Sector: Aviation
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Commander’s Discretion
On 24th August 2023, the UK CAA sent an open letter to all operators about Commander’s Discretion “in response to feedback via various safety forums that the use of Commander’s Discretion (‘CD’) is being inconsistently interpreted by industry stakeholders, leading to inappropriate application (or the perception of inappropriate application) of CD.” CHIRP has received a…
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NATS NOTAM/AIS accessibility
Within report GA1319 we comment on the accessibility of NATS NOTAM and AIS information. The outcome of our engagement with NATS was too long and detailed for inclusion in the report itself but is included at the linked document below for those who wish to review NATS’ responses.
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CHIRP Aviation Annual Report FY2022-23
FY2022/23 embraced the general return to more normal levels of flying operations as COVID-19 travel and social restrictions were removed in UK. Commercial aviation activities continued their recovery started in Winter 2021/22 as the aviation industry started to benefit from reduced international travel restrictions and returned to more normal operations with fuller schedules being planned.…
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CAA GA Partnership Community in the Spotlight
Having recently joined the CAA GA Partnership as a member, CHIRP featured in their recent CAP 2521 ‘Community in the Spotlight’ publication. Click on the link to access the flyer and learn about CHIRP’s role.
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CHIRP Aviation and the Dirty Dozen
Food for thought In response to some welcome critiques about CHIRP’s processes and commentaries, we have been experimenting with the use of the Human Factors “Dirty Dozen” within our publication of reports to illustrate more succinctly what the CHIRP Advisory Boards have discussed in relation to a particular report. In doing so, we’re particularly sensitive…
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Aviation Advisory Boards
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CHIRP conducts investigations by seeking advice from highly experienced expert panels for each specialist area within the Aviation Programme. These panels are called Advisory Boards. The Advisory Boards are comprised of nominees from the principal aviation safety elements (such as regulators, accident investigators and safety managers), representatives from relevant UK aviation interests (e.g. LAA, BMAA, UK FSC,…