The accident and its investigation are the most valuable source of insights and information that lead to the prevention of aviation accidents. Reporting systems can be organized in several different way. The two main types of reporting systems used by federal authorities are mandatory and voluntary.
Mandatory Reporting System
In a mandatory reporting system people are required to report certain types of incidents. There are also regulations on who shall report and what is to be reported. If there were not regulations to cover this system, there would be no way to enforce the mandatory system. Incidents that include day-to-day problems and normal defects are not considered mandatory to report. This ensures that there is a base level, in which, there are certain occurrences that do not require reporting. This helps keep the reporting system from being flooded with unnecessary problems. Mandatory reporting systems focus more on technical malfunctions then on human errors. A good rule of thumb is if ever in doubt, report it.
Voluntary Reporting System
In the voluntary reporting system, anyone who is associated with the aviation industry is “invited” to report on hazards. In this system there is no obligation to report. Anyone can report any incident they are involved in or observed. The voluntary system requires that a trusted third party must manage the system. This helps ensure the person reporting the incident has a sense of comfort. To aid in this comfort level, the voluntary system does not require any identification information. For this reason, the voluntary system tends to be more successful than the mandatory system in collecting human factor related information.
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