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Safety in action: making SMS work in the real world
A practical safety management system (SMS) helps operators spot risks early and make safer decisions. It supports smoother operations, fewer surprises and more consistent safety outcomes. These benefits grow as an organisation grows.
Build stronger pilot performance with the updated human factors kit
As aviation enters the final stages of flight operations rules transition, practical tools matter. The updated Safety behaviours: human factors for pilots kit (4th edition), plus a new digital facilitator guide, helps embed human factors into everyday operations.
Not sure where to start on HFNTS? There’s a simple option
For smaller operators, setting up a human factors and non-technical skills (HFNTS) training and assessment program can feel complex – especially if you think...
Where should your HFNTS sit?
We’re often asked where certain information should live in an operator’s documentation.
Typical questions include:
Should Human Factors and Non‑Technical Skills (HFNTS) procedures be included...
Bringing SMS to life: real people, real stories
There's a new way to understand what a safety management system (SMS) looks like in an aviation operation.
Leading safety from the top: Paul Daff, CEO of the Royal Victorian Aero Club
With 30 years’ aviation leadership across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Vietnam, CEO Paul Daff brings expertise to the club’s safety system.
Following the dream
Following his work supporting rescue crew operations during the response to Cyclone Alfred in Queensland last March, Nautilus Aviation’s Safety and Quality Manager, Daniel...
Change is in the air: Peter Gash
Peter Gash has seen many changes since 1985 when he and his wife Julie joined Seair Pacific. Over that time the single aircraft joy flight operator that he and Julie bought in 1989 has grown into a 10 aircraft operation, with hangars and facilities at Coolangatta and Hervey Bay airports and about 100 employees.
Changing the stigma around safety
Ashleigh Jacka didn’t initially plan on a career in aviation, but after starting in a non-aviation role, she quickly caught the bug and today...
Maintaining a good safety culture
Aircraft accidents that hit too close to home sparked Toowoomba-based helicopter pilot Courtney Ryan's interest in safety management.
'I lost a couple of friends in...
SMS by example – Hugh McBain
The idea of our Safety Management System is to fix issues, not put the blame on people.
Safety manager scholarship profile — Adela Benhammouche
MicroFlite safety manager Adela Benhammouche has been linked to flying from the day she was born
Bringing it all together: Culture, safety and the pursuit of excellence
A compelling argument for safety management systems (SMS) is their ability to nourish a safety culture and make safety a priority in all areas of an organisation. But like any cultivation, this takes time and effort
Drone flyer diary: Matt Germs
Matt Germs works at Hydrobiology, an independent environmental consultancy based in Perth that specialises in Earth and Ocean sciences.
The boy who watched planes through the window
Hugh McBain's safety journey
When you speak to 29-year-old Hugh McBain about aviation, the word that instantly comes to mind is passion. Passion for people,...
Safety management systems at work in the regions
An industry veteran emphasises the central concepts of safety management systems
Safety culture and SMS: They go hand in hand
In aviation a safety management system (SMS) and safety culture go hand in hand.
Think about what you’re doing: the basics of SMS
Safety is not something that just happens. It is something we do.
Safety reporting is everyone’s responsibility
Have you ever noticed a hazard in your work environment that you thought might need addressing, but weren’t quite sure whether you should say...
