RISK MATRIX WITH ANSWERS
Aviation safety management requires more than assigning a colour or numerical score to a reported hazard. A comprehensive Safety Management System (SMS) must provide a consistent process that begins when a report is received, protects the operation through immediate securing actions, evaluates the hazard using defined criteria, determines the required organizational response, and follows the issue through investigation, corrective action, monitoring, and follow-up. The attached 10×10 risk matrix and supporting definitions provide this broader capability and therefore offer significant advantages over a conventional 5×5 matrix. The principal advantage of the 10×10 matrix is analytical resolution. A 5×5 matrix provides twenty-five likelihood-and-severity combinations, while a 10×10 matrix provides one hundred combinations. Aviation hazards frequently differ only incrementally in frequency, consequence, or operational exposure. When only five categories are available, materially different...