PROTECTION of SAFETY DATA ASPA / ICAO Safety Seminar

Protection of Safety Data and Its Sources How far should we go?

Protection of Safety Data A Perspective from the National Transportation Safety Board USA Robert MacIntosh

Safety Management System Various Data Sources (SDCPS) Safety Data Collection and Processing Systems Corrective action before an accident occurs

U.S.A. Protection for Voluntary Submitted Information ASRS FOQA LOSA ASAP NASA FAR 193 and SB Act USC 1114(b)(3) FAA bilateral agreement

Safety Data Collection and Processing Systems CAUTION CAUTION Protection of Safety Data for Annex 13 Final Report SDCPS

Voluntary Data Annex 13 Accident & Incident Investigation Records Self Disclosure Data Mandatory Data SDCPS

Voluntary Data Annex 13 Accident & Incident Investigation Records Self Disclosure Data Mandatory Data SDCPS

Democratic Government Public Right to Know Access Laws – Many States U.S. Freedom of Information Act… FOIA U.S. Government in the Sunshine Act U.S. Independent Safety Board Act

publicly reportRequires the Safety Board to determine and publicly report - the facts, circumstances and causes(s)

U.S. NTSB Protections CVR voice recordings - protected Visual Recordings - protected Written Transcripts ARE released… –They are not de-identified or summarized U.S. Law prevents use of the Safety Board Final Report as evidence in civil court action

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Summary - U.S. NTSB Protections U.S. law provides significantly more public access to accident records than guidance in Annex 13 Amendment 11, Attachment - E, of March We believe this open access provides an overall transparency and understanding of the investigation – supports public credibility of the investigation process, and contributes to aviation safety around the world.