The operator shall establish, implement and maintain a management system that includes clearly defined lines of responsibility and accountability throughout the operator. Who has direct safety accountability?
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- Accountable Manager: Holds ultimate responsibility and authority for the safety and compliance of the operator along with the flight safety programme.
- Safety Manager: Manages the day to day operation and effectiveness of the operator's Safety Management System (SMS).
- Finance Director: Counts the $$ and has no involvement with the operation of aircraft.
- Line Captain: The line captain is a pilot who has an operational role within the operator and as such is qualified to be responsible for the flight safety programme.
- Chief Executive Officer: Controls the organisation but is typically a non operational role.
EASA AIR OPS
Regulation (EU) No 965/2012
ORO.GEN.200 Management system
(a) The operator shall establish, implement and maintain a management system that includes:
(2) a description of the overall philosophies and principles of the operator with regard to safety, referred to as the safety policy;
(3) the identification of aviation safety hazards entailed by the activities of the operator, their evaluation and the management of associated risks, including taking actions to mitigate the risk and verify their effectiveness;
(4) maintaining personnel trained and competent to perform their tasks;
(5) documentation of all management system key processes, including a process for making personnel aware of their responsibilities and the procedure for amending this documentation;
(6) a function to monitor compliance of the operator with the relevant requirements. Compliance monitoring shall include a feedback system of findings to the accountable manager to ensure effective implementation of corrective actions as necessary; and
(7) any additional requirements that are prescribed in the relevant Subparts of this Annex or other applicable Annexes.
(b) The management system shall correspond to the size of the operator and the nature and complexity of its activities, taking into account the hazards and associated risks inherent in these activities.
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