14 CFR Part 5
25 sections · 6 subparts · Amended 2026-09-15
SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
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Authority49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40101, 40113, 40119, 41706, 44101, 44701-44702, 44705, 44709-44711, 44713, 44716-44717, 44722, 46105; Sec. 102, Pub. L. 116-260, 134 Stat. 2309; Sec 215, Pub. L. 111-216, 124 Stat. 2366.
SourceDoc. No. FAA-2009-0671, Amdt. 5-1, 80 FR 1326, Jan. 8, 2015, unless otherwise noted.
Subpart A— General 10 sections
- § 5.1 Applicability.
- § 5.3 Definitions.
- § 5.5 General requirements.
- § 5.7 Requirements for domestic, flag, and supplemental operations.
- § 5.9 Requirements for commuter and on-demand operations or passenger-carrying flights for compensation or hire.
- § 5.11 Requirements for production certificate holders that are holders or licensees of a type certificate for the same product.
- § 5.13 Requirements for type certificate holders or licensees applying for a production certificate for the same product.
- § 5.15 Requirements for type certificate holders that allow another person to use the type certificate to obtain a production certificate for the same product.
- § 5.17 Organizational system description.
- § 5.19 Implementation plan.
Subpart B— Safety Policy 4 sections
Subpart C— Safety Risk Management 4 sections
Subpart D— Safety Assurance 3 sections
Subpart E— Safety Promotion 2 sections
Subpart F— SMS Documentation and Recordkeeping 2 sections
Recent Federal Register activity last 25 of 8, newest first
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- 2017-05-25RuleSafety Management System for Domestic, Flag and Supplemental Operations Certificate Holders; Technical AmendmentRead →
- 2015-01-13RuleSafety Management Systems for Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental Operations Certificate HoldersRead →
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- 2011-01-31NPRMSafety Management System for Part 121 Certificate Holders; Extension of Comment PeriodRead →
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