1. Safety Management System Overview 

1.1 Overview 

1.2 The Four Components of SMS 

1.3 SMS Policy 

2. Managing Safety Risk in a System of Systems 

2.1 SRM and Safety Assurance 

2.2 Identifying and Addressing System Vulnerabilities 

1.1.1 About the SMS Manual 

1.1.2 Establishment and Continuous Support of the ATO SMS 

1.1.3 SMS Continuous Improvement 

1.1.4 SMS Benefits 

1.2.1 SMS Components 

1.2.2 Safety Culture and Promotion: Valuing Safety in the ATO 

1.3.1 SMS Policy Derivations 

1.3.2 Policy Compliance with SMS 

1.3.3 FAA Documents Related to SMS Requirements 

2.1.1 Introduction to Managing System Safety 

2.1.2 Safety Assessment Using the Tenets of SRM and Safety Assurance 

2.1.3 SRM: Proactive and Reactive Hazard and Risk Reduction 

2.1.4 Safety Assurance: Identifying and Closing Safety Gaps 

2.2.1 System Gaps and Hazard Defenses 

2.2.2 The Human Element’s Effect on Safety 

2.2.3 Closing Gaps Using SRM and Safety Assurance Principles and Processes 

2.2.4 Safety Order of Precedence 

1.1.3.1 Measuring NAS-Wide ATO Safety Performance 

1.2.2.1 Overview of Safety Culture, Safety Assurance, and SRM 

1.2.2.2 Safety Programs and Initiatives 

1.3.1.1 ICAO SMS Policy 

1.3.1.2 FAA SMS Policy 

1.3.1.3 AOV Order 

1.3.1.4 ATO SMS Policy and Requirements 

1.3.3.1 Safety Reporting 

1.3.3.2 Facilities and Equipment Management 

1.3.3.3 Hardware and Software System Development 

1.3.3.4 Safety Management and Risk Assessment 

2.1.4.1 Audits and Assessments 

2.1.4.2 ATO Quality Assurance and Quality Control 

2.2.1.1 Overview and Causes of System Gaps 

2.2.1.2 Hazard Defenses 

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