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role as a third party in relation to an aerodrome could affect aviation safety at the aerodrome.

(c) the scope of the SMS training is appropriate to each individual's involvement in the SMS.

Safety communication

       (16) The SMS must include the aerodrome operator's procedures to maintain a formal means of safety communication that:

(a) ensures personnel are aware of the SMS to a degree commensurate with their positions; and

(b) conveys safety-critical information; and

(c) communicates safety accountabilities, responsibilities and authorities throughout the operator's organisation; and

(d) explains why particular actions are taken to improve safety; and

(e) explains why safety procedures are introduced or changed.

CHAPTER 26 RISK MANAGEMENT PLANS

26.01 Introduction

       (1) Except when an SMS is provided in accordance with Chapter 25, for an aerodrome that, in the course of a financial year, has either of the following:

(a) 25 000 or more air transport passenger movements;

(b) 20 000 or more aircraft movements;

        the aerodrome operator must have a risk management plan (RMP) prepared and implemented by not later than 12 months after:

(c) for paragraph (a) — the date of publication, by the Department, of the air transport passenger movement numbers indicating that there have been 25 000 or more air transport passenger movements for the aerodrome for the financial year; or

(d) for paragraph (b) — the date the aerodrome operator becomes aware of information indicating that there have been 20 000 or more aircraft movements at the aerodrome in the course of the financial year.

Note   CASA recommends that all other aerodromes should implement and utilise an SMS, as it provides for a systematic process to manage hazards related to aircraft operations through the following elements:
        1.         describing safety policies and objectives;
        2.        safety risk management processes;
        3.         safety assurance processes;
        4.        safety promotion activities.
Further guidance is available through CASA Advisory Circular (AC) 139.C.27: Risk management plans for aerodromes, as existing from time to time and freely available on the CASA website.

       (2) Any procedure, system or manual used by an aerodrome operator to manage hazards affecting aircraft operations is deemed to be a risk management plan and must comply with this section.

       (3) The aerodrome operator must ensure that a risk management plan is:

(a) maintained as a functioning plan; and

(b) commensurate with the size of the aerodrome and the complexity of its activities; and

(c) used to ensure that aviation safety risks associated with the aerodrome's activities are reduced to a level that is as low as reasonably practicable; and

(d) reviewed at least once every 12 months.

       (4) A risk management plan must address the following:

(a) hazard identification;

(b) risk assessment and control;

(c) creation and management