Air Safety Flashcards
What is FOD
Any material which originates from any source, either external or part of an aircraft which can cause damage to an aircraft or it’s equipment either on the ground or in the air
What are the 3 methods of FOD protection?
Practices
Processes
Design
Flight safety responsibility
Good safety culture shown from all levels where people are accountable
What is the master document for flying regulations?
Regulatory article 2000s Flying regulations.
What is an accident
An occurrence which results in a person being killed of suffering a major injury, or an aircraft sustaining CAT 4 or 5 damage
What is an RA?
Regulatory article
What is RA 1000?
Regulatory article - General regulations
What is RA 2000?
Regulatory articles- flying regulations
What are RA 3000?
Regulatory articles, Air traffic management
What is Cat 1 damage?
Repairable within custodians capabilities (on pan, 1st line)
What is Cat 2 damage?
Repairable with the custodians forward maimtainance organisation capabilities (in hanger, 2nd line)
What is Cat 3 damage?
Repairable on site, beyond forward maimtainance achievable by repair organisation (someone has to come in)
What is Cat 4 damage?
Repairable, but requires specialist facilities off-site
What is Cat 5 damage?
Fucked. Beyond economic repair, instructional use, scrap or missing
What is reporting culture?
Cultivating an atmosphere where people have the confidence to report safety concerns without feat of blame
What is learning culture?
An organization that can learn from it’s mistakes and make changes
What is flexible culture?
Where the organisation and the people in it are capable of adapting effectively to change
What is just culture?
Recognize natural limitations of human performance, errors and unsafe acts will not be punished if unintentional, those that act recklessly or take unjustifiable risks will be subject to disciplinary actions
What are the 3 methods of reporting?
DASOR
Inform
DCOR
What are the duty holders?
Senior duty holder (CAS)
Operating duty holder. (AOC 22gp)
Delivery duty holder (Comdt 3FTS)
Who is SDH?
CAS
Who is ODH?
AOC 22Gp
Who is DDH?
Cmdt 3FTS
How can we regulate bird strikes?
Bird control units
Bird radars
Avoid knows areas of high bird activity
What is f700?
Register of aircraft servicing, faults, limitations etc.
What order do the documents go in?
RA (regulatory articles) 2000, flying regulations
GASO (group air staff orders) 1000,2000 etc
DAM (defence aerodromes manual (covers latest news on aerodrome)
FOB (flying order book) 1000,2000 etc
What does the DAM cover?
Defence aerodrome manual - latest news on aerodromes
Where will you find aircraft specific orders?
GASO (group air staff orders)
What is the aim of flight safety?
Collective endeavour to operate in the air environment safely and embraces any activity that contributes to safe operation of military airworthy systems in flight or on the ground
