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Risk management must be completed before every training and operational sUAS sortie. CAP NHQ has simplified this process for sUAS crews by creating the printable CAPR 70-4R sUAS Operational Risk Management Matrix.
Online Risk Management through WMIRS has not been added (yet) to sUAS Ground Sorties, so this ORM matrix must be filled out and uploaded into each sorties’ WMIRS files within 72 hours.
This form can be found on the main CAP website under Forms in the Publication Library (here) and is listed as F70-4R - CAP Risk Management Matrix.
<aside> 💡 Remember, a sortie can contain many flights, so only one Matrix must be filled out per team per sortie - unless risk changes dramatically in real-time and bumps your total score to the next tier, requiring an amended flight release.
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| MISSION INFORMATION |
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| Mission and Sortie number, RPIC info, AOBD info |
| HAZARDS |
| Broken down into four (4) categories where hazards may arise from: Team, Machine, Environment, Mission. |
| RISK |
| Depending on Sortie conditions, may be Low, Moderate or High for each identified hazard. There is a point (PTS) score associated with each selection. |
| FINAL ORM SCORE |
| Add all points together and find the Risk level that your sortie falls under in the Overall Risk Assessment. Have an Approval Authority sign off on the risk score at the bottom. |
| APPROVAL AUTHORITIES ⚠️ |
| Aircrew or chain of command staff and their respective level of risk they can approve for each sortie. |
Special Note - It was recently authorized via CAP NHQ interpretation of CAPR 70-4 that CAP qualified Remote Pilots in Command, or directly involved sUAS Aircrew like Mission Commanders, can authorize Low Risk Sorties. This is most relevant for training missions. Operational missions staffed with an Incident Management Team should still have sUAS Teams getting signed off by whoever they are reporting to directly, i.e. AOBD, GBD, etc. |