Risk Assessment Tool

Developed by FAA officials, respected charter operators, and other industry representatives, the Flight Risk Assessment Tool (FRAT) is designed to identify potential hazards prior to flight and weigh the risk associated with each hazard. If the risk associated with a flight exceeds acceptable levels, the operator should take steps to reduce the risk prior to making the flight.

The FRAT is intended to facilitate the proactive identification of possible hazards and the use of risk management tools to mitigate risks as one aspect of a Safety Management System (SMS), encouraging operators to intervene and reduce risk in a systematic way. Risk assessment tools are only one part of an SMS. An operator can use the FRAT as a stand-alone tool but incorporating it into an SMS is preferable. Additional details of the FRAT can be found in an FAA PDF document available by clicking here.

• For the first time, IC Check has automated the calculation of FRAT risk scores for individual flights as a collateral product of the data collected while determining whether or not a flight is “in compliance.”
• A limited amount of data is unavailable automatically and will need to be entered manually.
• Automated mitigation strategy suggestions for high risk criteria will be added to IC Check shortly.
• Custom flight risk assessment formulas are user configurable within IC Check.
• Due to the generation of FRAT scores for each flight in the system, risk assessment performance benchmarking, fleet-wide, over any time period becomes practical and easy to establish as a company goal.

The Flight Risk Assessment Tool – TAOS formula – includes the following criteria:

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