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Part OR - ANNEX III - Aerodrome Operators

active promotion of the safety management system;
(2) In addition to the objectives of the two previous employee groups, safety training
should include safety assurance and safety promotion, safety roles and
responsibilities, and establishing acceptable levels of safety.
(d) Accountable manager
The training should provide the accountable manager with a general awareness of the
organisation’s safety management system, including safety management system roles
and responsibilities, safety policy and objectives, safety risk management, and safety
assurance.
ADR.OR.D.005(b)(9) AMC1 Management system
SAFETY COMMUNICATION
(a) The aerodrome operator should communicate safety management system objectives and
procedures to all operational personnel, and the safety management system and its
application should be evident in all aspects of operations.
(b) Communication should flow between the safety manager and operational personnel
throughout the organisation. The safety manager should communicate the performance of
the organisation’s safety management system through suitable means. The safety
manager should, also, ensure that lessons learned from investigations, safety related
events, or other safety related experiences, both internally and from other organisations,
are distributed widely.
(c) Safety communication should aim to:
(1) ensure that all staff are fully aware of the safety management system;
(2) convey safety-critical information;
(3) explain why particular actions are taken; and
(4) explain why safety procedures are introduced or changed.
ADR.OR.D.005(b)(9) GM1 Management system
SAFETY COMMUNICATION
(a) An aerodrome operator, may use the following tools to communicate safety information:
(1) Safety Management System Manual;
(2) safety processes and procedures;
(3) safety newsletters, notices, and bulletins; and
(4) websites or emails;
(b) Regular meetings with personnel where information, actions, and procedures are
discussed may be used to communicate safety matters.
ADR.OR.D.005(b)(10) AMC1 Management system
COORDINATION OF THE AERODROME EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
The coordination of the aerodrome emergency response plan, established in accordance with the
requirements contained in Part-ADR.OPS, with the safety management system should ensure
continuous improvement of the systems and procedures contained within the plan.
ADR.OR.D.005(b)(10) GM1 Management system
COORDINATION OF THE AERODROME EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
Continuous improvement of the systems and procedures contained within the aerodrome emergency
response plan may, amongst others, be obtained by:
(a) conducting a review of the relevant parts of the emergency response plan after a full or
partial exercise;
(b) debriefing and analysing the emergency response operations after an emergency
situation; and
(c) developing new emergency procedures or systems as part of the emergency response
plan when new hazards are identified by the safety management system,
to ensure, amongst others, the coordination with the emergency response plans of other interfacing
organisations.
ADR.OR.D.005(b)(11) AMC1 Management system
COMPLIANCE MONITORING
(a) Compliance monitoring
(1) The implementation and use of a compliance monitoring process should enable the
aerodrome operator to monitor compliance with the relevant requirements of this
Part, Part-ADR.OPS, as well as any other applicable regulatory requirements, or
requirements established by the aerodrome operator.
The aerodrome operator should specify the basic structure of the compliance
monitoring applicable to the activities conducted.
The compliance monitoring should be properly implemented, maintained and
continually reviewed and improved as necessary.
Compliance monitoring should be structured according to the size of organisation
and the complexity of the activities to be monitored, including those which have
been subcontracted.
Compliance monitoring should include a feedback system of findings to the
accountable manager to ensure effective implementation of corrective actions as
necessary.
(2) An aerodrome operator should monitor compliance with the procedures it has
designed, to ensure safe activities. In doing so, an aerodrome operator should as a
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