1. Voluntary Safety Programs Presentation
Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) / Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP)
Voluntary Safety Programs Presentation
HSAC
Inspector Jason Crain
October 2018

2. FAA Voluntary Safety Programs
Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP)
Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA)
Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA)
Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program (VDRP)

3. Intent of Voluntary Safety Programs
FOQA:
Provide Safety Information (Otherwise Unobtainable)
Improve Safety
Monitor National Trends
Target FAA Resources (Operational Risks)
Establishes Partnership - FAA, Operators, Crew, and Union (if applicable) to Identify and Reduce/Eliminate Risks
FOIA Protection (14 CFR 193)
Provide Enforcement Incentive

4. Intent of Voluntary Safety Programs
Cont’d:
Identify Potential Precursors to Accidents
Resolve Safety Issues Through Corrective Action
Prevent Reoccurrence of Safety-Related Events

5. What VSP’s Are Not Important Facts:
Reports and/or data submissions involving the following are not included:
Intentional disregard for safety, reckless conduct
Criminal activity, substance abuse, controlled substances, alcohol or intentional falsification
Unwilling to work within program

6. FOQA Requirements 14 CFR 13.401 (FOQA Specific)
States, “Except for criminal or deliberate acts, the Administrator will not use an operator's FOQA data or aggregate FOQA data in an enforcement action against that operator or its employees when such FOQA data or aggregate FOQA data is obtained from a FOQA program that is approved by the Administrator.”
For Enforcement Incentive to Apply:
Operator Must Submit, Maintain, and Adhere to Approved Implementation and Operations Plan

7. FOQA Requirements Cont’d
Specified by I&O Plan Must Contain:
Description of Operator’s Plan for Collecting and Analyzing Line Operation Flight Recorded Data
Procedures for Taking Corrective Action Due to Safety Related Issues
Procedures for Providing FAA Aggregate FOQA Data
Procedures for Informing FAA of Corrective Action Being Undertaken (Ref. Bullet 2)
Paragraph (d) is key: The Operator Will Provide FAA w/ Aggregate FOQA Data in Form and Manner Acceptable to the Administrator

8. FOQA Benefits FAA Order 8000.81:
This order designates information received by the agency from an approved voluntary Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) program as protected from public disclosure in accordance with the provisions of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 193.
Enforcement Incentive

9. Difference Between FDM and FOQA?
FOQA Cont’d
Difference Between FDM and FOQA?
Hardware / Software (Roughly the Same)
FOQA:
Approved Implementation and Operations Plan
Requires Aggregate Data Sharing w/ FAA
Requires ASIAS Participation
Provides Access to Industry Data
Operator Must Comply w/ 14 CFR
Enforcement Incentive
FOIA Protections

10. FOQA Cont’d: 57 Operators Participating: 37 Part 121 4 Part 121/135
FAA Order FOQA programs are intended for use by any operator desiring to improve the safety of its operation, but guidance is targeted to to air carriers operating under part 121 and part 135.
AC AC applies primarily to air carriers that operate under part 121 or 135, but may be applicable to operators under other parts.
57 Operators Participating:
37 Part 121
4 Part 121/135
12 Part 135
4 Part 91

11. ASAP
FAA Order : This order designates information received by the agency from an Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) as protected from public disclosure in accordance with the provisions of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 193.

12. ASAP Cont’d Advisory Circular 120-66C – In progress
Partnership Agreement (Template)
Timeliness Criteria Removed / ERC Decision
PA Template Standardized / P&P Manual (Operator Specific)
More Flexible for ASAP / SMS Interface
Guidance for Programs with 3rd Party Facilitators
Optional FAA Attendance
Automatic Report Acceptance (HR 302, Sec. 320)

13. ASAP Cont’d 2017 ASAP Results: Close to 700 MOU’s (Mixed FAR Parts)
Nearly 125,000 Reports
98% Reports Accepted
83% Sole-Source
15% Non-Sole Source
Less than 2% Excluded
11% Involved Employee Corrective Action
5% Resulted in Company Recommendations

14. State of the FAA Reactive (Past)
Preventive / Predictive (Where Possible)
Current Focus:
Transparency / Collaboration
Information Sharing (FAA & Industry)
Compliance Philosophy (Willing and Able)
Use of Data

15. Voluntary Safety Programs
SO WHAT?

16. Commercial Aviation Safety
“2017 Was The Safest Year In The History of Commercial Air Travel - According to The Aviation Safety Network.”
Airlines recorded zero accident deaths in commercial passenger jets last year
Nobody died in a crash of a United States-certificated scheduled airline operating anywhere in the world in 2017.
The fatal accident rate for large commercial passenger flights now stands at one fatal accident for every 16 million flights.

17. Commercial Aviation Safety
ASAP
January 2013

18. Path to Establish a FOQA Program
Joint Approval of I/O Plan
Contact POI – Provide Letter of Intent
Develop I&O Plan and Submit for Approval (POI and AFS-280)
Submit I&O Plan Completed Checklist (AC Appendix)
Submit Electronic Copy of the above to AFS-200
Establish MOU with ASIAS Group – Walt / Cliff?

19. Path to Establish a ASAP Program
Operator Develops/Presents the Program to the Appropriate Flight Standards Office for Review
Complete MOU Template
Operator / Flight Standards Office Jointly Review
FAA Manager Forwards MOU and Acceptance Memo to AFS-280
AFX-1 (or Designee) Signs Memo – Returns to FAA Office Manager for Signature and Distribution
Note: Process Will Change with New AC

20. Voluntary Safety Programs
The End Jason Crain
Questions?