SMS SUPPORT OPTIONS

Getting your SMS professionally planned, implemented and fully integrated into your organization is by far the most cost effective option and how many operators do it for the usual reasons: 

• Subject Matter Expertise
• Ensured conformity/compliance
• Faster completion times
• Minimal disruption/distractions 
•  Effectiveness and efficiency
• Cost about a quarter to a fifth of an in-house effort
• Life time support with your satisfaction guaranteed

We specialize in providing end to end implementations that typically takes us 30 days from start to finish, with 3 to 5 days onsite depending on the size of your organization. 

Complete Training, DoC, SOB  and 12-months of SMS-P are included in this program, making it truly a turn-key option. $8,900

For part 145 repair stations and others, looking for a phased-in approach to SMS adoption using existing staff, we provide the Self-Implementation Program (SIP), which is a  package that provides everything you'll need to fully implement your SMS on a part time basis. We guide you every step of the way, making the transition to SMS much easier and ensuring  your program will meet the standard and regulation.

The SIP includes customized and simplified procedures and workbook manuals, implementation plans, initial SMS training, roles & responsibilities, hazard registry, SRM tools, Internal Evaluation Program, ERP, safety bulletins and a DoC that gets you to the starting line where the real fun begins.

The reality is, SMS is an ongoing project, it never ends, always evolving, always improving, always changing as you learn how to use it and manage it. That's called continuous improvement, and it is the primary goal of your SMS. $3,900

The U.S. recognizes the ICAO requirement for States to establish regulations requiring certain service providers to implement SMS and has issued CFR's for part 121, 135, 139 and part 91.147 operators, and recommending other operators adopt and implement SMS voluntarily.

The FAA provides compliance guidance in Title 14 CFR part 5 of the regulation and  conformity guidance in AC120-92D (standard) for regulated and unregulated groups to ensure they are meeting the SMS standard and regulation. 

For operators seeking third-party validation that their SMS meets the standard and requirements of part 5, we offer a Declaration of Conformity-Compliance audit.

Since 2006, We've been providing third-party declarations (DoC) to operators using the FAA's SMS framework found in the various iterations found in AC120-92. 

Part 145 repair station must submit the DoC to the FAA once they have implemented their program. Your ASI will then determine your SMS's acceptability during their annual inspections. $5,900

Long before Covid hit, we figured out we could remotely manage about 90% of the SMS's administrative functions all thanks to technology-enabled workflow enhancements, video conferencing platforms and smart phones to the point we've been able to confirm functionality.

The majority of maintenance and flight departments we've worked with over the past 20 years are always looking to improve their operation every chance they get, and simplifying and automating their SMS has proven to be  the most cost effective place to start. 

This program was designed for clients we have worked with previously and know well. They want to fully benefit from an effective and robust SMS, but have staffing constraints that limits their SMS's overall effectiveness.  

The SMS-P is like hiring a full time SMS manager who ensures your program conforms to the standard, but more importantly, provides a  long list of benefits only an effective and robust system can deliver.  

This customized managed program is labor intensive for our team and is only available to a limited number of  operators each year who are serious about achieving the goals of SMS. 

$6,000 per year

The single most important thing you need to achieve an effective SMS is a deep understanding of how SMS works. 

For the vast majority of operators with staffing constraints, that complexity leads to low participation, underutilized and ineffective data collection and analysis, which ultimately results in a failed SMS.

The solution is simple enough, drastically simplify your SMS. How exactly do you do that? For starters, use your smart phone as your primary reporting tool. Next, train your team to know what is reportable and what their responsibilities are. 

Our training programs are designed specifically for small to medium sized flight and maintenance operators with minimum staff.  Knowledge is key in simplifying your program so that it delivers true benefit and value. 

Training your team to understand SMS and what their roles and responsibilities are, may be the most important investment you make in terms of benefiting from SMS. Our initial SMS training program is 2 days onsite. $1,800

One of the most important components of your SMS is Safety Promotion, which keeps the focus where it belongs, on training and hazard awareness.

Using our weekly Safety Officer Bulletin service takes the burden of creating interesting, timely and concise safety training material off your plate and is the most cost effective way we know of to chip away at complacency while meeting the safety promotion component of SMS.

One subscription covers your entire operation, no matter how many employees you have. 

You will also have access to our FRAT/FOQA program where we provide you the digital form that you complete and send to us via your smart phone or ipad/computer for analysis and documentation. 

Our subscribers keep renewing the service and tell us they value it more than any other component of their SMS. $1,800 per year