Aircraft operators cannot be sure their pilots comply with standard operating procedures (SOPs) without a safety management system (SMS) and flight data monitoring (FDM), Capt. David Lawrence, senior aviation accident investigator for the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), told a Flight Safety Foundation safety seminar on Wednesday.
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SMS and FDM are among the most effective methods of assessing safety during flight, an NTSB aviation accident investigator says.