Canadian Aviation Regulations

302.505 (1) The person managing the safety management system shall

• (a) implement a reporting system to ensure the timely collection of information related to hazards, incidents and accidents that may adversely affect safety;

• (b) identify hazards and carry out risk management analyses of those hazards;

• (c) investigate, analyze and identify the cause or probable cause of all hazards, incidents and accidents identified under the safety management system;

• (d) implement a safety data system, by either electronic or other means, to monitor and analyze trends in hazards, incidents and accidents;

• (e) monitor and evaluate the results of corrective actions with respect to hazards, incidents and accidents;

• (f) monitor the concerns of the civil aviation industry in respect of safety and their perceived effect on the holder of the airport certificate; and

• (g) determine the adequacy of the training required by paragraph 302.502(f).

(2) The person managing the safety management system shall, if a finding resulting from the safety management system referred to in section 302.501 is reported to them,

• (a) determine what, if any, corrective actions are required and carry out those actions;

• (b) keep a record of any determination made under paragraph (a) and the reason for it;

• (c) if management duties have been assigned to another person under subsection (3), communicate any determination regarding a corrective action to that person; and

• (d) notify the certificate holder of any systemic deficiency and of the corrective action taken.

(3) The person managing the safety management system may assign the management functions for the safety management system referred to in section 302.501 to another person if the assignment and its scope are described in the airport operations manual.

(4) The person to whom management functions have been assigned under subsection (3) shall notify the person managing the safety management system of any systemic deficiency and of the corrective action taken.

(5) The responsibility and accountability of the accountable executive are not affected by the appointment of a person to manage the safety management system under paragraph 302.504(b) or the assignment of management functions to another person under subsection (3).