---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 5.25"
title: "14"
number: "5.25"
heading: "Designation and responsibilities of required safety management personnel."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/5.25"
---

# §5.25. Designation and responsibilities of required safety management personnel.

- (a) **Designation of the accountable executive.** Any person required to have an SMS under this part must identify an accountable executive who, irrespective of other functions, satisfies the following:
  - (1) Is the final authority over operations authorized to be conducted under the person's certificate(s) or Letter(s) of Authorization.
  - (2) Controls the financial resources required for the operations to be conducted under the person's certificate(s) or Letter(s) of Authorization.
  - (3) Controls the human resources required for the operations authorized to be conducted under the person's certificate(s) or Letter(s) of Authorization.
  - (4) Retains ultimate responsibility for the safety performance of the operations conducted under the person's certificate(s) or Letter(s) of Authorization.
- (b) **Responsibilities of the accountable executive.** The accountable executive must accomplish the following:
  - (1) **Ensure that the SMS is properly implemented and is performing across all pertinent areas.**
  - (2) **Develop and sign the safety policy.**
  - (3) **Communicate the safety policy throughout the person's organization.**
  - (4) **Regularly review the safety policy to ensure it remains relevant and appropriate to the person.**
  - (5) Regularly review the safety performance and direct actions necessary to address substandard safety performance in accordance with [§ 5.75](/cfr/14/5.75.md).
- (c) **Designation of management personnel.** The accountable executive must designate sufficient management personnel who, on behalf of the accountable executive, are responsible for the following:
  - (1) Coordinate implementation, maintenance, and integration of the SMS throughout the person's organization.
  - (2) **Facilitate hazard identification and safety risk analysis.**
  - (3) **Monitor the effectiveness of safety risk controls.**
  - (4) **Ensure safety promotion throughout the person's organization as required in subpart E of this part.**
  - (5) Regularly report to the accountable executive on the performance of the SMS and on any need for improvement.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Doc. No. FAA-2021-0419, Amdt. 5-2, 89 FR 33106, Apr. 26, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40101, 40113, 40119, 41706, 44101, 44701-44702, 44705, 44709-44711, 44713, 44716-44717, 44722, 46105; Sec. 102, Pub. L. 116-260, 134 Stat. 2309; Sec 215, Pub. L. 111-216, 124 Stat. 2366.

### Source

Source: Doc. No. FAA-2009-0671, Amdt. 5-1, 80 FR 1326, Jan. 8, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Doc. No. FAA-2021-0419, Amdt. 5-2, 89 FR 33106, Apr. 26, 2024]