2.3  Program Safety Requirements  2.3.1 Achieving a CRDR Decision  2.3.2.1  Safety Requirements  2.3.2.1.1 EA Safety Roadmap  2.3.2.1.2 PSP  Research and system analyses are often required during service analysis and strategic planning  to mature operational concepts, reduce risk, and/or define requirements before a decision to  proceed in the lifecycle management process is made. Service analysis and strategic planning  policies apply when deciding whether to add a service shortfall or new operational concept to  the NAS Concept of Operations (ConOps) and  FAA EA. The CRDR Decision occurs at the end of the Service Analysis and Strategic Planning phase of  the AMS when an EA roadmap indicates action must be taken to address a critical mission  shortfall. (Shortfalls often stem from National Transportation Safety Board recommendations or  from emergent in-service operational issues due to the evolving operational environment, rather  than from any latent defects of legacy NAS systems.) The CRDR Decision can also be based  on some exceptional opportunities that could substantially benefit the FAA. In either case, the  decision is based on speculative activities such as simulation, Functional Analysis (FA), and  computer-human interface development to define potential requirements; develop operational  concepts; and avoid, transfer, or reduce safety risk before entering the IA phase.  The Safety Collaboration Team (SCT) was appointed by the FAA SMS Committee to facilitate  the integrated safety management of pre-decisional NAS changes affecting the FAA. In doing  so, the committee recognized the need to ensure that safety is not compromised when the FAA  proposes pre-decisional changes that affect NAS operations. SCT activities are outside the  scope of the SRMGSA.  The IARD occurs at the end of the CRD phase. At the IARD, the JRC determines whether the  ConOps, preliminary requirements, EA products and amendments, and preliminary program  investment alternatives are sufficiently defined to warrant entry into the IA phase. The decision  is made within the context of all ongoing and planned investment activities to sustain and  improve service delivery. It ensures proposals are consistent with overall corporate needs and  planning. CRD phase activities occur prior to the establishment of clear functions, baseline  requirements, alternative solutions, and solution design.  If the concept under development requires that the proposed system, procedural change,  demonstration hardware, or modified software “go live” (in a parallel, online, but nonoperational  manner), SRM must be conducted. This is especially true if the system’s going live involves the  collection of feedback from Air Traffic personnel, suitability demonstrations, field testing, flight  tests, or operational prototypes that must be exposed to field conditions only found at  operational NAS facilities. The EA Safety Roadmap applies to the NAS as a whole and provides a broader context for Next  Generation Air Transportation System changes, proactively aiming to manage safety risk in the  NAS.  The PSP is the PO’s plan for the program’s safety process. The PSP is used to ensure  compliance with provisions of the  ATO SMS Manual and the SRMGSA. The PO must adjust  2.3.2 Achieving an IARD 2_SRMGSA_202003  Originally published March 2020  Uncontrolled copy when downloaded  10