UK Airprox Board (UKAB) Responsibilities
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UK Airprox Board Factsheet
- Providing impartial, professional and timely assessments to the highest standards on cause and risk for all Airprox reported in UK airspace;
- Making Safety Recommendations when appropriate, aimed at reducing the likelihood of a recurrence of any given Airprox event;
- Communicating the findings set out in UKAB's formal Reports to the widest possible audience in the UK’s civil and military flying operation centres and air traffic control units;
- Delivering presentations on the UKAB and its work to civil and military aviation audiences and influential groups associated with the aviation community; and
- Identifying, analysing and alerting the CAA and the MoD to the prime causal factors of Airprox.
The Airprox Board
Board Members together form a team of highly experienced practitioners with first-hand civil and military ‘know how’ on Air Traffic Control disciplines; Commercial Air Transport (CAT) and General Aviation (GA) rotary, fixed wing and glider flying and military flying undertaken by the RN, Army, the RAF and UK-based USAF aircraft.
Board Members are selected for acknowledged expertise in their particular field of aviation. Members are nominated by civil/ military organisations, sitting as experts in their own right and not representing any group or organisation.
Advisors attend Board meetings to provide expert advice on their particular specialisation. Advisors from areas such as the CAA's Airspace Regulatory, Flight Operations and Air Traffic Services Investigations teams, the MOD's Military Aviation Authority (MAA), Military ATC Operations specialists, and NATS attend the Board routinely, whilst those from other associations and agencies come along as and when their specialist knowledge is required.
The Director UKAB chairs the Board and leads the Secretariat, thereby providing a managerial link between the two teams. The current Director learned to fly in the University Air Squadron whilst at Leeds University and has been involved in aviation throughout his entire career. He was a fast-jet pilot in the Royal Air Force, rose to the rank of Air Commodore, and spent many years involved with operational command and control. Having now retired from the Royal Air Force, he enjoys keeping his hand in as a budding glider pilot.
Terms of Reference for UK Airprox Board Members as of June 2016
UKAB Business Plan & Concept of Operation
The UKAB 2014/15 Business Plan & Concept of Operation document provides details of the UKAB's mandate, current operating model and planned development activities over the next years. This document will be updated as future plans and concepts mature.
UKAB Board Meeting Dates
2019
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2020 |
2021
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Wednesday 16 January
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Wednesday 15 January |
Wednesday 20 January |
Wednesday 13 February |
Wednesday 12 February |
Wednesday 24 February |
Wednesday 13 March |
Wednesday 18 March
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Wednesday 24 March |
Wednesday 10 April |
Wednesday 22 April
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Wednesday 28 April |
Wednesday 15 May
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Wednesday 20 May |
Wednesday 26 May |
Wednesday 19 June
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Wednesday 17 June |
Wednesday 23 June |
Wednesday 17 July
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Wednesday 15 July
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Wednesday 21 July |
No meeting in August
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No meeting in August
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No meeting in August
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Wednesday 11 September |
Wednesday 16 September
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Wednesday 15 September |
Wednesday 9 October |
Wednesday 14 October
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Wednesday 13 October |
Wednesday 13 November |
Wednesday 11 November
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Wednesday 10 November |
Wednesday 11 December |
Wednesday 9 December
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Wednesday 8 December |