Description
The Safety Committee provides the Membership with advice and guidance on all matters relating
to the safe operation of aircraft. Member concerns about safety include issues encompassing
the widest possible definition such as aircraft and equipment design criteria, maintenance
procedures, pilot qualifications, medical standards, air traffic control, airports and other
related information. The Committee serves as the focal point in accident investigation and
investigation procedures and is responsible for the NBAA Safety Awards Program.
Officers
| Richard C. Longlott, Steamboat Jets, Inc., (Chairman) |
| Roger M. Baker, Jr., Safety Focus Group LLC, (Vice Chairman) |
| Douglas Carr, NBAA, (Staff Liaison) |
NBAA Members may also review the committee roster.
Information & Resources
NBAA Safety Committee Recommendations --
The NBAA Safety Committee has published a series of safety recommendations in the weekly NBAA
Update. Ranging from flight operations to ground handling, these recommendations can be
implemented regardless of the size of your department.
Prototypical Business Aviation Safety Program Manual
-- Compiled by the NBAA Safety Committee the Prototypical Business Aviation Safety Manual
provides NBAA Member Companies a means of addressing risk within their organizations. The
NBAA Safety Committee has identified both flight and ground safety programs that may be necessary
to reduce risk in any business aviation organization.
NBAA Flying Safety Awards Program -- The
NBAA Flying Safety Awards are testimony to the high degree of professionalism inherent in
business aircraft operations and a tribute to the skill and ability of a company’s management,
maintenance, pilot and support personnel teams. The NBAA Awards have brought worldwide attention
to the business aircraft safety record and have been endorsed and approved by the National
Safety Council.
For more information on business aviation safety, visit www.nbaa.org/safety.
Summary of Recent Action
- Administered the NBAA Flying Safety Awards Program
- Coordinated development of Flight Safety Foundation (FSF)/NBAA 48th Annual Corporate
Aviation Safety Seminar, where presented Best Practices for Preventing Aircraft Ground Damage
- Participated in FSF ramp damage initiative
- Initiated development of training guidance for FSF Approach and Landing Accident Reduction
(ALAR)/ Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) Toolkit
- Revised the NBAA Prototypical Business Aviation Safety Program Manual, adding an OSHA
compliance checklist
- Initiated development of training guidance for Ground Damage Prevention Program
- Initiated development of Safety Mentoring Program
- Worked on developing Single Pilot Operations Guidelines
- Hosted Safety Committee Town Meeting at the 55th Annual Meeting & Convention and
coordinated IS-BAO Informational Session scheduled for the 56th Annual Meeting & Convention
- Continued the development of a data-driven safety agenda for business aviation, via membership
in the FSF Corporate Flight Operational Quality Assurance Steering Committee and participation
in the C-FOQA pilot project
- Developed proposal recommending Safety Program requirement for NBAA Operating Members
- Reviewed and revised Appendix E: Company Response to an Aviation Accident contained in
the NBAA Management Guide
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