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FAA CAST highlighted as a voluntary, non‑punitive model; presenter credits it with large safety gains
Summary
An FAA representative explained CAST’s voluntary reporting model to the California working group, saying leadership commitment not to use reports for enforcement (except criminal behavior) unlocked system‑wide sharing; the presenter said CAST coincided with an over‑80% reported drop in fatal aviation accidents within a decade.
Chris, who presented the FAA CAST experience, described how a voluntary, system‑wide reporting program was launched to overcome a safety plateau in aviation. He said the FAA administrator at the time decided against relying solely on "more money" or "a bigger stick," instead inviting industry to collaborate voluntarily and share hazards so the whole system could learn.
Chris described a foundational assumption: "errors and near misses usually…
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