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6.2 - Assignment: Critical Analysis - Error Chains and SMS (PLG1)

6.2 - Assignment: Critical Analysis - Error Chains and SMS (PLG1)

Q Review the module material, and respond to the following question using the written format included in the instructions and support pages. Writing Prompt Read the two NTSB accident reports. Write a paper discussing the possible similarities of error chains and how the dynamics of SMS may have prevented these accidents. • NTSB: Accident Report - New Mexico AAR-11/04 (PDF) download • NTSB: Accident Report - Alaska AAR-14/03 (PDF) download Your papers must demonstrate a comprehension of the issue based on facts, not opinion. Facts may be from the course or other stated references. Opinions must be corroborated by references. Instructions Write a 3-4 page response, double-spaced, using an average of 1,000 -words. Solid writing using APA mechanics and style are required. Support your answers and data with references, and cite your sources. You should review and utilize the American Psychological Association’s Publication Manual, a required text for this course, as guidance for your submissions. A title and reference page are additional pages to the 3-4 page response. All other APA formatting applies. For writing assignment guidance and standard criteria, please refer to the Writing Assignment Information and Academic Resources pages. Save your assignment using a naming convention that includes your first and last name and the activity number (or description). Do not add punctuation or special characters.

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Introduction This paper is about the similarities which will be identified for the two concerned accidents in Alaska and New Mexico. The similarities identified will be for the error chains of the helicopters with which the accidents had taken place. There will be discussion about the importance and effectiveness of the Safety Management System. This discussion will be done so that there can be identification of the preventive methods which would not have let these accidents take place. The final suggestions for the accidents will be provided eventually. Similarities of error chains The first similarity had been the terrain because of the ways in which there had been negative effects on the terrain (Accident Reports of Alaska and New Mexico). The second similarity is the structure of the aviation transportation vehicle. This is because there had been helicopters which had become damaged after being out of control (Accident Reports of Alaska and New Mexico). Meteorological conditions had been similar for both the helicopters in both the areas (Accident Reports of Alaska and New Mexico). There had been injuries faced by the pilots in the two areas where the accidents had occurred (Accident Reports of Alaska and New Mexico). There had been injuries faced by individuals who had participated in keeping the situation normal and in control of the pilots (Accident Reports of Alaska and New Mexico). The designing of specific types of required policies for the manufacturing company of the Alaskan helicopter had been lacking (Accident Report of Alaska). Similarly, there had been lack of effective formulation of an effective strategy in case of the helicopter of New Mexico (Accident Report of New Mexico). That is why the operations for the helicopter had become unsafe eventually leading to the occurrence of the accident. The operations had become unsafe for maneuvering the helicopter on the ground (Accident Report of New Mexico). The operations had also become unsafe for maneuvering the helicopter in the air (Accident Report of New Mexico). There had been the pilot of the helicopter of New Mexico not being effective in deciding to make specific moves at specific durations during the operations of the helicopter (Accident Report of New Mexico). The same problem had been observed for the pilot maneuvering the helicopter of Alaska (Accident Report of Alaska). There had to be more effort put in by both the pilots of both the helicopters. Instantaneously taking specific decisions by the pilots had been lacking. This is because there had been no idea by the pilots about making proactive moves as are made by pilots after getting trained in SMS. None of the managers of the organizations of the helicopters had training in SMS (Accident Reports of Alaska and New Mexico). That is why there could not be transfer of knowledge by the managers to the pilots. Infrastructure for both the pilots and other professional experts had also not been sufficient to make the pilots rescue the situations (Accident Reports of Alaska and New Mexico).