Proposal for the amendment of Annex 1, Annex 6, Parts I and III, Annex 8, Annex 11, Annex 13 and Annex 14, Volume I, to harmonize and extend provisions relating to safety management. The proposal includes an appendix describing a framework for a service provider’s SMS, to be included in Annexes 1, 6, Parts I and III, 8, 11 and 14, Volume I. The framework aims at achieving consensus regarding standardization of SMS, by providing a principled guide for the implementation of SMS by service providers, as well as to develop guidance on SMS regulation by ICAO and national SMS regulation by States.