14 CFR § 5.95 - SMS documentation.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s5.95"
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title: "14 CFR § 5.95 - SMS documentation."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "5.95"
section_name: "SMS documentation."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "5"
part_name: "SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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."
regulatory_source: "Doc. No. FAA-2009-0671, Amdt. 5-1, 80 FR 1326, Jan. 8, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
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# 5.95 SMS documentation.

Any person required to have an SMS under this part must develop and maintain the following SMS documentation:

(a) Safety policy.

(b) SMS processes and procedures.

[Doc. No. FAA-2009-0671, Amdt. 5-1, 80 FR 1326, Jan. 8, 2015, as amended by Amdt. 5-2, 89 FR 33108, Apr. 26, 2024]