Risk Management Handbook (FAA-H-8083-2) Note docx

R R i i s s k k M M a a n n a a g g e e m m e e n n t t H H a a n n d d b b o o o o k k ( ( F F A A A A - - H H - - 8 8 0 0 8 8 3 3 - - 2 2 ) ) N N o o t t e e Anerratasheetindicatingthecontentandgrammaticalerrorsdiscoveredinthishandbook sinceitspublicationcanbefoundathttp://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aviation/.These errorswillbecorrectedinthenextversionofthehandbook. [...]... limitations, all possible risks Unidentified Risk Risk not yet identified Some unidentified risks are subsequently identified when a mishap occurs Some risk is never known Unacceptable Risk Risk that cannot be tolerated by the managing activity It is a subset of identified risk that must be eliminated or controlled Acceptable Risk Acceptable risk is the part of identified risk that is allowed to persist... Sample Risk Management Scenarios B-1 Appendix C CFIT Checklist C-1 Glossary .G-1 Index .I-1 Chapter 1 Defining Elements of Risk Management Introduction Risk management, a formalized way of dealing with hazards, is the logical process of weighing the potential costs of risks against the possible benefits of allowing those risks to stand uncontrolled In order to better understand risk. .. or management action Making this decision is a difficult yet necessary responsibility of the managing activity This decision is made with full knowledge that it is the user who is exposed to this risk Residual risk is the risk remaining after system safety efforts have been fully employed It is not necessarily the same as acceptable risk Residual risk is the sum of acceptable risk and unidentified risk. .. Reinforcement of Onboard Suites .7-8 Getting Beyond Rote Workmanship 7-8 Understand the Platform 7-8 Flight Management Skills .7-9 Automation Management 7-9 Information Management 7-9 Risk Management 7-10 Chapter Summary .7-10 x Chapter 8 Risk Management Training 8-1 Introduction 8-1 System Safety Flight Training 8-2 Setting Personal Minimums... who is using those bolts to recognize the risk Otherwise, as is in many cases, the chart in Figure 1-5 is used after the fact Managing risk takes discipline in separating oneself from the activity at hand in order to view the situation as an unbiased evaluator versus 1-5 Types of Risk Total Risk The sum of identified and unidentified risks Identified Risk Risk that has been determined through various... unidentified risk This is the total risk passed on to the user Residual Risk Figure 1-4 Types of risk Risk Assessment Matrix Severity Likelihood Catastrophic Critical Marginal Probable High High Serious Occasional High Serious Remote Serious Medium Negligible Low Improbable Figure 1-5 Using a risk assessment matrix helps the pilot differentiate between low -risk and high -risk flights an eager participant... Defining Elements of Risk Management 1-1 Introduction 1-1 Hazard 1-2 Risk 1-5 Managing Risks 1-5 Chapter Summary 1-8 Chapter 2 Human Behavior 2-1 Introduction 2-1 Chapter Summary 2-5 Chapter 3 Identifying and Mitigating Risk 3-1 Introduction 3-1 P = Pilot in command 3-3 The Pilot’s Health .3-3 Stress Management ... of risk assessment, it prompts a pilot to look at the simple realities of what he or she is about to do Therefore, risk management is the method used to control, eliminate, or reduce the hazard within parameters of 1-6 acceptability Risk management is unique to each and every individual, since there are no two people exactly alike in skills, knowledge, training, and abilities An acceptable level of risk. .. perceives that his or her level of risk acceptability is actually greater than their capability thereby taking on risk that is dangerous It is a decision-making process designed to systematically identify hazards, assess the degree of risk, and determine the best course of action Once risks are identified, they must be assessed The risk assessment determines the degree of risk (negligible, low, medium,... effectively access the high risk of this maneuver in an aircraft loaded with passengers It is not uncommon to see people motivated by external pressures who are also driven internally by their own attitude Management of external pressure is the single most important key to risk management because it is the one risk factor category that can cause a pilot to ignore all other risk factors External pressures . unidentified risk. This is the total risk passed on to the user. Total Risk Identified Risk Unidentified Risk Unacceptable Risk Acceptable Risk Residual Risk Figure 1-4. Types of risk. an eager. 7-8 Understand the Platform 7-8 Flight Management Skills 7-9 Automation Management 7-9 Information Management 7-9 Risk Management 7-10 Chapter Summary 7-10 Chapter 8 Risk Management Training 8-1 Introduction. rates after a pilot completes a formal risk management course. This Risk Management Handbook makes available recommended tools for determining and assessing risk in order to make the safest possible