CAAS is committed to upholding a safe aviation environment and the highest standards in aviation safety, underpinned by good foundations established over the years -a strong safety regime, strong safety culture and strong safety leadership.
As part of continual efforts to strengthen safety, CAAS has published two key safety documents – the State Safety Programme (SSP) which articulates Singapore’s regulatory philosophy, values, and commitments to achieve our safety objectives, and the National Aviation Safety Plan (NASP) 2022-2024, which identifies clear priorities and galvanises the aviation sector to work together to keep aviation safe.
CAAS also launched the first-ever Safety Charter for the Singapore aviation industry at the Aviation Safety Forum on 7 March 2022, which expresses the shared commitment by leaders in the sector to jointly uphold safety standards and strengthen safety culture in their respective organisations. This was followed by the development of the Aviation Safety Culture Handbook to support the fostering of a positive safety culture in our industry.
CAAS recognises that good mental health of aviation professionals is important in anchoring overall aviation safety. Together with the airlines and unions, a tripartite framework to strengthen mental health and wellness support for pilots and air traffic controllers in Singapore was launched on 24 March 2023.
Learn more about these initiatives here:
The SSP document guides our safety regulatory work in Policy & Rule Development; Approval, Licensing & Certification; Enforcement & Surveillance; and Safety Promotion. Through our SSP, we drive a more systematic and holistic approach to safety management, integrating more predictive methodologies to better manage precursor events so that they do not become safety incidents. This allows CAAS to continuously improve the way safety oversight is carried out to support the safe growth of the aviation industry in Singapore.
For more information on Singapore’s SSP, view the full SSP document.
Complementing the SSP document, the NASP sets out Singapore’s objectives, challenges, strategic priorities and key safety actions to be taken by, or driven by CAAS. The list of safety actions cover five areas, namely operational safety, policies and rules, safety management, data and digitalisation, and regional and global aviation safety.
For more information on Singapore’s NASP, view the full NASP document.
This Charter is the first-ever Safety Charter for the Singapore aviation industry, and expresses the shared commitment by leaders in the sector to jointly uphold safety standards and strengthen safety culture in their respective organisations.
Close to 100 key organisations across various domains in the Singapore aviation sector have signed the Charter as their commitment to safety. More are encouraged to come on board to pledge their commitment. Please email caas_safety_promotion@caas.gov.sg to indicate interest.
View the full Charter and its list of signatories here.
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The Aviation Safety Culture Handbook, developed by the CAAS and the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) in close collaboration with industry partners, is part of CAAS’ continuing effort to support the fostering of a positive safety culture in our industry. The handbook sets out the Singapore Aviation Safety Culture Framework, and explores the importance of and how each safety culture dimension manifests in an organisation. It also presents, in a series of DOs and DON’Ts, how management can play a key role in providing a psychologically safe and conducive environment for safety to flourish, and how individuals can take ownership of their actions and professionally conduct themselves with safety in mind.
For more information on Singapore’s Aviation Safety Culture Handbook, view the full Handbook on Aviation Safety Culture (PDF, 1.74MB).
The four key pillars of the framework include education, peer support, intervention, and collaborative programmes. The tripartite collaboration builds on CAAS’ ongoing efforts to strengthen mental health and wellness support for aviation professionals.
View the full Framework here (PDF, 6.6 MB).
