In the context of SMS, SRM stands for?

• A. Safety Resource Management
• B. Safety Risk Monitoring
• C. Safety Risk Management
• D. Safety Regulatory Monitoring

Answer: (C)

Safety Risk Management is the process within a Safety Management System that focuses on identifying hazards, assessing the risks they pose, and implementing controls to reduce those risks to an acceptable level. It starts by spotting potential hazards in operations—like a new flight procedure, adverse weather, or maintenance issues. For each hazard, you assess how likely it is to occur and how severe the impact could be, which determines the overall risk level. Then you choose and apply mitigations—such as altering the flight plan, adding procedures, or adjusting performance parameters—and put in place monitoring to verify that the risk remains controlled. This continual loop—identify, assess, mitigate, monitor—keeps safety proactive rather than reactive. Other terms would refer to resource use or regulatory oversight, not the risk assessment and control process central to SRM.