Constituted in 2019, the Flight Safety Action Team provides strategic direction and leadership to ensure the creation of a dynamic community which empowers RPAS operators to share their flight safety related experiences and learn as an industry to grow safer. Several industry partners are now contributing actively to the initiative.

The National RPAS Safety Management System helps operators increase the safety of their flight operations by supporting the investigation and prevention of occurrences and by creating an experience sharing environment. The National RSMS collects flight safety occurrence data and supports the investigative and prevention process of all contributing operators. The collected data is anonymized and aggregated to be shared with the contributing community, thus providing the members with a wealth of knowledge to learn from.

If you run into any issues – contact FSAT@aerialevolution.ca directly.

Benefits of contributing to the National RSMS

The questions are designed to lead the operator through a flight safety investigative process. The user first has the opportunity to specify the circumstances of the hazard or occurrence and assesses some of the most common potential cause factors. The questionnaire then moves on to examine the root cause factors in order to promote the creation of efficient preventative measures.

The process thus goes as follows:

** Flight Safety Occurrence happens: either a hazard, an incident or an accident

1. 1. The RPAS operator collects all relevant information to investigate the occurrence: date, time of day, weather, type of operation, witness statements, pictures… the initial investigation form is provided to guide the operator through this process.
   2. The operator fills in a draft report on the RSMS platform which becomes available to the rest of the community. Other operators will be alerted to become more vigilant to avoid reproducing the same occurrence, and will be available to offer inputs in the further investigative process and in finding efficient preventative measures.
   3. The operator uses the full questionnaire to complete the investigative process and finalize the report with their official conclusions.
   4. The data is aggregated and sent out to the community periodically to ensure awareness of the potential re-occurrence and preventative measures to mitigate the risk of hazardous consequences.
   5. The aggregated data is collected to analyze trends in the industry which will promote a better understanding of the actual flight safety risks, thus promoting the most adequate best practices and ensuring a safer use of the RPAS.

The participation of every individual operator helps the whole community grow stronger.