Appropriateness of the Existing Airport Data Sources for Setting of the Safety Control Structure in SMS

Abstract

This paper focuses on the quality and potential utilization of the currently available airport operational data sources within specific Safety Management System (SMS) tools. It primarily evaluates the appropriateness of the operational data sources to serve as a valid input for the more automatized and real-time data collection and evaluation. This evaluation is primarily focused on possible utilization of such data sources within safety control structure, the core of the safety model STAMP. This represents one of the possible approaches that could be set as a main safety mechanism, bringing a potential for setting of the active control within the given system. Application of active control requires a system preparedness study. In order to set an active control, detailed understanding of the available data sources and their appropriateness for the safety evaluation process, are required. Such data are gathered from the various sources and their structure is not consistent, which could potentially lead to a misinterpretation and invalid safety analysis results. Therefore, the main goal of the paper is to bring a closer look to a several aspects of technical and operational preparedness of the aviation organizations to use real-time data within SMS. The research uses relevant sources of daily operational data.