Chief of Flight Safety
Location
Chennai
Experience
25β30 years
Required Skills
About the Role
The Chief of Flight Safety is responsible for ensuring the highest standards of safety across all flight operations by implementing regulatory requirements, monitoring safety performance, and promoting a strong safety culture within the organization.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Ensure compliance with DGCA and company safety regulations across all operational areas.
- Develop, implement, and maintain the Safety Management System (SMS) in line with DGCA requirements.
- Monitor and analyse safety data, FDR/CVR Records , PFMC Records, incident reports, and hazard reports to identify trends and mitigate risks.
- Conduct internal safety audits, inspections, and risk assessments to ensure continuous compliance and improvement.
- Investigate incidents, accidents, and safety occurrences, and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
- Coordinate with flight operations, engineering, ground handling, and other departments to ensure effective safety practices.
- Promote a positive safety culture through awareness programs, training sessions, and safety communications.
- Maintain and update safety documentation, Revision of Flight Safety manuals, and records as per regulatory standards.
- Prepare and submit mandatory safety reports / Audit findings, - reply to regulatory authorities within stipulated timelines.
- Track and ensure closure of corrective actions and safety recommendations.
- Support emergency response planning and crisis management activities, including drills and simulations.
- Conduct safety risk assessments for new operations, routes, or procedures.
- Ensure proper reporting and follow-up of hazards and near-miss events.
- Liaise with regulatory authorities and other agencies during audits and inspections.
Preferred candidates:
- A Retired Aeronautical Engineer experienced in Flight Safety and Compliance or Retired Pilot in Command.
Ideal Candidate
A retired aeronautical engineer or pilot with 25β30 years hands-on flight safety authority, who has built or audited Safety Management Systems under DGCA scrutiny and moved safety culture beyond checkbox compliance.
Estimated Salary Range(low confidence)
βΉ20 L β βΉ35 L per year
Likely Interview Questions
- 1.Walk us through a Safety Management System redesign you ledβwhat regulatory gaps did you identify and how did you measure cultural adoption across resistant departments?
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