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of organizations with ASO billets must take the
following actions:
Assign only designated naval aviators or
designated naval flight officers to the ASO billet
Assign a graduate of the Aviation Safety School
to the ASO billet
Place the ASO billet in the organizational
structure so that the ASO reports to the
commander/commanding officer directly or via
the safety department/section head about
aviation safety matters
Assign aviation safety as the primary duty of the
person serving in the ASO billet
Set up and maintain a command aviation safety
program according to OPNAVINST 3750.6Q
Aircraft Controlling Custodians
Aircraft controlling custodians must set up and
maintain a command aviation safety program. The ASO
manages the program. He or she also provides advice
and help to subordinate commands in the conduct of
their command aviation safety programs.
Commanders of Naval and
Marine Corps Airfields
Commanders of naval and Marine Corps airfields
must perform the following functions:
Organize and maintain a command aviation
safety program
Coordinate a command pre-mishap plan with
pre-mishap plans of nearby commands
Submit reports of aircraft mishaps occurring
within their areas of responsibility
Provide security for aircraft wreckage within
their area of responsibility
Provide requested support to aircraft mishap
boards (AMBs), including wreckage recovery,
transportation, and salvage
Manage relations with local authorities, the
public, and the media
Investigate and process claims arising from
aircraft mishaps
All Naval Aviation Personnel
All naval aviation personnel must acquaint
themselves with safety regulations and directions that
apply to them and their assigned duties. They must
follow established safety standards. In addition, they
must report hazards and mishaps according to their
command aviation safety program and OPNAVINST
3750.6Q.
HAZARD REPORTS
We discussed the detection and elimination of
hazards earlier in the chapter. We will now address the
purpose of hazard reports (HRs) and the procedures for
reporting a hazard.
Purpose of Hazard Reports
The three purposes of hazard reports (HRs) are as
follows:
1. To report a hazard and the remedial action taken
so that others can take similar action to eliminate
the hazard
2. To report a hazard and recommend that another
organization take corrective action to eliminate
the hazard
3. To report a hazard so that some other
organization may determine the proper
corrective action to eliminate the hazard
Submission of Hazard Reports
You have an obligation to others in naval aviation
to report hazards. What is a hazard? As stated earlier, a
hazard is a potential cause of damage or injury. You
must submit an HR whenever you detect a hazard.
Command safety programs must encourage personnel
to report hazards. If the command expects a hazard to
have an effect outside the organization, it must report
the hazard to higher authority.
You can send an HR by mail or message with the
Naval Safety Center as the sole addressee. Activities or
individuals reluctant to identify hazards derived from
unique situations or circumstances may use this
reporting method. COMNAVSAFECEN will protect
the source of the report and distribute a sanitized report,
as it believes necessary.
Reports may include recommendations for
corrective action within the command. In that case, the
command should communicate the mishap prevention
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