Drone exam · Incident reporting and recordkeeping

A pilot knows an occurrence may be reportable but does not know whether to call the safety manager, accountable manager or regulator first. What system weakness does this reveal?

Answer

The operator needs a clear occurrence response procedure with internal contacts, external reporting responsibilities, deadlines and backups.

Explanation

Reporting duties are time sensitive. A process that depends on improvisation can miss deadlines or duplicate conflicting reports.