Process Flow Modeling for an In‐Time Aviation Safety Management System

In 2018, the National Academies challenged the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to lead the development of an In‐Time Aviation Safety Management System (IASMS). This IASMS would enable increasingly autonomous aviation operations by automating the safety monitoring, assessment, and mitigation functions currently performed manually as part of the Safety Management System (SMS) process. In this paper, we detail today's SMS processes. We will also be drafting a process flow of today's SMS based on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)'s guidelines. Furthermore, we will be developing bowtie diagrams for two use case scenarios identified by the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) in their Disaster Monitoring and First Response studies.