ERT DECISION GUIDELINE FLOWCHART DOES THE DEBRIEF MEET ASQAP REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ? NO REJECTED FROM ASQAP WITH OR WITHOUT RECOMMENDATIONS OTHER DEPT ASQAP YES OR DO WE BELIEVE THAT REGULATION WAS VIOLATED ? YES WAS ANOTHER OPERATOR’S DEPT. OR INDIVIDUAL OUTSIDE OF DEPT. SOLELY RESPONSIBLE ? YES SELF DISCLOSURE NO OTHER DEPT. ASQAP NO WAS RESPONSIBILITY SHARED WITH ANOTHER OPERATORS DEPT OR INDIVIDUAL OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT ? OR YES SELF DISCLOSURE IS THERE A SIGNIFICANT FLIGHT SAFETY CONCERN BEST ADDRESSED BY THE ERT ? NO IS IT A SOLE SOURCE ? MITIGATING FACTORS? YES NO DID INVESTIGATION REVEAL INDEPENDENT EVIDENCE OF VIOLATION ? NO YES YES MITIGATING FACTORS? NO YES SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ? NO RETURN TO TRADITIONAL REPORTING SYSTEM WITH OR WITHOUT RECOMMENDATIONS YES NO ERT RESPONSE CAA LETTER OF NO ACTION CAA LETTER OF CORRECTION CORRECTIVE ACTION Appendix -1