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AVM 417 - Aviation Safety Management


Description:
Fundamentals of aviation safety program management.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: AVP 340 or enrolled in aviation management major/minor and junior or senior standing.

Credits: (4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Distinguish between the general safety record of scheduled airlines, commuter, air taxi, and general aviation (GA), and between the geographic regions of North & South America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa.
  • Identify the top three categories and top three causes of worldwide commercial jet fatal accidents.
  • Identify and explain (or define) key safety terms and concepts such as: occurrence 
    (incident & accident), hazard, “but for” test, proximate/root cause, blood priority, cost- benefit, risk, known precedent, safety net, mulifactorial etiology, lethality index, substitution test, active failures, latent conditions, defenses-in-depth, event cascade, Heinrich’s principle and just culture.
  • Identify and summarize historic aircraft accidents that played a significant role in the development of aviation safety, including, but not limited to, the following aircraft accidents:  TWA DC-2, 1935; BOAC de Havilland Comet, 1950s; UAL DC-7/TWA L-1049, 1956; EAL L-1011, 1972; PSA 727/C-172, 1978; JAL B-747, 1985; DC-9/PA-28, 1986; AAL B757, 1995.
  • List and explain the insured and uninsured costs of an aircraft accident.
  • List and explain at least three major reasons for an aviation safety program.
  • Spell out over 65 common aviation safety-related acronyms and abbreviations used in this course.
  • List and explain the various methodologies and programs used to identify and control hazards in an aviation organization, including:
    surveys, safety audits, flight operations quality assurance (FOQA) programs, the aviation safety action program (ASAP), line operations safety audits (LOSA), threat & error management strategies (TEM), and, safety management systems (SMS).
  • Explain the significance of the various models of accident causation and describe the major features of each, including:
    social pathology & accident proneness, domino/causal chain, and ecological and systems models (pilot-aircraft-environment, SHELL, 5M’s, Reason’s Swiss cheese model).
  • Explain the major goals of an aviation safety program, including:
    accident prevention and preparation, implementing safety standards, controlling hazards and safety education and promotion.
  • Explain and provide examples of how the “Safety Net” concept applies in an aviation setting, including: auditory & visual warning systems, TCAS!ACAS, EGPWSITAWS, EMAS&BRS.
  • List and explain the major technological advances used to enhance aviation safety including a description of:
    TAWS/EGPWS, LLWAS, TDWR, ACASITCAS, ASDE-X, ADS- B, EMAS, and FDR/CVR.
  • Describe the role of specific organizations and programs designed to enhance aviation safety including the role of:
    the FAA, the NTSB, NASA’s ASRS program and the FAA’sIASA program.
  • Describe the nature of the following hazards to flight and list best practices to mitigate them: maintenance errors, HAZMAT, wildlife strikes, FOD & terrorism.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
6/07/13



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