Indian aviation to adopt Safety Management System by January 2009

New Delhi: Airlines in India are likely to adopt the Safety Management System (SMS) by January 2009. According to Kanu Gohain, Director General, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), SMS will be introduced for the airline industry in order to mitigate risk and attain optimal operational safety.
"By January 2009, all existing airlines and upcoming ones will be required to follow SMS. It will be applicable to everyone, right from the top management to all employees down the rank..." said Gohain.
Introduced by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), all regulatory bodies worldwide are currently implementing the system in their respective nations. Once the system is in place in India, airlines, airports and other players in the aviation industry will be required to follow a rigorous documentation system, wherein all guidelines, parameters and safety measures undertaken by them will be documented in a comprehensive manner. In case of airports, rules pertaining to runway inspection, runway friction level guarantee, etc, will have to be stringently executed and documented.
11/02/08 Kanika Mehta/TravelBizMonitor

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Feb 2008, Safety Feb 2008