PROACTIVE APPROACH TOWARDS FLIGHT SAFETY
Aviation business military or civil, demands a very high degree of safety. A Proactive approach is required to ensure safety. Some suggestions are as follows:
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- Give wide publicity to safety aspects.
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- Increase awareness regarding safe practices.
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- Organise talks, discussions and brainstorming sessions.
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- Include safety aspects in the training and continuity syllabus, curriculum and testing procedure.
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- Include safety aspects in all briefings and debriefing.
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- Undertake periodic safety pledge to follow rules in letter and spirit.
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- Conduct Regular Aerospace safety audits.
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- Utilise modern training aids and simulators.
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- Employ effective Anti-Bird measures.
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- Employ effective FOD measures.
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- Instill sense of ownership among all operators.
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- Conduct regular hangar safety audits.
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- Take extra care of legacy aircraft and equipment.
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- Insist on safety during maintenance activities and ground handling.
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- Conduct all agencies emergency drills regularly.
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- Ensure all documents are up to date.
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- Identify weak crew and take corrective action.
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- Identify weak areas and take corrective action.
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- Ensuring Safe flying and operating Environment.
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- Deal with safety violations in a strict manner.
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- Adopt proactive approach towards planning, monitoring and supervision of activities and events.
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Book Review China-The rising aerospace power: Implications for India
While the USA would like to have a unipolar world, and bi-polar Asia, China wants to have a Bi-polar world and Uni-polar Asia. India would soon be the third most powerful world power and would prefer a multipolar world.
Overall it is a very comprehensive research work covering all aspects related to a very relevant subject.
Review by: Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
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