Safety Test 1 Review Flashcards
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What is all related to pilot error and accidents? before WW1
Pilot Judgement, Cognition, and sensory preception
Why do commercial airplanes crash?
Pilot error, and human error
why was there a spike in total fatalities in airlines but a drop in accidents after WW2?
Airline travel became much more common, and passenger capacity per plane increased substantially.
Are airlines safe for Pax?
Yes, Hull stats imply most airlines are very safe for pax
Are airlines safe for employees?
No, injury statistics suggest that airlines are quite dangerous for their employees
What is the definition of Human Factors?
provide best match between the characteristics of people and the operation of the systems and products they use.
What is the pear model?
People, Environment, Actions, Resources
Name one thing from people?
Health, workload, sensory limitations
Name one thing from environment?
weather, personnel
Name one thing from actions?
steps to perform tasks, skill requirements
Name one thing from resources?
tools, test equipment
What two things will drive safety?
economically beneficial, or mandated by the gov.
Name two things covered by insurance.
Liability insurance payouts, workers comp
Name a few things that are not covered by insurance.
investigation, cleanup and restorations, higher premiums
What is the highest priority of a company?
Safety? Money? Mission?: Balance is necessary, so all of them.
What is blood priority?
The easiest time to effect change is when deaths occur
What is known precedent?
Methods of causing accidents are finite, so in other words the reasons that cause accidents are well known and they repeat
Do errors take a limited number of forms?
surprisingly errors take a limited number of forms and are much rarer than corrective actions
Who is responsible for effecting change?
line management
Can the NTSB regulate or fund changes?
No, they can only determine the cause, suggest gaps in safety and make recommendations
Describe the ASRS:
- Aviation Safety Reporting System
- FAA,NASA joint program
- protection against cert action
Describe the ASAP:
- Aviation Safety Action Programs
- Employee Self disclosure program
- allows disclosure in a non-punitive environment
- reports to company, airline, faa, and possible union
What is an accident?
happens between the time of a person boards the plane with the intention of flight and when that person leaves, if someone dies, seriously injured, or the aircraft receives substantial damage.
What does the NTSB consider a major accident?
121 A/C destruction, or Multiple fatalities or 121 A/C substantial damage and 1 or more fatalities
