How SMS Pro Helps Satisfy FAA Part 5 Requirements

FAA Part 5 requirements (see this Part 5 Master Ebook for more Part 5 information) are often a somewhat confusing bureaucratic hurdle for many SMS programs to overcome. Without a framework guide your SMS program, it's easy to become misguided.

SMS Pro has build its modules around oversight agency compliance. In doing so, SMS Pro has created a compliance-ready framework for FAA Part 5 SMS programs. See for yourself in the table below, which clearly shows how SMS Pro helps satisfy FAA Part 5 requirements.

In this table, you can see:

  • The Part 5 component
  • The Part 5 section
  • The Part 5 requirements within each section
  • The SMS Pro module(s) that satisfy each requirement

Click the link of the highlighted module to see a description of that module.

SMS Framework for FAA Part 5
 
Part 5 Component Part 5 Section Requirements SMS Pro Module
Safety Policy Safety Policy 5.21 (a)(1-2) Safety objectives and objectives commitment Goals and Objectives
(a)(3-5) Policy Policies and Procedures
(a)(6) Emergency response plan Emergency Response Plan
(b-d) Signed, documented, communicated, and reviewed Safety Policy
Safety Accountability and Authority 5.23 (a)(1-3) Define accountability Duties and Requirements
(b) Identify levels of management Safety Organization Chart
Designation and Responsibilities of Safety Management 5.25 (a)(1-4) Designation of accountable executive Policies and Procedures
(b)(1-5) Responsibilities of accountable executive Duties and Requirements
(c)(1-5) Designation of management personnel Duties and Requirements
Coordination of Emergency Response Planning 5.27 (a-b) Delegation of emergency authority an assignment of employee responsibility Emergency Response Plan
(c) Coordination of ERP with other organizations
Safety Risk Management System Analysis 5.53 (a-b) Analyze systems Proactive Hazard Analysis Tool (System Description)
Hazard Identification 5.53 (c) Hazard identification/monitoring process
Risk Analysis 5.55 (a) Analyze safety risks for hazards Proactive Hazard Analysis Tool (Risks identified)
Risk Assessment 5.55 (b) Determining acceptability of risks Proactive Hazard Analysis Tool (Risk assessment of risks)
Risk Control 5.55 (c) Develop risk controls Proactive Hazard Analysis Tool (Risk control sections)
(d) Evaluate risk before risk control implemented Proactive Hazard Analysis Tool (Risk assessment of risks)
Safety Assurance System Operation/Monitoring 5.71 (a)(1-2) Monitoring operational processes and environmental changes
Data Acquisition and Process 5.71 (a)(3-4) Internal audits and evaluation
(a)(5-6) Investigations of accidents/non-compliance
  • Issue Manager (Investigation tab)
  • Auditing Suite
(a)(7) Employee reporting system (including confidential reporting) Issue Reporting
Analysis 5.71 (b) Analysis of data Issue Manager (Classify tab), Risk Analysis Charts, Executive Dashboard, Risk Impact Trending Charts, Continuous Improvement, KPI Trend Monitor, Classification Report, Data Analysis & Export
Safety Performance Assessment 5.73 (a)(1-2) Compliance and safety performance Issue Manager (Assess tab)
(a)(3) Ineffective controls Issue Manager (Classify tab) and Charting modules
(a)(4-5) Changes that introduce hazards, and new hazard identification Management of Change
Corrective/Preventative Action 5.75 Continuous Improvement Corrective Actions Manager, Issue Manager (Classify tab), Risk Analysis Charts, Executive Dashboard, Risk Impact Trending Charts, Continuous Improvement, KPI Trend Monitor
Safety Promotion Competencies and Training 5.91 Training
Safety Communication 5.93 (a) Policy/process/tool awareness
(b) Relevant hazard information
(c-d) Reason for safety action
  • Issue manager (Manage tab)
  • Message board
SMS Documentation 5.95 (a-b) Safety policy, processes, and procedures
  • Documentation Manager
  • Policies and Procedures