Policy & procedures
Remember the 4 Ps
Philosophy , Policy , Procedure and Practice
Simply Stated
Philosophy : Safety first and then commercial constraints
Policy : Based on a philosophy the company lays down a policy
e.g all sop and call may be common on all fleets. Pf will continue flying in emg or another company may state that the Captain takes over, an ailrine may not carry dangerous goods as a policy.
Procedure: Keeping in mind the philosophy and policy of an airline standard operating procedures will be incorporated ,
e.g an airline may decide to follow a common company standard fleet sop or another airline may elect to follow a certain manufactures sops
And last but not least;
Practice:Incorporating all the the values of Company philosophy and policy will the the standard operating procedures be practiced on the line
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