Tactical Risk Management Matrix
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Hazard Low Risk Points Moderate Risk Points High Risk * Points Control
MAN - SUGGESTED VALUES
Experience/Training ≥1000hrs PIC
≥50hrs msn time		 ≥250 <1000hrs PIC
≥25 <50hrs msn time		 ≤250hrs PIC
<25hrs msn time
Pilot Currency ≥10hrs PIC
within 30 days		 ≥5 <10hrs PIC
within 30 days		 <5hrs PIC
within 30 days
Health/
Crew Rest		 Good health and
proper crew rest		 Fair health and/or
some signs of fatigue		 Poor health and/or
serious fatigue
MACHINE - SUGGESTED VALUES
Maintenance
Factors		 Fully
Functional		 Partially
Non-Functional		 Fully
Non-Functional
Performace
Factors		 ≥2,500 <7,000'
AGL Search Altitude		 ≥7,000'
AGL Search Altitude		 <2,500
AGL Search Altitude
A/A & A/G
Comms		 Good comms and/or
high bird available		 Some blind spots or faulty
comms and/or no high bird		 Poor comms
and no high bird
MISSION - SUGGESTED VALUES
Operations
Tempo		 1 - 2 total
search aircraft		 3 - 4 total
search aircraft		 >4 total
search aircraft
Search
Complexity		 Simple tasks,
no new technology		 Complex tasks,
no new technology		 Complex tasks,
new technology
ENVIRONMENT - SUGGESTED VALUES
Weather
(current &
forecast,
including
winds aloft)		 Icing: none Icing: none Icing: ≥ light
Ceiling: none Ceiling: ≤1500 Ceiling: <500
Hazards: none Hazards: lite-mod Hazards: mod-sev
Winds: ≤5kts Winds: >5 ≤15kts Winds: >15kts
Visibility: ≥6sm Visibility: ≥3 <6sm Visibility: <3sm
Terrain Low, flat Foothills or featureless Mountainous
Night Ops Day Night VFR Night IFR
Airfield Familiar Unfamiliar
ADDITIONAL ENTRIES - SUGGESTED VALUES
CAPF 5 & 91 No forced landings or
simulated engine outs		 Forced landings and/or
simulated engine outs
TOTAL CALCULATED RISK ASSESSMENT:
OVERALL RISK ASSESSMENT Initials Date/ Time
Low Risk = 0 - 75 † FRO/Incident Commander (IC)

Moderate Risk = 76 - 150 † Squadron Operations Officer

High Risk ≥ 150 † FRO/Incident Commander (IC)

No Go Can be rejected by any direct participant at any level

Notes: * Implement suitable controls for any item in the high range. † Approval granted in ascending order of
command and only with PIC concurrance. All approvals optional, based upon local procedures and Wing policies.

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