Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) ACSF Symposium Presented to: ASAP Stakeholders By: Inspector Randolph McDonald Date: January March 2016 2013 2014
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 2012 2
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 2013 3
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 2013 4
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 2013 5
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 2013 6
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 2013 7
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 2013 8
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 2013 9
Does ASAP Work? Program Status - 2015 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 2016 2006 10
Program Status Audit SW Region Review ASAP Results Audit Overview January 24 May 2016 2006 11
New Initiative Introduced-2012-2015 Air Charter Safety Foundation 35 Operators with active MOU s 18 Part 135 17 Part 91 A total of 120 employee groups participating in the program Audit SW Region Review ASAP Results Audit Overview January 24 May 2016 2006 12
Employee Groups Represented Audit SW Region Review ASAP Results Audit Overview January 24 May 2016 2006 13
ASAP Reporting Audit SW Region Review ASAP Results Audit Overview January 24 May 2016 2006 14
ASAP Reporting Submissions 2009-2015 *"Others" includes Pilot Mgmt, Maint Supvrs, 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Ramp Dispatchers Flight Attendants Flight Followers Load Planners Mechanics Others * Pilots 2009 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 Approximately 100,000 ASAPs reported last year Audit SW Region ASAP Audit Overview Review 24 May Results 2006 January 2016 15
Submissions by Employee Groups Employee Group 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 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 3 3 6 16 9 16 33 Load Planners 40 176 328 195 149 164 54 Mechanics 1,917 1,718 2,197 2,413 2,458 3,064 3,562 Others * 17 4 52 89 27 14 16 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 2016 16
MOU s by Region Active MOU's per Region-2015 140 130 120 100 80 60 58 70 40 37 30 39 38 28 20 0 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 2016 2006 17
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 2013 18
The END (Randy.McDonald@faa.gov) 650-619-7595 Questions? Training Program January 2013 19