The Australian Transport Safety Investigation (TSI) Act (2003) defines an accident site as: a site containing the transport vehicle or any of its wreckage; a site where there is an impact point associated with the accident; if the accident involved destruction or serious damage to property (other than the transport vehicle) – a site containing […]
Thunderstorms can cause major issues to aircraft movements and as a result, are a major concern for ATC operators. While ATC operators have access to weather-based radar technologies as well as current meteorological reports, the unstable nature of thunderstorms provide a challenging environment that presents a heavy impact on operations. Strong thunderstorms may include heavy
Human Factors is the study of how people interact with specific mechanics, technology or systems and has the goal in reducing human error, increase productivity, and enhance safety and comfort (Wikipedia, 2018). Koonce extends on this definition by stating that human factors is designing for human use or fitting the task to the human (Koonce,
The developing concept of free flight basically uses no centralized management or control system and instead, allows aircraft to use onboard radar and navigation equipment to fly and navigate their own way through the airspace – without being restricted to specific flight paths as defined or chosen by Air Traffic Control (ATC). While this concept
A documented SMS allows an organization to ensure that all safety risks have been identified, assessed and satisfactorily mitigated (Eurocontrol, 2000). Essentially, an organizational SMS is a managed dynamic document that includes a site-specific safety plan; a listing of safety policies, procedures and processes; detailed information relating to training and induction; documentation relating to monitoring
The concept of remote (or virtual) ATC services being performed at a location that is separate and away from the respective airport is a fascinating one that warrants further research and industry discussion. The basic principle of this concept is that a remote airport is provisioned and serviced by advanced video-sensor and optical surveillance systems
The formal concept of Crew Resource Management (CRM) training can be traced back to a workshop conducted in 1979 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Cooper, White, & Lauber, 1979). This workshop was based on research that identified the leading causal factors for the majority of air accidents as being related to human
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A commercial pilot who has had their licence suspended for allegedly low flying does have the facility to appeal the decision. This appeal process is through the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) which was established under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) with the purpose of reviewing decisions that have been made based on legislation.