Can an air carrier pass an IOSA audit without an ASAP-type of program?
IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)
[Safety] Programme Elements
ORG 3.3.10 The Operator shall have a process for the investigation of aircraft accidents and
incidents, to include reporting of events in accordance with requirements of the State. (GM)
ORG 3.3.11 The Operator shall have a process for identifying and investigating irregularities or other
non-routine operational occurrences that might be precursors to an aircraft accident or incident.
(GM)
ORG 3.3.12 The Operator shall have an operational reporting system that:
i) encourages and facilitates feedback from personnel to identify deficiencies, expose
hazards and raise safety concerns;
ii) includes analysis and management action to address operational deficiencies, hazards
and concerns identified through the reporting system. (GM)
ORG 3.3.13 The Operator shall have a flight data analysis programme that is non-punitive and
contains adequate safeguards to protect data sources. The programme shall include either:
i) a systematic download and analysis of electronically recorded aircraft flight data or
ii) a systematic acquisition, correlation and analysis of flight information derived from a
combination of some or all of the following sources:
a) aircraft FDR readouts;
b) confidential flight and cabin crew operational safety reports;
c) flight and cabin crew interviews;
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d) quality assurance findings;
e) flight and cabin crew evaluation reports;
f) aircraft engineering and maintenance reports. (GM)
(Note: this is a Parallel Conformity Option effective until 31 December 2009.)
ORG 3.3.14 The Operator should have a programme for the systematic acquisition and analysis of
data from observations of flight crew performance during normal line operations. (GM)
ORG 3.3.15 The Operator should have a confidential human factors reporting system. (GM)
ORG 3.3.16 The Operator should have a database to ensure effective management of data derived
from the flight safety programme.