14 CFR § 5.27 - Coordination of emergency response planning.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s5.27"
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title: "14 CFR § 5.27 - Coordination of emergency response planning."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "5.27"
section_name: "Coordination of emergency response planning."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
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part_number: "5"
part_name: "SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS"
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# 5.27 Coordination of emergency response planning.

Where emergency response procedures are necessary, any person required to have an SMS under this part must develop, and the accountable executive must approve as part of the safety policy, an emergency response plan that addresses at least the following:

(a) Delegation of emergency authority throughout the person's organization.

(b) Assignment of employee responsibilities during the emergency.

(c) Coordination of the emergency response plans with the emergency response plans of other organizations it must interface with during the provision of its services.

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