Role of Board Members

The National Transportation Safety Board consists of 5 Members, appointed by the President, including a Chairman designated by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Members serve 5-year staggered terms.

A Member is also designated by the President to serve as Vice Chairman. The Chairman and Vice Chairman serve 2-year terms.

 Three Members of the Board constitute a quorum

Functions of NTSB Board Members  Review and approve draft investigative reports, probable cause determinations, and recommendations  Accompany the go-team on major launches serving as on-scene spokespersons  Serve as Chairmen of the Board of Inquiry at public hearings  Serve as an advocate of the Board's work before the Congress and federal, state, and local governmental agencies concerned with transportation safety  Review and approve draft investigative reports, probable cause determinations, and recommendations  Accompany the go-team on major launches serving as on-scene spokespersons  Serve as Chairmen of the Board of Inquiry at public hearings  Serve as an advocate of the Board's work before the Congress and federal, state, and local governmental agencies concerned with transportation safety

Functions of NTSB Board Members  Function as the Court of Appeals for airmen and mariners. Board Members rule on the suspension, amendment, modification, revocation, or denial of any operating certificate or license or assessment of civil penalty issued by the Secretary of Transportation and the decisions of the Commandant of the Coast Guard, on appeals from the orders of any administrative law judge, revoking, suspending, or denying a license, certificate, document, or register in proceedings

Functions of the Chairman  Appointment and supervision of Safety Board personnel  Distribution of business among personnel and among any administrative units of the Safety Board  Use and expenditure of funds  Appointment and supervision of Safety Board personnel  Distribution of business among personnel and among any administrative units of the Safety Board  Use and expenditure of funds The Chairman is the Chief Executive Officer of the Safety Board who exercises the executive and administrative functions of the Safety Board with respect to the:

Functions of the Chairman  Serves as presiding officer at meetings of the Board  Determines the order in which day-to-day matters will receive attention of the Board  Acts as spokesman of the Board before committees of Congress  Serves as presiding officer at meetings of the Board  Determines the order in which day-to-day matters will receive attention of the Board  Acts as spokesman of the Board before committees of Congress

In executing and administering the functions of the Safety Board, the Chairman is governed by the general policies established by the Board including any decisions, findings, determinations, rules, regulations, and formal resolutions Functions of the Chairman

In the absence or disability of the Chairman, or in case of a vacancy in the Office of the Chairman, the foregoing duties are performed by the Vice Chairman Functions of the Chairman

 Provides factual information to the families of victims and the news media regarding the progress and findings of the investigation  Briefs local, state, and federal elected officials about the progress of the investigation  Provides factual information to the families of victims and the news media regarding the progress and findings of the investigation  Briefs local, state, and federal elected officials about the progress of the investigation The role of Board Members during the on-scene phase of the investigation: