Aviation Safety Management

1. INTRODUCTION:   Development of a FSDS is a complete process. Changes to each document comprising the system may affect the entire system. Guidelines applicable to the development of operational documents have been produced by DGCA based on the recommendations of ICAO, current best industry practices and analysis of previous accident with emphasis on high degree of operational relevance.    Operator should verify that the functionality of their system is in compliance with the concepts outlined in CAR D5F-F1. DGCA inspectors will conduct a review of the FSDS  to ensure that it is effective in providing vital safety information to flight crew in a timely manner.            Guidelines applicable to operational documents’ development tend to focus on a single aspect of documents design, for example, formatting and typography. Guidelines rarely cover the entire process of operational documents development.       ...

Acceptable level of safety (ALoS)  is the minimum degree of safety that must be assured by a system in actual practice;                      Absolute safety is generally an unachievable and too expensive goal. Therefore the concept of acceptable safety has been adopted in risk bearing industries, including aviation. The term "acceptable risk" describes an event with a probability of occurrence and consequences acceptable to the society, i.e. the society is willing to take or be subjected to the risk that the event might bring. It is the role of the safety regulatory authorities to translate the society expectations and perceptions into a qualitative or quantitative target level of safety.                  “The  acceptable level of safety  expresses the safety goals of an oversight authority, an operator, or a services provider. From the perspective of the relationship ...