Doc 9859 Safety Management Manual (SMM) Notice to Users This document is an unedited advance version of an ICAO publication as approved, in principle, by the Secretary General, which is rendered available to the public for convenience. The final edited version may still undergo alterations in the process of editing. Consequently, ICAO accepts no responsibility or liability of any kind should the final text of this publication be at variance from that appearing here. Second Edition – 2008 (Advance edition – unedited) International Civil Aviation Organization (ii) Safety Management Manual (SMM)
Table of Contents (iii) TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 – Introduction 1.1 General 1.2 Objectives 1.3 Manual concept 1.4 Contents of the manual 1.5 Structure of the manual Chapter 2 – Basic safety concepts 2.1 Objectives and contents 2.2 The concept of safety 2.3 The evolution of safety thinking 2.4 A
