The aviation industry is a unique career field because it is seldom a grey area. The purpose of air traffic control is to prevent collisions, provide a safe airspace, and support homeland defense missions (FAA, 2020).
To ensure safe operations, there are an abundance of rules in place in aviation. Ethical thinking and behavior supports an environment of trust and truthful communication between everyone operating in the aviation realm.
If a pilot does not adhere to an altitude he/she was assigned in order to arrive to the airport sooner, a collision may occur. If an air traffic controller makes assumptions rather than verifying what the pilot request, there is no way to ensure a safe airspace. If a maintainer chooses not to do a final safety check on the aircraft he/she is responsible for, many safety issues may arise in flight.
There are countless ways aviation can become unsafe. By adhering to a higher level of ethics, the most important being truthfulness, integrity, and personal responsibility, aviation accidents and mishaps can be kept to a minimum and provide a safe place to operate.
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Hey Emily, I totally agree with you that in the aviation industry there a seldom grey areas, mainly due to the abundant protocols and rules that are set in place.
ReplyDeletebut there will always be certain situations where the rules can be bent without anybody knowing.
this is where our integrity and ethics come into place.
At the end of the day, the trust and integrity is not only for our surroundings but for our own sake as well.
thank you for your post.