The most common problem areas found in safety management system (SMS) implementation by commercial air transport and general aviation flight operations in 2012 involved risk assessment and general operating manuals, according to a recently released audit analysis report from PRISM Solutions and sister company Argus PROS (Figure 1).
PRISM analyzed 73 audits conducted by Argus PROS from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2012, and compiled the results from all of the audits into a single report that is available at www.argus.aero. Argus PROS audits all aspects of a company’s flight operations, including the organization’s SMS. “The audits follow a ‘systems’ and ‘process’ methodology, and are not exclusively focused on compliance,” the companies said.
The objective of the PRISM report is to highlight the recurring problem areas found in SMS implementation, the companies said. “Although the audit report portrays a number of positive trends, the value of this report is its…
