Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947Show full title

UAS.LUC.030 Safety management system

(1)

An UAS operator who applies for an LUC shall establish, implement and maintain a safety management system corresponding to the size of the organisation, to the nature and complexity of its activities, taking into account the hazards and associated risks inherent in these activities.

(2)

The UAS operator shall comply with all of the following:

(a)

nominate an accountable manager with authority for ensuring that within the organisation all activities are performed in accordance with the applicable standards and that the organisation is continuously in compliance with the requirements of the management system and the procedures identified in the LUC manual referred to in point UAS.LUC.040;

(b)

define clear lines of responsibility and accountability throughout the organisation;

(c)

establish and maintain a safety policy and related corresponding safety objectives;

(d)

appoint key safety personnel to execute the safety policy;

(e)

establish and maintain a safety risk management process including the identification of safety hazards associated with the activities of the UAS operator, as well as their evaluation and the management of associated risks, including taking action to mitigate those risks and verify the effectiveness of the action;

(f)

promote safety in the organisation through:

i.

training and education;

ii.

communication;

(g)

document all safety management system key processes for making personnel aware of their responsibilities and of the procedure for amending this documentation; key processes include:

i.

safety reporting and internal investigations;

ii.

operational control;

iii.

communication on safety;

iv.

training and safety promotion;

v.

compliance monitoring;

vi.

safety risk management;

vii.

management of change;

viii.

interface between organisations;

ix.

use of sub-contractors and partners;

(h)

include an independent function to monitor the compliance and adequacy of the fulfilment of the relevant requirements of this Regulation, including a system to provide feedback of findings to the accountable manager to ensure effective implementation of corrective measures as necessary;

(i)

include a function to ensure that safety risks inherent to a service or product delivered through subcontractors are assessed and mitigated under the operator's safety management system.

(3)

If the organisation holds other organisation certificates within the scope of Regulation (EU) No 2018/1139, the safety management system of the UAS operator may be integrated with the safety management system that is required by any of those additional certificate(s).