Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) ACSF Symposium. Federal Aviation Administration. Presented to: ASAP Stakeholders By: Inspector Randolph McDonald

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1 Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) ACSF Symposium Presented to: ASAP Stakeholders By: Inspector Randolph McDonald Date: January March

2 Aviation Safety Accident Statistics 2015 was the safest year ever The Aviation Safety Network released the preliminary 2015 airlines accident statistics showing a record low total of 16 fatal airlines accidents, resulting in 560 fatalities. ASAP January Training January 2013 Program

3 The Goal of ASAP The goal of ASAP is to encourage air carrier and repair station employees to voluntarily report safety information that may be critical to identifying potential precursors to accidents Decrease accidents, incidents & violations Better identify risks to public safety Implement risk reduction strategies based on ASAP data Track the effectiveness of these strategies Training Program January

4 Purpose of ASAP Improve Aviation Safety: Gather and analyze safety-related concerns or events that may otherwise go unreported Identify root cause(s) of safety-related events Determine and communicate corrective action(s) and/or recommendation(s) Track completion and evaluate effectiveness of corrective action(s) and/or recommendation(s) Communicate ASAP successes in reducing threats to safety by reporting Build trust and confidence in the program to encourage a reporting/safety culture Educate persons to preclude recurrence of safety problems and alleged violations Training Program January

5 Enforcement-Related Incentives Purpose is to encourage certificate holder employees to participate in an ASAP Limited to what is needed to achieve the desired goal and results of the program No FAA enforcement action will be used to address certain apparent violations of the regulations This incentive only applies to ERC-accepted reports Training Program January

6 The Foundation of ASAP Participation in voluntary programs requires a level of trust among the regulator, the organization and employees labor organization or third party facilitator Definition of Partnership A cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal Safety Training Program January

7 ASAP Partnership FAA is committed to partnership Enforcement-related incentive to VSP participants FAA s oversight effectiveness using existing resources is greatly enhanced through partnership FAA gains a clearer, more accurate view of the safety of airlines operations Broader compliance through corrective actions Training Program January

8 ASAP Partnership The cornerstone of ASAP is the trust and cooperation Common purpose improves the relationships existing between parties All parties agree the objective of the ASAP program is accident prevention and, collectively, we achieve results that were previously unattainable through traditional methods Training Program January

9 ASAP Partnership If leaders want to drive trust levels higher They must focus on openness, transparency and involving employees Shared responsibility for success is a key characteristic of high trust organizations Employees will be committed to a common goal and eager to participate Openly rewarding employees for their contribution to safety (Linda Stewart, Interactionassociates.com) Training Program January

10 Does ASAP Work? Program Status As of January 2016: 430 active programs Approximately 89% of reports have been solesource 11% are classified as non-sole source Less than 1% were excluded from the program 20% identified as regulatory violations The program has enabled participants to identify risks and implement corrective action for both individual and systemic issues Audit SW Region Review ASAP Results Audit Overview January 24 May

11 Program Status Audit SW Region Review ASAP Results Audit Overview January 24 May

12 New Initiative Introduced Air Charter Safety Foundation 35 Operators with active MOU s 18 Part Part 91 A total of 120 employee groups participating in the program Audit SW Region Review ASAP Results Audit Overview January 24 May

13 Employee Groups Represented Audit SW Region Review ASAP Results Audit Overview January 24 May

14 ASAP Reporting Audit SW Region Review ASAP Results Audit Overview January 24 May

15 ASAP Reporting Submissions *"Others" includes Pilot Mgmt, Maint Supvrs, Ramp Dispatchers Flight Attendants Flight Followers Load Planners Mechanics Others * Pilots ,000 40,000 60,000 80, , ,000 Approximately 100,000 ASAPs reported last year Audit SW Region ASAP Audit Overview Review 24 May Results 2006 January

16 Submissions by Employee Groups Employee Group Dispatchers 1,088 1,706 1,768 2,439 3,334 2,669 3,186 Flight Attendants 1,152 1,437 2,634 2,435 3,717 6,122 8,275 Flight Followers Load Planners Mechanics 1,917 1,718 2,197 2,413 2,458 3,064 3,562 Others * Pilots 36,196 49,166 52,865 65,086 77,120 75,972 83,618 Ramp 1,852 3,111 3,063 1,983 1,613 1,217 2,878 Audit SW Region ASAP Audit Overview Review 24 May Results 2006 January

17 MOU s by Region Active MOU's per Region AL CE EA GL NM SO SW WP Note: This count includes all employee groups. Some operators have as many as 5 different employee groups on their MOU while several smaller operators have 1 or 2 employee groups. Audit SW Region Review ASAP Results Audit Overview January 24 May

18 Safety - Identify Safety Events/Risk What are the top five reported categories/events? Pilot 1.Altitude deviation 2.Course deviation 3.Company procedure deviations 4.Maintenance operations 5.Manuals/logbook paperwork Disp 1.Company procedure deviation 2.Dispatch operations 3.Load planning/ MX operations 4.Manuals/logbook paperwork 5.Weather MX 1.Company procedure deviations 2.Manuals/logbook paperwork 3.Maintenance operations 4.FAR deviations 5.Ramp Safety Inflight/Onboard 1.Exit Row 2.Jump seat 3.Manuals 4.Safety Procedures and Policies 5.Slides Training Program January

19 The END Questions? Training Program January