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Safety Manager as a Service (SMaaS)
Plan Safe delivers a complete Safety Manager as a Service (SMaaS) solution, providing expert safety leadership, day-to-day SMS management, and regulatory oversight tailored to your operation. Our experienced contract Safety Managers work directly with your team to implement, maintain, and continuously improve your Safety Management System. Whether you're establishing an SMS from scratch or need support managing existing systems, we ensure your organisation remains compliant, audit-ready, and aligned with best practice—without the need to employ a full-time safety manager.
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Our Team
Our Work
Western Sydney Airport Airspace Redesign
Airservices Australia
Safety Program for the New Airspace Design
The Challenge
To enable the new Western Sydney Airport, a new Airspace Design is being developed for the Sydney Basin. The project is the biggest airspace change in Australian history, including all airspace delivery and air traffic service provision safety matters from the airspace and flight path design meeting national and international safety standards to implementation of both air traffic control and support services for 3 air traffic centres and 5 Sydney basin airports, including Sydney International and RAAF Richmond.
What We Did
Plan Safe is building the safety and Human Factors case for the new design to enable safe and efficient move of air traffic once the new airport is operational. We are responsible for managing the entire safety program for the new airspace design, including development of quantitative analysis techniques to ensure the safety of the new airspace.
We are also responsible for safety approvals from the national regulator for both Design and implementation. Our consultants have also provided Human Factors workload assessment and task analysis based on extensive simulator exercises using the new Airspace design.
The Outcome
Planning for the opening of the new airport in late 2026 is on track, and the management of the airspace change is ongoing, including all stakeholders; CASA, Department of Infrastructure, and WSA Co. Findings delivered so far have been incorporated into an updated Airspace Design, improving safety and efficiency for the future.
Increased Tailwind Trial
Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC)
Trial of Increased Tailwind Take Off And Landings At Brisbane Airport (YBBN)
The Challenge
As part of the Brisbane New Runway Project Implementation Review, Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) are exploring options that would allow more aircraft to depart and land over Moreton Bay, minimising community impact.
What We Did
Plan Safe developed all operational material for a trial of Increased Tailwind Take Off And Landings At Brisbane Airport (YBBN), including:
- safety plan
- ATC and Aircraft draft operational procedures
- data monitoring criteria
- risk assessment
- safety case and supporting material
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The Outcome
The trial will allow for an increased tailwind limit at Brisbane Airport, meaning that the overall volume of time that arrivals and departures will be able to operate simultaneously over the bay will be increased.
Sydney Airport Integrated Drone Detection System Trial
Airservices Australia
System Safety Assurance Activities For The Drone Detection System Trial
The Challenge
With the use of drones for commercial and leisure purposes expected to grow exponentially, it is becoming a necessity to identify and efficiently manage their activity near airports. Trials were held in 2022 at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, one of the busiest aerodromes in the world.
What We Did
Plan Safe and our partners ALARP Solutions delivered Systems Safety Assurance activities for the trial, including development of the Functional Hazard Analysis and safety assessment reports enabling next-generation drone detection capabilities allowing Airservices to enhance the safe operation of crewed and uncrewed flights operating together in Australian airspace.
The Outcome
The trial of next-generation drone detection capabilities allows Airservices to continue to enhance the safe operation of crewed and uncrewed flights operating together in Australian airspace.
Brisbane 7 Knot Tailwind Safety Case
Airservices Australia
Safety Case For The 2 Knot Increase Of Tailwind Take Off And Landings At Brisbane Airport (YBBN)
The Challenge
As part of the Brisbane New Runway Project Implementation Review, Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) and Airservices are exploring options that would allow more aircraft to depart and land over Moreton Bay, minimising community impact.
What We Did
Plan Safe and our partners ALARP Solutions developed a safety case and supporting material to request an increase in the tailwind limit for Simultaneous Opposite Direction Parallel Runway Operations (SODPROPS) at Brisbane Airport, from 5-knots to 7-knots.
The Outcome
If approved by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), the overall volume of time that arrivals and departures will be able to operate simultaneously over the bay will be increased.
Melbourne Aerodrome Lighting Upgrade
Airservices Australia
Systems Safety Assurance For Airfield Lighting Upgrades
The Challenge
As part of the APAMs required aerodrome lighting upgrades to ensure compliance with CASR139, Airservices are required to integrate the modern highly controllable lighting updates into INTAS (Integrated Tower Automation Suite).
What We Did
Plan Safe delivered the safety assurance program for the project. Our consultants delivered safety assurance services for the new lighting control upgrades, including hazard identifiaction and analysis, and development of safety cases.
The Outcome
The projects initiated by APAM have been completed, providing additional functionality and support for ATC when managing traffic within the manoeuvring area, which increases flexibility. This functionality includes the introduction of additional Stop Bars and the MOWP functionality for lighting maintenance.
