Course overview
Acron Aviation’s Safety Management Responsibilities Programme is a comprehensive one-day course designed to provide aviation professionals with a clear understanding of their individual and organisational responsibilities within a Safety Management System (SMS). The programme focuses on accountability, authority and responsibilities associated with safety management at all levels of an organisation.
The programme provides a practical solution for developing safety ownership across the workforce, strengthening governance arrangements and promoting behaviours that support sustained safety performance.
- Duration: One day
- Delivery: Classroom (at our London Training Centre) or virtual instructor-led
- Cost: £550 + VAT
- Upcoming course dates: 19 October; 27 October
- Certification: Acron Aviation Safety Management Responsibilities Certificate of Completion
- Regulatory relevance: Aligned with UK CAA, EASA, ICAO and internationally recognised SMS principles
- CPD recognition: Available upon request
Following completion of the course, participants will understand their responsibilities within the SMS, apply safety management principles in daily activities, support reporting and assurance activities, demonstrate stronger safety leadership behaviours and contribute to continuous improvement.
Who should attend?
- Flight Crew
- Cabin Crew
- Dispatch Personnel
- Ground Operations Personnel
- Maintenance Personnel
- Continuing Airworthiness Personnel
- Accountable Managers
- Nominated Persons
- Department Managers
- Operations Managers
- Supervisors
- Safety Managers
- Compliance Monitoring Personnel
- Trainers
- Instructors
- Directors
- Governance Professionals
Course objectives
Understand SMS principles; identify personal responsibilities within the SMS framework; recognise management accountabilities; participate in hazard identification and risk management processes; support safety reporting and assurance activities; promote a positive safety culture; and contribute to continuous improvement.
Key topics covered
- Introduction to Safety Management Responsibilities
- Safety Governance and Accountability
- Roles Within the SMS
- Hazard Identification and Risk Management
- Safety Reporting Responsibilities
- Safety Assurance
- Human Factors and Safety Leadership
- Continuous Improvement
Practical training elements
Responsibility mapping exercises, hazard identification workshops, safety reporting scenarios, risk assessment discussions, leadership case studies, organisational safety culture exercises and group-based decision-making activities.
Benefits to your organisation
Strengthened safety governance, enhanced regulatory compliance, improved safety culture, greater risk awareness, better decision-making and increased organisational resilience.
Why choose Acron Aviation?
Acron Aviation combines expertise in aviation operations, regulatory compliance, safety management and organisational development. The programme delivers practical, operationally focused learning that can be immediately applied within the workplace.
Meet the trainer - Peter Hogston
Peter Hogston has had a full career as a commercial pilot in both the rotary and fixed-wing sectors. He has delivered services successfully for Baines Simmons and CAAi working with commercial and military operators, national aviation Authorities and non-commercial operations.
Peter has delivered regulatory change and training programmes on behalf of regulators and the regulated, globally. This includes training UKCAA and EASA teams on the effective implementation of SMS and regulatory development.
Peters’ knowledge includes the practical application of regulations, the benefits of effective safety management and resulting improvements in business performance.
