PART I — General Provisions

Subpart 7 – Safety Management System Requirements

Application

(1)

This Subpart, except paragraph 107.03(g), applies to an applicant for, or a holder of, one of the following certificates:

(a)

an approved maintenance organization (AMO) certificate issued under section 573.02 authorizing the holder to perform maintenance on an aircraft operated under Subpart 5 of Part VII; or

(b)

an air operator certificate issued under section 705.07.

(2)

This Subpart applies to an applicant for, or a holder of, one of the following certificates:

(a)

an airport certificate issued under section 302.03; and

(b)

an ATS operations certificate issued under section 801.08.

(3)

This Subpart, except sections 107.02 and 107.03, and the requirements set out in Subpart 4 of Part VI in respect of the safety management system apply to the holder of a private operator registration document.

SOR/2005-173, s. 8; SOR/2007-290, s. 6; SOR/2014-131, s. 4; SOR/2025-98, s. 4

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Establishing a Safety Management System

107.02 history

The applicant for, or the holder of, a certificate referred to in subsections 107.01(1) or (2) shall establish and maintain a safety management system.

SOR/2005-173, s. 8; SOR/2014-131, s. 5

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Safety Management System

107.03 history

A safety management system shall include

(a)

a safety policy on which the system is based;

(b)

a process for setting goals for the improvement of aviation safety and for measuring the attainment of those goals;

(c)

a process for identifying hazards to aviation safety and for evaluating and managing the associated risks;

(d)

a process for ensuring that personnel are trained and competent to perform their duties;

(e)

a process for the internal reporting and analyzing of hazards, incidents and accidents and for taking corrective actions to prevent their recurrence;

(f)

a document containing all safety management system processes and a process for making personnel aware of their responsibilities with respect to them;

(g)

a quality assurance program;

(h)

a process for conducting periodic reviews or audits of the safety management system and reviews or audits, for cause, of the safety management system; and

(i)

any additional requirements for the safety management system that are prescribed under these Regulations.

SOR/2005-173, s. 8; SOR/2007-290, s. 7; SOR/2019-119, s. 4(F)

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Size

107.04 history

A safety management system shall be adapted to the size, nature and complexity of the operations, activities, hazards and risks associated with the operations of the holder of a document referred to in section 107.01.

SOR/2005-173, s. 8; SOR/2014-131, s. 6

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