Flight Crew can be requested by prospective employers to obtain a record of
their involvement in any air safety occurrences that might have been reported
to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).
In response to those requests from flight crew, and in accordance with the
applicants rights under the Privacy Act 1988, the ATSB conducts
a search of its air safety occurrence database. That database contains a record
of all air safety occurrences that have been reported to the Bureau of Air
Safety Investigation/ATSB since 1969. The accuracy of the database relies on
the report by all affected responsible persons of all reportable occurrences.
Requests for a flight crew members reported occurrence history will not be
accepted from parties other than the flight crew member.
To facilitate flight crew requests, the ATSB has designed a Flight Crew Licence
Check Request form. That form must be completed by the flight crew member concerned
and, together with a certified copy of the applicants photo licence, be forwarded
to the Information and Coordination Section of the ATSB for appropriate action.
For privacy reasons, the request form must be signed by the applicant.
The result of the database search is provided direct to the applicant on ATSB
letterhead. The flight crew member is then able to manage the information as
he or she sees fit. The ATSB will not send the requested information
to third parties.
Requesting flight crew should note that the information held
in the occurrence database is not stored for the purpose of maintaining a record
of an individuals involvement in any air safety occurrences that might have
been reported to the ATSB. Consequently, the ATSB cannot warrant that an individuals
involvement in an air safety occurrence could be accurately discerned in every
circumstance from the information recorded.
