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Accident/Incident Data Reporting (ADREP)

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October 16, 2018

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services www.sassofia.com looks at the ICAO Data Reporting System ADREP Introduction The Accident/Incident Data Reporting (ADREP) is operated and maintained by ICAO. The ADREP system receives, stores and provides States with occurrence data that will assist them invalidating safety. In this context, the term ‘occurrence’ includes both accidents and incidents. The system was…

Effective Aviation SMS Safety Reporting Drivers

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October 16, 2018

Steven Bentley

Introduction Firstly, to Differentiate between Hazard & Risk where a Hazard has the potential to cause harm and the risk of being associated with the likelihood that it will! Secondly to recognise that Hazards are an Integral Part of our Aviation System and whilst in isolation a Hazard is not necessarily a bad thing- We…

Aviation Safety Management Systems Risk Assessment Considerations

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October 15, 2018

Steven Bentley

Risk Assessment Driven by ICAO Annex 19 Identifying, Assessing, and Mitigating Risk is at the epicentre of an effective Aviation Safety Management System (SMS) The challenge is to ensure that Safety Risk Assessment is performed in a genuine way with tangible benefits as a measurable outcome. The consequence of a risk can usually be expressed…

EASA Regulatory Drivers for Safety Reporting

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October 12, 2018

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Service www.sassofia.com look at SMS reporting from the EASA perspective. What do we mean by Safety Occurrence Reporting  We use the term Safety Occurrence to identify as a collective term which is used to embrace all events which have, or could have significance in the context of aviation safety. Events identified may in…