Tue, Dec 13, 2011
Speech Addresses Accident Investigation In Aviation Safety
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A. P.
Hersman delivered the 8th Annual Assad Kotaite Lecture at the
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Headquarters in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Hosted by the Montreal Branch of the
Royal Aeronautical Society, the annual lecture is a tribute to Dr.
Assad Kotaite, former Secretary General of ICAO and President of
the Council of ICAO.
Chairman Hersman's talk, "Assuring Safety in Aviation's Second
Century," highlighted the past, present, and future of accident
investigation and addressed how accident investigation must adapt
to play an even more pivotal role in creating civil aviation's
safer and stronger future. Citing examples from recent accident
investigations, Hersman said that it's clear that future accident
investigations will depend far more on data and cooperation than in
the past.
"While traditional tin-kicking will never go away, it is
increasingly being joined by sophisticated data analysis," Hersman
said. "In this era of dynamic growth and greater complexity, data
is more important than ever."
Hersman applauded the agreement reached last year at the 37th
ICAO Assembly to foster data sharing through the creation of the
Global Safety Information Exchange. This information can be vital
to investigators as they seek to learn what really happened and
determine what can be done to improve safety.
"Data and cooperation is how the aviation community will
maintain - and enhance - its strong safety record into the second
century of powered flight," Hersman said.
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