Culture

Question 1

Identify the elements in a safety culture. (6)

Answer 1

Commitment
- organisational commitment striving to always operate in a safe manner

• Behaviour
  demonstration and encouragement of safety and safety behaviour
• Awareness
  suitable awareness of the threats and risks posed in the industry
• Adaptability
  ability to adapt to changes quickly and efficiently

Information
- obtaining, storing and educating people about safety

Justness
- about the concept of ‘just culture’

Question 2

List the key reasons for safety reporting in aviation.

Answer 2

By sharing knowledge and experience using a comprehensive and systematic reporting system, incident occurrences can be prevented or more realistically, be significantly reduced.

Question 3

Explain the rationale for mandatory reporting of incidents as required by Part 12.

Answer 3

Subject to Paragraph (b), this Part prescribes rules for the –
(1) notification, investigation, and reporting of accidents and incidents;
and
(2) preservation of aircraft, aircraft contents, and aircraft records
following an accident or serious incident; and
(3) preservation of records relating to an accident, facility malfunction
incident, an airspace incident, or a promulgated information
incident; and
(4) reporting of aircraft operating and statistical data

Question 4

Distinguish between normal error, at risk behaviour and high culpability behaviour

Answer 4

• Normal Error - Inadvertently doing other than what should have been done: a slip, lapse, mistake
• At-Risk Behaviour (Negligence) - Actions or decisions that increase risk that is either not recognised, or mistakenly believed to be justified
• High Culpability - (Recklessness)
  Actions of decisions to consciously disregard a substantial and justifiable risk

Question 5

Distinguish between negligent and reckless behaviour.

Answer 5

Negligence is defined as inaction caused due to lack of awareness and/or knowledge that should have been known

Recklessness is defined as the intentional, unjustifiable risk caused by an action

Question 6

Describe the role of punitive sanction.

Answer 6

Punitive sanctions are disciplinary consequences imposed on someone who is in violation of a law or regulation.

Such sanction could be a fine, but also imprisonment.