United States Department of Transportation
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Aeromedical Collaboration Outreach
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2023-09-01
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Abstract:The FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine (AAM) tasked MITRE's Center for Advanced Aviation System Development to conduct outreach and dialogue with the FAA and industry about an Aeromedical Partnership focusing on enabling sharing of pilot and operational data for analyses that can inform collaborative discussions on technological and policy changes as they relate to recognition and mitigation of pilot medical-related human factor hazards. In particular, the research focused on identifying potential stakeholders, their interests and potential contributions, as well as governance principles. MITRE gathered observations from sources including: internal MITRE subject matter experts; sponsor contacts at the FAA; FAA/AAM; commercial and general aviation pilots; mainline, regional, cargo, and other airlines; pilots’ unions; Aviation Medical Examiners (AME) and others involved in pilot health issues; and union and trade associations. MITRE researchers also applied tools and methods from the PPP Toolkit that encourage prospective partners to be active in exploring common challenges and co-designing the solution. This approach yielded essential insights into stakeholders’ motivators and concerns that inform the potential for collaboration with industry (including data sharing), notably the need for a compelling benefit that outweighs the costs and risks. The impact of this work is that FAA can: (1) initiate informed and productive collaboration with industry to take a fresh look at aeromedical certifications and the role of pilot health in aviation safety, which can then (2) enhance the collection and proper use of sensitive data providing real-world insight into the primary drivers of and mitigations for aviation safety risk associated with pilot health, which (3) allows FAA to better calibrate related safety risk management activities (e.g., regulations, mitigations, enforcement) to maximize public trust in aviation safety and minimize cost and burden on pilots and other parties.
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