The safety analysis showed more dual occurrence reports than solo safety reports for near-collision events. The group discussed the difference in reporting numbers, even though the way BITRE collects data prevents us to express it as a rate. The participants asked to have a further breakdown if possible so they could express this as a rate. Unfortunately, BITRE collected flight hours based on P141 (commercial) and P142 (non-commercial) and could not break them down into solo or dual.
What can operators do?
Reporting
You must meet the TSI reporting requirements and report using the occurrence notification form.
Safety management system
To help meet the reporting requirements, we recommend and encourage organisations to implement a safety management system (SMS).
Some further general benefits of implementing an SMS can include:
- A reduction in the direct cost of incidents, aircraft and component damage, aircraft recovery and lost time injuries.
- A reduction in indirect costs such as insurance, legal action, business reputation.
- A reduction in some operating costs, by exposing inefficiencies in existing processes and systems. Integration with other internal or external management systems may also save on additional costs.
We have also developed a free Safety Management System (SMS) kit for aviation.
To help you develop an SMS suitable for your needs, the kit contains: