NZQA registered unit standard
27031 version 1
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Title
Manage safety assurance in an aviation organisation
Level
5
Credits
15
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are, in an aviation
organisation, able to: demonstrate knowledge of safety
assurance; manage safety performance measuring and
monitoring; demonstrate knowledge of the theory of continuous
improvement; demonstrate knowledge of change management;
and manage a safety assurance plan.
Classification
Aviation > Aviation - Core
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Resources may include but are not limited to – International Civil Aviation
Organization. 2009. Doc 9859, Safety Management Manual. 2nd ed. ICAO,
available at http://www.icao.int/icao/en/download.htm.
2
All references to the CAA refer specifically to the Civil Aviation Authority of New
Zealand.
3
Industry standards are those set in place by the CAA.
4
Industry texts may include but are not limited to – ICAO Safety Management Manual,
CAA Rules, CAA Advisory Circulars, operator exposition.
5
Definitions
Aviation organisation refers to a public, private or community enterprise, association
or group operating in the aviation environment.
Knowledge refers to the knowledge, understanding, application and the management
of the application of the subject matter.
The term SMS refers to safety management system.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of safety assurance in an aviation organisation.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The role of safety assurance within an organisation is described in accordance
with industry standards and texts.
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1.2
Action management planning is described in accordance with industry
standards and texts.
1.3
The characteristics of an open reporting culture and how such a culture aids
assurance are described in accordance with industry standards and texts.
Outcome 2
Manage safety performance measuring and monitoring in an aviation organisation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Safety performance indicators and performance targets for an SMS in an
aviation environment are described in accordance with industry standards and
texts.
2.2
A means to measure safe performance of an organisation is developed in
accordance with industry standards and texts.
2.3
A means to verify the safe performance of an organisation and a means to
maintain this verification scheme is developed in accordance with industry
standards and texts.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of the theory of continuous improvement in an aviation
organisation.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The Kaizen principle of continuous improvement is described in accordance
with industry standards and texts.
3.2
A means to verify the performance of an organisation’s SMS is developed in
accordance with industry standards and texts.
3.3
A formal process to identify the cause, determine the impact, and eliminate or
mitigate the cause, of the substandard performance of an SMS is described in
accordance with industry standards and texts.
Outcome 4
Demonstrate knowledge of change management in an aviation organisation.
Evidence requirements
4.1
A process by which changes within an organisation may be identified is
developed in accordance with industry standards and texts.
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4.2
Arrangements to ensure safety performance is maintained prior to the
implementation of a change are described in accordance with industry
standards and texts.
4.3
A method by which safety risk controls are monitored prior to change (in order
to determine if they are still effective or appropriate given the new environment)
are described in accordance with industry standards and texts.
Outcome 5
Manage a safety assurance plan in an aviation organisation.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Techniques which are used in an SMS are described in accordance with
industry standards and texts.
5.2
How safety information will be collected and how sources of the information will
be protected through the use of a just culture is described in accordance with
industry standards and texts.
5.3
An aviation operational safety assurance plan is described in accordance with
industry standards and texts.
5.4
The safety assurance plan is monitored and evaluated in accordance with
industry standards and texts.
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
15 April 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0170
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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