Tasks and support systems
Below is an indicative list of the elements which constitute a typical operational task and also a corresponding list of some of the characteristics which form the support system for that task. It is not intended to be exhaustive but provide guidance on the types of elements which may be considered in assessing the emergence of associated safety risks.
Using these lists as a guide (you may have others that you believe are relevant) consider:
- What, if any, of these elements have changed and/or will continue to change over the next 3-5 years.
- What, if any, impact will this have on the safety of passenger carrying operations.
- What actions should/could be utilised to neutralise or mitigate the effect on safety.
Aspects of the operational task
- Passengers
- Type
- Behaviour
- Passenger demand for safety
- Aircraft
- Fleet Mix
- Type (faster/higher/multiple)
- Size
- Complexity (systems/avionics)
- Airports
- Access
- Control (complexity/congestion/procedures/route structure)
- Environment (development/noise)
- Airspace
- Complexity
- Procedures
- Briefing Services
- Congestion/Access
- Control/Surveillance
- Navigation aids
- Cost
- Demand/Revenue
- Competition
- Costs (fuel/aircraft/crew)
- Market Impacts
- Weather
- Procedures
- Approaches
- Departure
- Route structure
Support systems
Internal support systems
- Quality of industry personnel (Tech crew/cabin/management/safety/maintenance)
- Skills
- Experience
- Availability
- Fatigue
- Rosters
- Maintenance
- Standards
- Availability
- Cost
- Training
- Standards
- Suitability
- Access
- Costs
- Safety Management System
- Suitability
- Support
- Commitment
- Management
- Support
- Experience
- Stability
- Unions
External
- Regulatory system (CASA/DOTARS/ICAO/ATSB)
- Regulation
- Procedures
- Compliance
- Surveillance
- Support
- Aircraft (systems/avionics)
- Computerisation
- Support systems
- Instrumentation
- Training
- Airspace/ATS
- Services (ATC/Flightwatch/briefing)
- Access
- Procedures and route structure
- Surveillance
- Documentation
- Navigation Aids/GPS
- Procedural Design
- Airports
- Suitability
- Navigation aids
- Approach and Departure Procedures
- Insurance requirements