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A risk-assessment matrix evaluates a hazard by combining which two factors?
Choices
✓ The likelihood of an event and the severity of its consequencescorrect
Risk is the product of likelihood and severity.
The aircraft’s weight and its balance
Weight and balance is a loading calculation, not risk assessment.
Fuel burn and airspeed
These are performance figures, not the risk factors.
The pilot’s age and total flight hours
Experience matters, but the matrix combines likelihood and severity.
Why
A risk-assessment matrix maps the likelihood of an event against the severity of its consequences to rank hazards from low to high.
FAA source: Risk Management Handbook / risk assessmentbrowse the reference library →
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