Aviation Safety Management

                While we all feel sad, moody or low from time to time, some people experience these feelings intensely, for long periods of time (weeks, months or even years) and sometimes without any apparent reason. Depression is more than just a low mood - it's a serious illness that has an impact on both physical and mental health.                Research suggests that continuing difficulties - long-term unemployment, living in an abusive or uncaring relationship, long-term isolation or loneliness, prolonged exposure to stress at work - are more likely to cause depression than recent life stresses. However, recent events (such as losing a job) or a combination of events can ‘trigger' depression in people who are already at risk because of past bad experiences or personal factors                Depression affects how people feel about themselves. They may lose interest in work, hobbies and doing things they normally enjoy. They may lack energy, have difficulty sleeping

                 Voluntary Reporting System                 AIR SAFETY CIRCULAR No. 2 of 2015                                 The key objective of Indian voluntary and confidential reporting system is to enhance aviation  safety through the collection of reports on actual or potential safety deficiencies that would  otherwise not be reported through other channels. Reporters are encouraged to make use of  their organization’s internal SMS voluntary reporting system wherever applicable, unless they  have no access to such a system or the incident or hazard is deemed beyond the scope of their  organization’s purview.       The Indian voluntary and confidential reporting system is already defined in the Aeronautical  Information Circular 03 of 2015 . However, this Air Safety Circular gives further detailed guidelines  on filing of a voluntary report.         Who can report  -  Personnel belonging to any of the following groups of Civil Aviation sector can contribute to  aviation safe

                          VOLUNTARY REPORTING SYSTEM   AIC 03/2015  16th July 2015                          Mandatory Reporting System for incidents and accidents already exists and is regulated  under the proviso of Rules. Though Mandatory Reporting System is working satisfactorily, yet in spite of safeguards incorporated in the system and considerable efforts made to  ensure that it is not used to attribute blame, still the proportion of true human factor occurrences which are being reported still remains small.  This is common drawback with  all Mandatory Reporting System as experienced worldwide.          Failure to report such occurrence is usually attributed to reluctance in admitting personal  errors to an employer or to the Regulatory Authority. In order to encourage the reporting  of such occurrences, a confidential reporting system was introduced by all airlines/organizations. However, to make system more effective and encourage all personnel engaged in aviation relate