International Leadership

Q3. In what ways has Transport Canada been open to assisting other civil aviation authorities and non-Canadian operators to adapt/replicate your SMS concepts, best practices and training programs (proactively or on request)?

Transport Canada has worked with many aviation authorities around the world to promote SMS. In the late 1990’s, Transport actively worked with the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority in the promotion of human and organizational factors. This work has continued with Transport Canada’s active participation in South America, Central America, the United States and China. Transport Canada continues to actively support the efforts of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Program (COSCAP) - North Asia to promote and implement SMS in China. To date, Transport Canada has supplied experts in SMS, risk management and gap analyses and SMS evaluation. Guidance materials, regulations and expertise to encourage SMS implementation have been made available.  Transport Canada is now working with the ICAO the development of the ICAO requirements for SMS and on issues related to implementation.

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