Flight safety and volcanic ash: Risk management of flight operations with known or forecast volcanic ash contamination
This document provides guidance which States may recommend to operators and regulatory authorities where volcanic ash contamination may be a hazard for flight operations. The underlying assumption used is that the individual operator is responsible for such operations under the oversight of their respective State regulatory authority. The guiding principle for such operations is the use of a safety risk management approach as described in this document.
This document is based principally on work undertaken by the ICAO International Volcanic Ash Task Force (WAIF) in 2010 and 2011 and inputs from Members of the ICAO Operations Panel (OPSP). It was published to make existing information available as soon as possible. Several relevant initiatives continue to be undertaken and outcomes may be introduced, as appropriate, as they are completed.
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