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AVIATION-OPERATIONS5 MIN READ

SMS Change Assessment for a New Stand

Apply SMS change-management thinking to a new airport stand procedure.

new stand Stand 42A is ready on paper, but the GPU route crosses a tug path under night ramp conditions. The hazard appears at an interface between equipment, vehicle flow, lighting, and contractor briefing. SMS change logic Describe -> Identify -> Control -> Assure Safety Risk Management decides whether controls are adequate. Safety Assurance checks whether the controls survive live operations. memo Tell everyone to be careful. Opening is tied to evidence, not optimism. If the change creates a new interface, the interface needs a control and an assurance check. 01 Describe 02 Control 03 Now you try system first…

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