Part 19
Part 19
Part 19
Part 19
ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFETY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM TITLE
SUBPART A
General Provision
19.1 Applicability.
(a) This Part prescribes the requirements for establishing a Safety Management System
for operators and /or service providers operating in accordance with the following
ECAR,
(1) ECAR Part 141 " Pilot Schools " , and
(2) ECAR Part 142 "Aviation training centers" , and
(3) ECAR Part 143 "Certification and operation of organizations conducting air
navigation services training" , and
(4) ECAR Part 147 "Aviation maintenance engineers schools" , and
(5) ECAR Part 171 Certification of AT/RN Equipment and Their Maintenance
Facilities / AT/RN Maintenance Organizations .
(6) ECAR Part 121 "Certification and operations: air carries and air taxi operations
" , and
(7) ECAR Part 145 "Approved Maintenance Organizations and repair Stations " ,
and
(8) ECAR Part 21 " Design Organization approval for products or changes to
products " , Aircraft Manufacturer", and
(9) ECAR Part 172 " The certification and operation of organizations providing air
traffic service in the Egyptian flight information region " , and
(10) ECAR Part 173 " Certification and operation of organizations providing
aeronautical information service in Egypt " .,and
(11) ECAR Part 174 "Certification and operation of Egyptian organizations
providing aeronautical telecommunication serviced " and
(12) ECAR Part 139 "Certification and Operations of Land Airport".
(b) Within the context of this part the term “operator and/or service provider” must be
understood to designate any organization providing aviation related services. The
term encompasses :
(1) Approved Training Organizations in accordance ECARs Part 141,Part 142,Part
143 , Part 147 and Part 171 that are exposed to safety risks related to aircraft
operations during the provision of their services;
(2) Operators of aero planes or helicopters authorized to conduct international
commercial air transport, in accordance with ECAR Part 121;
(3) Approved Maintenance Organizations providing services to operators of aero
planes or helicopters engaged in international commercial air transport, in
accordance with ECAR Part 145;
(4) Organizations responsible for the type design or manufacture of aircraft, in
accordance with ECAR Part 21;
(5) Air traffic services (ATS) providers in accordance with ECAR Part 172; and
(6) Operators of certified aerodromes in accordance with ECAR Part 139.
(7) Organizations providing aeronautical information service in Egypt in
accordance with ECAR Part 173.
(8) Organizations providing aeronautical telecommunication services in
accordance with ECAR 174.
(c) Operators and/or service providers shall establish, maintain and adhere to a safety
management system (SMS) that is appropriate to the size, nature and complexity of
the operations authorized to be conducted under its operations certificate and the
safety hazards and risks related to the operations.
(d) This part addresses the formal and systematic approach to aviation safety and its
related processes and activities rather than occupational safety,
(e) Environmental protection or customer service quality.
(f) The operator and/or service provider is responsible for the safety of services,
19.3 Definitions.
When the following terms are used in the Standards and Recommended Practices for
Safety Management, they have the following meanings:
Accident. An occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which, in the case
of a manned aircraft, takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with
the intention of flight until such time as all such persons have disembarked, or in the
case of an unmanned aircraft, takes place between the time the aircraft is ready to move
with the purpose of flight until such time as it comes to rest at the end of the flight and
the primary propulsion system is shut down, in which:
(a) A person is fatally or seriously injured as a result of:
(1) Being in the aircraft, or
(2) Direct contact with any part of the aircraft, including parts which have become
detached from the aircraft, or
(3) Direct exposure to jet blast,
Except when the injuries are from natural causes, self-inflicted or inflicted by other
persons, or when the injuries are to stowaways hiding outside the areas
normally available to the passengers and crew; or
(b) The aircraft sustains damage or structural failure which:
(1) Adversely affects the structural strength, performance or flight
characteristics of the aircraft, and
(2) Would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected
component,
Except for engine failure or damage, when the damage is limited to a single engine,
(including its cowlings or accessories), to propellers, wing tips, antennas,
probes, vanes, tires, brakes, wheels, fairings, panels, landing gear doors,
windscreens, the aircraft skin (such as small dents or puncture holes), or for
minor damages to main rotor blades, tail rotor blades, landing gear, and those
resulting from hail or bird strike (including holes in the radome); or
(c) The aircraft is missing or is completely inaccessible.
Note1. — For statistical uniformity only, an injury resulting in death within thirty days
of the date of the accident is classified, by ICAO, as a fatal injury.
Note2. — An aircraft is considered to be missing when the official search has been
terminated and the wreckage has not been located.
Note3. — The type of unmanned aircraft system to be investigated is addressed in 5.1 of
Annex 13.
Note4. — Guidance for the determination of aircraft damage can be found in
Attachment F of Annex 13.
Aero plane. A power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift in flight chiefly
from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces which remain fixed under given conditions of
flight.
Aircraft. Any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of
the air other than the reactions of the air against the earth’s surface.
Safety. The state, in which risks associated with aviation activities, related to, or in
direct support of the operation of aircraft, are reduced and controlled to an acceptable
level.
Safety performance target. The planned or intended objective for safety performance
indicator(s) over a given period.
Safety risk. The predicted probability and severity of the consequences or outcomes of
a hazard.
Serious injury. An injury which is sustained by a person in an accident and which:
Requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, commencing within seven days from
the date the injury was received; or
Results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of fingers, toes or nose); or
Involves lacerations which cause severe hemorrhage, nerve, muscle or tendon damage;
or
Involves injury to any internal organ; or
Involves second or third degree burns, or any burns affecting more than 5 per cent of the
body surface; or
Involves verified exposure to infectious substances or injurious radiation.
State of Design. The State having jurisdiction over the organization responsible for the
type design.
State of Manufacture. The State having jurisdiction over the organization responsible
for the final assembly of the aircraft.
State of the Operator. The State in which the operator’s principal place of business is
located or, if there is no such place of business, the operator’s permanent residence.
State safety programme (SSP). An integrated set of regulations and activities aimed at
improving safety.
19.11Acceptance of SMS.
(a) Each operator and/or service provider as defined in 19.1(b) shall have in place a
safety management system (SMS) that is acceptable to Egyptian Civil Aviation
Authority, that, as a minimum:
(1) Identifies safety hazards;
(2) Ensures that remedial action necessary to maintain an acceptable level of safety
is implemented. The acceptable level of safety shall be subject to ECAR
approvals.
(3) Provides for continuous monitoring and regular assessment of the safety level
achieved; and
(4) Aims to make continuous improvement to the overall level of safety.
(b) In order to be acceptable to ECAA, operator and /or service provider SMS shall
meet the requirements set forth in this part, specifically, in subpart B through
subpart E.
19.109 Documentation.
(a) An operator and /or service provider shall develop and maintain SMS documentation,
in paper or electronic form, to describe the following:
(1) Safety policy;
(2) Safety objectives;
(3) SMS requirements, procedures and processes;
(4) Responsibilities and authorities for procedures and processes; and
(5) SMS outputs.
(b) An operator and /or service provider shall, as part of the SMS documentation,
develop and maintain a safety management manual (SMM), to communicate the
organization’s approach to safety throughout the organization.
(c) The SMM shall document all aspects of the SMS, and its contents shall include the
following:
(1) Scope of the safety management system;
(2) Safety policy and objectives;
(3) Safety accountabilities;
(4) Key safety personnel;
(5) Documentation control procedures;
(6) Emergency response planning;
(7) Hazard identification and risk management schemes;
(8) Safety performance monitoring;
(9) Management of change;
(10) Safety auditing; and
(11) Safety promotion.
The certificate holder shall submit Safety Management System Manual to ECAA for
acceptance according to the requirements of this part ,
19.201 General.
(a) An operator and/or service provider shall develop and maintain safety data collection
and processing systems (SDCPS) that provide for the identification of hazards and
the analysis and assessment of risks.
(b) An operators and/or service providers SDCPS shall include reactive, proactive and
predictive methods of hazard identification and safety data collection.
SUBPART D
Safety assurance
19.301 General.
(a) An operator and/or service provider shall develop and maintain safety assurance
processes to ensure that the safety risks controls developed as a consequence of the
hazard identification and risk management activities under paragraph 19.205 achieve
their intended objectives.
(b) Safety assurance processes shall apply to an SMS whether the activities and/or
operations are accomplished internally or outsourced.
19.401 General.
Operators and/or Service providers shall develop and maintain formal safety training and
safety communication activities to create an environment where the safety objectives of
the organization can be achieved.