Garmin International announced in a news release on June 7 a number of updates to its FltPlan safety management system (SMS), such as risk/hazard reports that allow flight and ground personnel to more easily report risks they encounter in their flight operations. “The modernized user interface provides a simple step-by-step process to collect essential information and enables safety managers with a structured means of safety risk management reporting and decision making,” said the release. “The more in-depth reporting structure allows flight departments to further improve their safety culture initiatives.” Categories of the reports offered by FltPlan SMS include cabin, dispatch, flight crew, ground, and maintenance.
Garmin Updates Its FltPlan Safety Management System
Key Takeaways:
- Garmin updated its FltPlan Safety Management System (SMS) with enhanced risk/hazard reporting for flight and ground personnel, featuring a modernized, step-by-step user interface to improve safety culture and management decision-making.
- The FltPlan SMS now offers seamless integration with FltPlan.com, allowing for automatic transfer of flight information into reports and enabling pilots to easily submit these, including optional direct submission to the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS).
- An improved dashboard helps safety managers search, filter, and identify trends in historical risk/hazard reports, while the system also ensures compliance for international operations where an SMS is required.
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