PART 4Grant of a spaceflight operator licence: risk

CHAPTER 2Risks to persons who are not crew or spaceflight participants

SECTION 1Steps applicant must take to ensure that risks are as low as reasonably practicable

Steps to be taken for each identified hazard28.

(1)

The steps mentioned in regulations 26(1)(b) and 27(4) which the applicant must complete for each major accident hazard identified are to—

(a)

identify the conditions under which it could occur;

(b)

identify what could cause it or contribute to it;

(c)

assess the likelihood of it arising;

(d)

assess its foreseeable consequences;

(e)

use the assessments required by sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) to evaluate the risk of a major accident;

(f)

define any appropriate measures to take to—

(i)

prevent a major accident from occurring, and

(ii)

mitigate the consequences if a major accident does occur.

(2)

An applicant must—

(a)

define appropriate performance standards for the measures mentioned in paragraph (1)(f);

(b)

decide what mechanisms to use for reviewing—

(i)

the flight safety analysis required by regulation 26(1),

(ii)

the ground safety analysis required by regulation 27, and

(iii)

the measures mentioned in paragraph (1)(f).

(3)

An applicant must produce a safety operations manual that fulfils the requirements of regulation 90 and Schedule 5.

(4)

When producing the safety operations manual, the applicant must—

(a)

take into account the outcomes of the steps taken under paragraph (1);

(b)

consult any proposed spaceport licensee;

(c)

consult any proposed range control service provider.