Independent Operational Assessment

Agency investment programs essential to air traffic control and aviation safety may be designated for independent operational assessment based on complexity, operational criticality, lifecycle cost, interoperability, and safety risk.

What Must be Done

Provide decision-makers with an independent determination of operational readiness for designated programs in support of production and in-service decisions.

Who Does It

ATO Safety and Technical Training conducts independent operational assessments.

Who Approves

ATO Chief Operating Officer, through the Vice President of Safety and Technical Training, designates solutions for independent operational assessment.