisor should be directly involved and they should be responsible for responding to accidents

and incidents.
in any Management of Change process that involves safety

critical Key Personnel. • 9.3.5.6: The accountable executive is not usually involved in the

• An external independent process should be developed for day-to-day activities of the organization or the problems faced
in the workplace and should ensure there is an appropriate
reassessment and acceptance of personnel if there is any organizational structure to manage and operate the SMS. Safety

doubt as to their capability, as identified by an aviation

advisor. management responsibility is often delegated to the senior
management team and other key safety personnel. Although
Corporate Management can have a positive or negative responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the SMS can be

impact on establishing effective Aviation Safety Management delegated, the accountable executive cannot delegate account-

oversight. Degrading or manipulating standards, put in place ability for the system nor can decisions regarding safety risks be
to protect organisations and their personnel, can contribute to delegated. For example, the following safety accountabilities

accidents. Accountable executives that are proactively invest- cannot be delegated:
ed in maintaining safe work standards are the foundation of a. ensuring safety policies are appropriate and commu-
a strong aviation safety management system that will protect
both the organisations personnel from harm and also the nicated;

organisation from the legal ramifications following accidents b. ensuring necessary allocation of resources (financing,

and incidents. personnel, training, acquisition); and
c. setting of the acceptable safety risk limits and re-

SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITY CANNOT BE DELEGATED sourcing of necessary controls. Q
(Reference ICAO Doc 9859, Fourth Edition - 2018)

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