Safety Recommendations
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) is responsible for advancing transportation safety in the aviation sector. The AAIA conducts independent safety investigations and communicates identified risks in the aviation system to those persons or organizations best able to effect change to convince them to take remedial action to eliminate or reduce safety deficiencies. It is not the function of the AAIA to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.
Under the Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority Act, the regulatory authority and any entity that a recommendation is addressed must formally respond to AAIA recommendations and explain how they have addressed or will address the safety deficiencies. The AAIA evaluates the responses and their overall effectiveness, assessing them as Fully Satisfactory, Satisfactory Intent, Satisfactory in Part or Unsatisfactory, and assigning them a status of Active, Dormant, or Closed. Progress made to address AAIA recommendations is assessed by the Chief Investigator of Air Accidents on an ongoing basis. Responses to recommendations assessed to be Fully Satisfactory are assigned Closed status.
Safety recommendations are issued by the AAIA following the investigation of aviation accidents and the completion of safety studies. Recommendations usually address a specific issue uncovered during an investigation or study and specify how to correct the situation. Letters containing the recommendations are sent to the organization best able to address the safety issue, whether it is public or private.
The AAIA has various ways of communicating safety deficiencies.
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The Watch-list
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Recommendations
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Safety concerns
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Safety advisory letters
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Safety information letters
The recommendations below were sent to the following aviation organizations;
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AA Airport Authority MOTA Ministry of Toursim & Aviation
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BANSD Bahamas Air Navigation Services Division MNS Ministry of National Security
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BCAA Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority
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FIAD Family Island Airport Division (Airport Authority)
Accident # A19-000016 C6-TIM
Safety Rec # Status Recipient
SR19-0014 Open BCAA
SR19-0016 Open Odyssey
2018
Accident # A18-000002 C6-MIC
Safety Rec # Status Recipient
SR18-001 Reissued as SR18-004
SR18-002 Reissued as SR18-005
SR18-003 Reissued as SR18-017
SR18-004 Open BCAA
SR18-005 Open BCAA
SR18-013 Open BCAA
SR18-014 Open AA
SR18-015 Open AA
SR18-016 Open BCAA
SR18-017 Open BCAA
SR18-018 Open BCAA
SR18-019 Open BCAA
SR18-020 Open BCAA
2018
Accident # A18-000002 C6-MIC
Safety Rec # Status Recipient
SR18-00021 Open BCAA/SOD
SR18-00022 Open BCAA/SOD
SR18-00023 Open BCAA/AvSec
SR18-00024 Open BCAA/AvSec
SR18-00025 Open BANSD
SR18-00026 Open BANSD
SR18-00027 Open Airport Authority
SR18-00028 Open Airport Authority
SR18-00029 Open Pineapple Air
SR18-00041 Open Pineapple Air
SR18-00042 Open BANSD
SR18-00043 Open BANSD
SR18-00044 Open Airport Authority
SR18-00045 Open BCAA/Avsec
SR18-00046 Open BCAA/SOD
SR18-00047 Open BCAA/SOD
SR18-00048 Open BCAA/SOD
Safety Rec # Status Recipient
SR18-00030 Open BCAA
SR18-00031 Open BCAA
SR18-00035 Open Airport Authority
SR18-00036 Open Airport Authority
SR18-00037 Open Airport Authority
SR18-00038 Open Airport Authority
SR18-00039 Open Airport Authority
SR18-00040 Open Tourism & Aviation