Under a newly constructed International Standard for Business Aviation Operations (IS-BAO) registration, business aviation safety firm Baldwin Aviation is now offering a co-operative registration plan to qualifying flight departments–meaning one aircraft and four or fewer staff members–that are working directly with the company on IS-BAO compliance and registration. Baldwin became the first IS-BAO registered safety management system (SMS) implementer in 2007; achieved Stage II registration in 2010; and this year met the requirements to establish its own new Safety Co-op program.

According to Baldwin, Safety Co-op guides and assists single-aircraft operators through the entire IS-BAO process and beyond. Under the program, the safety firm works with operators to ensure compliance with IS-BAO standards, as well as to create and develop operator-specific mission and profile documents, SMS tools and emergency response plans. After registration, Baldwin regularly monitors the safety program and conducts annual reviews.

“This is an important development for small flight departments that have been reluctant to pursue IS-BAO registration in the past due to the daunting prospects of establishing and maintaining procedures and manuals, and the cost of an audit,” said Baldwin Aviation president Don Baldwin. He stressed that operators participating in the Safety Co-op program will receive the full benefit of IS-BAO registration while retaining autonomy.