U.S.: Safety Management Systems

The FAA proposes to update and expand the requirements for safety management systems (SMS) to make them applicable to all certificate holders operating under the rules for commuter and on-demand operations, commercial air tour operators, production certificate holders that are holders or licensees of a type certificate (TC) for the same product, and holders of a TC who license out that TC for production. Charter and tour operators would be required to implement an FAA-approved SMS no later than two years after the effective date of the rule. Additionally, the proposed rule would more closely align the United States with ICAO Annex 19 (Safety Management). Comments on the proposal are due by April 12, 2023.