Safety Management System (SMS)
ATMD continued putting in substantial efforts to enhance the overall aeronautical safety performance through effective implementation of its SMS. These include safety risk assessments and risk mitigation measures to be carried out before any significant changes to air traffic management equipment, procedures or systems that may affect operations are introduced. As a result of proper risk management, the new ATMS had been successfully put into service since November 2016, enhancing aviation safety and our traffic handling capacity. In the year, with the concerted efforts of professional ATC staff and system maintenance personnel, the ATMS had safely and efficiently handled over 2 000 flight movements every day, especially during busy festive periods and adverse weather situations. For this, CAD was recently presented with the Global Safety Achievement Award by the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation in recognition of the significant contribution made by CAD to improving aviation safety.
Besides, ATMD monitors the safety performance on a continuous basis under the SMS requirements. Quarterly summaries on safety performance were compiled and reviewed by the Air Traffic Management Standards Office, which is the regulatory office of air traffic management related matters, independent of ATMD. To ensure continuous improvement in safety, three internal audits were conducted in the year on different key functional areas of ATMD.
In terms of safety promotion, ATMD maintained its efforts to provide ATC staff with SMS training and to promote safety culture. Relevant safety information, together with extracts from local or international safety journals, are published on a regular basis to raise the safety awareness of staff.
