Recommended practices
The AAWHG, together with industry, are developing Recommended Practices (RP) for aviation Wildlife hazard Management.
The development of these RP documents allows the aviation industry to:
- Utilise the most suitable elements that are available from worldwide practice;
- Capture the unique experiences and knowledge available from our industry; and
- Tailor our practices to meet the conditions that are unique to Australia.
Four practice documents have now been finalised with more under draft. Please click on the links below to access these documents. Additional RP documents will continue to be developed over the coming year.
If you wish to provide feedback on any draft or finalised document, or would like to assist in developing an RP for your interest area, please email us via rp@aawhg.org
The following is the suite structure for these documents and the current status of each:
Suite 0 – Terminology and Phraseology
RP 0.0 Terminology
Status: For Comment
Priority: High
RP 0.1 Phraseology
Status: For Comment
Priority: High
Suite 1 – Wildlife Monitoring, Identification, Analysis and Recording
RP 1.1 Wildlife Monitoring
Status: Proposed
Priority: High
RP 1.2 Wildlife Identification
Status: Proposed
Priority: High
RP 1.3 Wildlife Risk Assessment and Analysis
Status: Finalised
Priority: High
RP 1.4 Database management
Status: To be developed
Priority: High
Suite 2 – Wildlife Hazard Reporting
RP 2.1 External Reporting
Status: Proposed
Priority: High
RP 2.1.2 Wildlife Condition Reporting
Status: Proposed
Priority: Moderate
RP 2.2 Internal Reporting
Status: Proposed
Priority: Low
Suite 3 – Ground Based Mitigation
RP 3.1 Passive Management
Status: Proposed
Priority: High
RP 3.1.1 Aerodrome Fencing Guidelines
Status: Proposed
Priority: Moderate
RP 3.2 Active Management
Status: Proposed
Priority: Low
RP 3.2.1 Firearms: General Safety
Status: Finalised
Priority: High
RP 3.2.2 Firearms: Effective use
Status: Proposed
Priority: Moderate
RP 3.2.3 Lasers: General Safety
Status: Finalised
Priority: Moderate
RP 3.2.4 Active Management: Lasers: Effective Use
Status: Proposed
Priority: Moderate
Suite 4 – Aircraft Based Mitigation
RP 4.1 Wildlife Strike Minimisation
Status: Proposed
Priority: Moderate
Suite 5 – Training
RP 5.1 Training and competency: Aerodrome Safety Personnel
Status: Finalised – being reviewed
Priority: High
RP 5.2 Training and competency: Flight Crew
Status: Finalised – being reviewed
Priority: High
RP 5.3 Training ground based personnel
Status: Proposed
Priority: Moderate
RP 5.4 General public awareness
Status: Proposed
Priority: Low
RP 5.5 Training and competency: Air Traffic Control
Status: Proposed
Priority: High
RP 5.6 Training and competency: Regulator
Status: Proposed
Priority: Low
PR 5.7 Wildlife handling and welfare
Status: Proposed
Priority: Moderate
Suite 6 – Performance measuring, Quality Assurance, Change Management
RP 6.1 Performance measuring, Quality Assurance, Change Management
Status: Proposed
Priority: Low
Suite 7 – Off airport Mitigation
RP 7.1 Off-Airport Monitoring
Status: Proposed
Priority: High
RP 7.2 Off-airport risk assessment
Status: Proposed
Priority: Low
RP 7.3 Landfill Management
Status: Proposed
Priority: Low
RP 7.4 Flying-fox management
Status: Proposed
Priority: Moderate
Suite 8 – Engagement
RP 8.1 Wildlife Hazard Management Committee
Status: Proposed
Priority: High
RP 8.2 Stakeholder engagement/planning authority engagement
Status: Proposed
Priority: High
Suite 9 – Investigation
RP 9.0 Significant Strike Investigation
Status: Proposed
Priority: High