UAV RISK Mitigation
Platform
- Redundancy of systems
- Safety features
- Reliability of systems
- Maintenance (initial, continued and continuing)
- Inspections such as pre-flight checks
- Testing of batteries and firmware
Personnel
- Training (internal and external)
- Qualifications (external)
- Experience (hours/system)
- Currency (platform dependant)
- Health (general and eyesight)
- Condition (working hours, drugs and alcohol)
Procedures
- Risk assessments
- Checklists (pre-flight, unpacking, packing away)
- Exclusions of operations
- Site assessments
- Communications (police, ATC)
- Limitations (weather, platform)
- Logs and records (battery voltages and resistances, maintenance records, flight logs)