Regulations and Government
FAA Developing Broader SMS Mandate for Part 135 and 145
FAA hopes to have a proposed rule mandating broader safety management systems (SMS) ready by 2022.

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson hopes the agency will have a proposed rule mandating safety management systems (SMS) for air taxi and air tour operators, repair stations, and PMA parts providers by second-quarter 2022, he said on Tuesday at the FAA's Virtual International Rotorcraft Safety Conference. The agency is also working on a separate rule mandating SMS for airports, he added. Dickson also used the occasion to encourage helicopter operators to voluntarily modernize their aircraft with crash-resistant fuel systems, seats, and structures.


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