Review Questions
Each module has a set of review questions to assist you in learning the materials and help you prepare for the final exam.
Spend quality time responding to the following questions in your own words.
1. Define the four principles of a safety management system (SMS).
2. Demonstrate how the four pillars of safety management are the basic building blocks of safety management.
3. Explain how the FAA Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS) can identify safety trends to prevent accidents.
4. Examine the roles and structures of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), specifically, address the aviation role for security.
5. You have been tasked by your CEO to analyze 14 CFR Part 119. Your airline is in the planning stages and he wants you to examine
what is required for an airline safety program and also a specific safety management position responsible for the program. Please analyze his request in one or two paragraphs.
Sheehan, J. J. (2013). Business and corporate aviation management (2nd ed.) New York, NY. McGraw-Hill Education.