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Safety Management Systems
The Federal Aviation Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on April 26, 2024. It took effect on May 28, 2024.
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What the agency says
The FAA is updating requirements for safety management systems and requiring certain certificate holders and commercial air tour operators to develop and implement a safety management system (SMS). This rule extends the requirement for an SMS to all certificate holders operating under the rules for commuter and on-demand operations, commercial air tour operators, production certificate holders that are holders or licensees of a type certificate for the same product, and holders of a type certificate that license out that type certificate for production. The FAA is publishing this rule in part to address a Congressional mandate as well as recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board and two aviation rulemaking committees. Additionally, the rule more closely aligns the United States with Annex 19 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. This rule will improve aviation safety by requiring organizations to implement a proactive approach to managing safety.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-08669
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
- Published
- April 26, 2024
- Takes effect
- May 28, 2024
- Dates
- Effective May 28, 2024.
- Docket
- Docket No.: FAA-2021-0419; Amdt. Nos. 119-21, 21-108, 5-2, 91-374
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2120-AL60
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 14 CFR 5; 14 CFR 21; 14 CFR 91; 14 CFR 119
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Air carriers; Air taxis; Aircraft; Airmen; Aviation safety; Charter flights; Exports; Imports; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Safety; Transportation
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 42
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