Aviation Safety Management

 Evaluation is an independent review of company policies, procedures, and systems  .  If accomplished by the company itself, the evaluation  should be done by a person or organization in the company other than the one performing the  function being evaluated.  The evaluation process builds on the concepts of auditing and  inspection.  An evaluation is an anticipatory process designed to identify and correct potential  problems before they happen.  An evaluation is synonymous with the term systems audit. 

                  (a) Performance Objective . The organization will conduct internal evaluations of the SMS  and operational processes at planned intervals, to determine that the SMS conforms to its  objectives and expectations.                  (b) Design Expectations.         (1) The organization will conduct internal evaluations of the operational processes and the SMS at planned intervals to determine that the SMS conforms to objectives and expectations  (Note: SMS output measurement is a primary control under Component 1.0b(3)(c) and (4)(e)).         (2) Planning of the evaluation program will take into account:                               (a) Safety criticality of the processes being evaluated, and                 ...