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Explore strategies to improve aircrew knowledge and mitigate risks in aviation, including challenges, lessons learned, and safety strategies. Learn how to identify hazards, tighten safety loops, and implement proactive safety measures in any organization.
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Heard at ISASI 2005 • Risk for helicopters = 10 x risk for airlines • Proposed strategies : • Flight simulators • CVRs… • EGPWS • Crash-resistance standards • NVG • HUMS IS THIS ENOUGH ? IS THIS REALISTIC ?
IMPEDIMENTS • Cost • Age of design • Size of companies • Variety of operations • New risks • Change in behavior (eg : use of GPS)
IMPEDIMENTS (cont) • Lessons learnt but notassimilated
Jan. 2000 – Jun. 2005 354 Accidents • 67 fatalities • 133 hull losses • Exposure : difficult to assess • No significant trends BEA
51 accidents with casualties (+4 undetermined)
Avoidable 55% of fatalities
New causes? • Unsafe acts / behavior • Abrupt maneuvers • Low flight • Negligent flight preparation • Load securing • Fuel • W&B • Continuation of flight in marginal conditions • Failure to appropriately react to malfunction • Lower the collective • Reaction after hyd. loss
Specific helicopter factor • I can land anywhere if… • I can better adjust to limits (weather) • Overconfidence • Accident ? It won’t happen to me • VIP factor
Safety strategies • Safety devices • Hazard identification • Procedures • Improved training • « Closing the loop » • Tightening the loop
TRAINING HISTORY H SLE L • Knowledge of Hardware • Knowledge of Software • Knowledge of Environment • Knowledge of Liveware • Knowledge of interactions • Knowledge of failure modes
WHO IS IMMUNE TO ACCIDENTS? • There are two sorts of pilots : • Those who have landed gear up • Those who will • Bias in risk assessment : experience • Extremely remote vs frequent
Investigation reports • Standardized • Based on facts • Non-punitive approach • All aspects reviewed (19 chapters) • Participation of several partners • Intended for prevention purposes • Many details • Lessons learnt
Ground lessons : case study • Detailed study of circumstances and causes • Questions : • Have we experienced anything similar? • Have we been close to experiencing anything similar? • What are the similarities? • What are the differences? Are we immune to being involved in such a scenario?
Questions (cont) • What are our defenses? How could we improve them? • How robust are they in an ever-changing environment? • Can we precisely identify our defenses, the procedures? • Do we perceive any gap between our planned and actual practices? • Are we prone to defeating identified defenses? • What are the root causes that we can map in our organization / in my personality ?
Challenges • Selection of cases to study • Education of moderator / instructor • Adherence of personnel : confidence-based environment • Address ALL actors, incl. Management • Create a culture • Time cost obvious, savings hidden
Conclusion • Close the loop : proactive implementation • Teaches about strengths and weaknesses • A mindset • Can be implemented in ANY organization, with no delay • Investigating bodies are ready to help • initiate the process