PART 135 SMS SUPPORT

From readiness question to operating system.

Part 5 implementation requires more than producing a manual. It requires leadership, assigned responsibilities, repeatable processes, training, records, evidence, and continuing operation.

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Phase 1

SMS Readiness Review

Establish the current state and the responsible path forward.

Current official-source and change-log check
Applicability and §5.9(e) reduced-requirements assessment, confirmed by Neil Schnaak.
Operational-complexity profile
Existing SMS, manual, process, training, and record inventory
Impacted-document inventory
Part 5 gap map and implementation roadmap
Recommended next scope

Phase 2

SMS Implementation Build

Develop and help operationalize the system around the operator.

Safety policy, accountability, and role structure
Hazard identification and safety-risk management
Safety assurance and evidence model
Safety promotion, training, and communication
Records and document-control structure
Implementation workshops and action register
Declaration-readiness review and operator-owned submission support

CONNECTED-DOCUMENT CONTROL

SMS changes can ripple across the operation.

The readiness review identifies likely effects on GOM/GMM materials, training, records, maintenance interfaces, reporting, and other controlled documents. Those revisions are not silently included. Neil confirms the need, and each revision receives its own scope, price, and review responsibility.

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What this service does not promise

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No guarantee of FAA acceptance, approval, compliance, or surveillance outcome.
No replacement for the operator's accountable executive, legal counsel, or FAA relationship.
No autonomous declaration or FAA communication.
No unsupervised AI regulatory advice.
No hazard-reporting system included in the initial offer — scoped separately if the operation needs one.

Start with the readiness question.

A short conversation can establish whether the operation is a fit and what information is appropriate to collect next.

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