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The Civil Aviation (Safety Management) Regulations, 2026
6. State safety risk management
Edition: 2026-03-03 · In force
6. State safety risk management
(1)As part of the SSP the Authority shall establish and maintain mechanisms, including processes to manage safety risks in—(a)licensing, certification, authorization and approval obligations in accordance with regulation 4(2)(f);(b)Safety Management System obligations in accordance with Part III of these Regulations;(c)accident and incident investigation in accordance with the Civil Aviation (Accident and Incident investigation) Regulations;(d)hazard identification and safety risk assessment; and(e)resolution of safety issues in accordance with regulation 4(2)(h).(2)In furtherance of the obligations in subregulation (1)(b), the Authority shall—(a)require that the service providers listed under regulation 9(1) implement a Safety Management System (SMS);(b)ensure that safety performance indicators and targets established by service providers and operators are acceptable to the Authority;(c)establish criteria for implementation of an SMS by international general aviation operators of large or turboject aeroplanes conducting operations in accordance with the Civil Aviation (Operation of Aircraft-International General Aviation –Aeroplanes) Regulations; and(d)ensure that the criteria in (c) above addresses the framework and elements in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.(3)In furtherance of the obligation under subregulation (1)(d), the Authority shall—(a)establish and maintain a process to identify hazards from collected safety data; and(b)develop and maintain a process that ensures the assessment of safety risks associated with identified hazards.