Aviast,
In Australia, Safety Manager is focused on facilitating an operators Safety Management System.
You should ensure you have a thorough understanding SMS. There is good documentation on the CASA website (
www.casa.gov.au/sms) and in particular you should know the three advisory publications associated with SMS implementation.
To equip your skills and knowledge in the areas to support this, I'd recommend gaining a solid awareness in:
- Risk Management
- Quality Assurance / Auditing (think of a Lead Auditors Certificate)
- Safety Investigations
Possible extensions to this might be
- Human Factors
- OHS
- Environmental Requirements
- Security