Operational audits show that some aircraft operators are having continuing difficulty in tracking the recent experience and the duty and rest limits of their pilots, as well as conducting risk assessments for new routes or new operations.
These and other weaknesses are detailed in a data analysis report from Flight Safety Foundation’s Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) Program, which was implemented in 2010 in Australia to address safety issues facing contracted aviation operations in the mining and resource sector. It has since expanded to include aviation operations in humanitarian, government and insurance organizations.
The April BARS Finding Data Analysis Report1 notes that the Program now includes member organizations in 30 countries on six continents. The basic audit protocol has been revised six times, and new BAR standards have been developed for offshore helicopter operations, unmanned aircraft systems (also called remotely piloted aerial systems…
