CHAPTER IIAVIATION SAFETY MANAGEMENT

F1Article 5European Aviation Safety Programme

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F2Article 6European Plan for Aviation Safety

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Article 7State Safety Programme

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F3The Secretary of State must, in consultation with the CAA and other relevant stakeholders, establish and maintain a State safety programme for the management of civil aviation safety in relation to the aviation activities under F4the responsibility of the Secretary of State (the ‘State Safety Programme’). That programme shall be commensurate with the size and the complexity of those activities F5....

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The State Safety Programme shall include at least the elements related to State safety management responsibilities described in the international standards and recommended practices.

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The State Safety Programme shall specify, taking into account the objectives set out in Article 1 F6..., the level of safety performance to be achieved at national level in respect of the aviation activities under the responsibility of the F7Secretary of State.

Article 8State Plan for Aviation Safety

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The State Safety Programme shall include or be accompanied by a State Plan for Aviation Safety. Based on the assessment of relevant safety information, F8the Secretary of State, in consultation with the CAA and other relevant stakeholders, shall identify in that plan the main safety risks affecting F9the national civil aviation safety system and shall set out the necessary actions to mitigate those risks.

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