The CHIRP Charitable Trust is an independent confidential voluntary reporting programme for the aviation and maritime industries. Their aim is to improve the safety of the travelling public and that of individuals employed within or associated with aviation and maritime operations. This includes drone remote pilots and the public who might be affected by manned or unmanned air systems.
One of the key principles underpinning aviation safety is the ‘Just Culture’. This culture recognises that to be a human being is to make mistakes – and honest mistakes are not punished. From the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) through the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) it is recognised that if people are encouraged to own up to errors, we can all learn together. Deliberate flouting of the rules will not be tolerated but the majority of safety issues are not the result of wilful bad behaviour, they are the results of human weaknesses.
January 2021