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The CAA’s responsibility for protecting UK citizens from all aviation activities goes beyond ensuring that minimum levels of compliance are met and needs to address identified risks within the aviation system.

These risks vary due to the complexity of the system and the operational environment. There is also the impact of the varying performance of individuals and organisations within the system. This variability in performance is impacted by internal and external changes, which need to be recognised and managed accordingly.

Accidents occur as a result of safety management systems failing. We need to be able to recognise when the system starts to become unsafe, or the risks are increasing, before an accident occurs. This is where SMS and effective Human Factors (HF) programmes can help.

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