Risk Management Flashcards

1
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Describe the risk assessment matrix

A

Severity: Negligable, Marginal, Critical, Catastrophic

Liklihood: Improbable, Remote, Occasional, Probable

Risk: Low, Medium, Serious, High

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2
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How can a pilot assess their personal fitness to fly?

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IMSAFE

Illness, Medication, Stress, Alcohol, Fatique, Emotion

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3
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What are the Hazardous Attitudes?

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Resignation - “What’s the use?”

Anti-Authority - “Don’t tell me!”

Impulsivity - “Do it quickly”

Invulnerability - “It won’t happen to me”

Macho - “I can do it”

(RAIIM)

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What is the antidote for Resignation?

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I am not helpless. I can make a difference.

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5
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What is the antidote for Macho?

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Taking chances is foolish.

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What is the antidote for impulsivity?

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Not so fast. Think first.

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What is the antidote for invulnerability?

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It could happen to me.

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8
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What is the antidote for anti-authority?

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Follow the rules, they are usually right.

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9
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What are the types of stress that can affect pilot performance?

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Physical

Physchological

Physiological

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10
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What model can a pilot use to Percieve hazards to a flight?

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PAVE

Pilot, Airplane, enVironment, External pressures

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11
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What are the steps to managing risk?

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  1. Identify the hazard
  2. Assess the risk
  3. Mitigate the risk
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12
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What are the principles of risk management?

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  • Accept no unnecessary risk
  • Only accept a risk if the benefits outweigh the costs
  • Make risk decisions at the appropriate level
  • Integrate risk management into planning at every level
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13
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What are the options for what to do about an identified risk?

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TEAM

Transfer, Eliminate, Accept, Mitigate

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14
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What is a FRAT

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Flight Risk Assessment Tool

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15
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What is the pilot’s risk management model in ADM?

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3-P

Percieve, Process, Perform

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16
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What is situational awareness?

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Accurate perception and understanding of all the factors that affect safety of before, during and after the flight.

17
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What are some impediments to situational awareness?

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Distractions, Fatigue, Complacency

18
Q

What are some signs of fatigue?

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Persistent yawning, head bobbing, eyes going in and out of focus, wandering thoughts, missed or erroneous performance of routines, degraded control accuracy.

19
Q

What are some common risk management traps and failures in flight operations?

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  • Scud-running
  • Duck-under
  • Flying outside the envelope
  • Peer pressure
  • Get-there-itis
  • Loss of situational awareness
  • Getting behind the aircraft
  • Continued VFR into IMC
  • Operating without adequate fuel reserves
20
Q

What is a tool for risk management during flight

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5-Ps

Plane, Pilot, Passenger, Plan, Programming

21
Q

What is SRM?

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Single-pilot Resource Management

Making good use of all the resources available to the single-pilot to ensure a successful outcome.

22
Q

What is ADM?

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Aeronautical Decision Making

The Systematic approach to the mental process of evaluating a given set of circumstances and determining the best course of action

23
Q

How can the single pilot keep a current assessment of inflight hazards.

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5 Ps

Plane, Pilot, Passengers, Plan, Programming

24
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What are some of the resources available to the single pilot?

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ATC, Flight Service

Autopilot, Flight Director

EFB, Moving Map, etc

Front-seat passenger

25
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What are some key SRM challenges and how do you handle them?

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Task Saturation - Task Management: prioritize Aviate, Navigate, Communicate

Automation Confusion - Automation Management: downgrade the level of automation in use. Scenario Based Training, Simulator practice

Information Overload - Scenario Based Training, Simulator practice

26
Q

How and when should risk management be taught in flight training?

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27
Q

What model can pilots use to Process risks to a flight?

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(CARE)

Consquences

Alternatives

Reality

External Pressures

28
Q

What is the definition of a pilot error?

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An action or inaction that leads to a deviation from intentions and expectations.