1. Current Investigation Process Adequacy of Investigation Resources Data Collection and Archiving Advocating for Change Investigation Tools ACCIDENT/INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PANEL

2. Advocate increased investigation of incidents Lobby ICAO for increased accessibility and standardization of data Lobby ICAO for helicopter-specific definition of incident and accident CURRENT INVESTIGATION PROCESS AHSI Should…

3. Encourage state agencies to provide better feedback to the commercial industry with respect to operational risk areas Establish a baseline descriptor of an accident in order to measure success towards 80% reduction CURRENT INVESTIGATION PROCESS AHSI Should…

4. Encourage investigative agencies to provide early feedback to the operational community with respect to: Factors related to the accident (lessons learned) and; Factors not-related in the accident (eliminate safety fears) CURRENT INVESTIGATION PROCESS AHSI Should…

5. Encourage the allocation of more resources for trend analysis in order to be more proactive with respect to accident prevention Encourage early provision of digital photos to enhance manufacturer’s ability to support assessments and the investigation. INVESTIGATION RESOURCES AHSI Should…

6. Encourage state agencies ( and etc) to employ more trained helicopter investigators. INVESTIGATION RESOURCES AHSI Should…

7. Lobby ICAO for increased accessibility and standardization of data Encourage state agencies to provide better feedback to industry with respect to operational risk (using conferences, study groups, publications, etc) DATA COLLECTION AND ARCHIVING AHSI Should…

8. Develop methodology for sharing lessons learned (regulators, investigation agencies, manufacturers and operators Lobby state regulators to make onboard recorders mandatory (HUMS, FDR, CVR) DATA COLLECTION AND ARCHIVING AHSI Should…

9. Encourage investigative agencies to provide early feedback to the operational community with respect to factors related to the accident Encourage the establishment of websites to improve amount of safety information available ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE AHSI Should…

10. INVESTIGATION TOOLS AHSI Should… Promote greater interaction with manufacturers during the investigation process (The OEM is the expert on its product and has access to a large database of information for their products)

11. INVESTIGATION TOOLS AHSI Should… Encourage investigators to be better prepared to deal with investigations involving cockpit automation (ie. glass cockpit displays, non-volatile memory capability of components)

12. INVESTIGATION TOOLS AHSI Should… Encourage manufacturers of aircraft/equipment/systems to provide investigators with: information on systems memory capabilities; Data conversion/readout tools

13. INVESTIGATION TOOLS AHSI Should… Encourage the development of a repository of information on various products so that investigators have ready access to what types of data may be available on a given aircraft or equipment

14. Current Investigation Process Adequacy of Investigation Resources Data Collection and Archiving Advocating for Change Investigation Tools ACCIDENT/INCIDENT INVESTIGATION PANEL