TranscriptPresentationPaperPowerPointAcrobat PDF

Sessions

Monday, May 3    [Tuesday | Wednesday]
 

Welcome and Opening Remarks Jim Hall, Chairman, NTSB
Symposium Overview Vern Ellingstad, Director, NTSB Office of Research and Engineering
Session I: Transportation Recording Overview
Introduction Barry Sweedler, Director, NTSB Office of Safety Recommendations & Accomplishments and Panel Moderator
Aviation Recordings Dennis Grossi, NTSB
Uses of Recorded Data: SwissAir Flight 111 Mike Poole, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Captain Robert Ross, U.S. Coast Guard
Issues with Event Recorder Technology for Railway  Accident Reconstruction Gary Wolf, Rail Sciences Inc.
Ed English, Federal Railroad Administration
Highway Recording Systems: A Report on European  and U.S. Experiences Dr. Gerhard Lehmann, Mannesmann VDO AG
Data Recorders on Trains Myles Sibley, Health & Safety Executive, UK
Flight Recorder Carriage Requirements Caj Frostell, International Civil Aviation Organization
Voyage Data Recorders in  Marine Accident Investigations Rear Admiral John Lang, British MAIB
Pipeline Industry Recording Systems Overview John Wallace, Teledyne Brown Engineering
Panel Discussion

 
 

Panel Discussion with Modal Officials Recording: Improving Transportation Safety and Efficiency
Federal Aviation Administration	Jane Garvey Administrator
Federal Highway Administration	Kenneth Wykle Administrator
Federal Railroad Administrator	Jolene Molitoris Administrator
Research and Special Programs Administration	Kelley Coyner Administrator
United States Coast Guard	Admiral James Card
International Civil Aviation Organization	Caj Frostell Chief, Accident Investigation and Prevention
International Maritime Organization	J. Rasmussen Head, Navigation Section, Maritime Safety Division
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	Don Bischoff Executive Director

Tuesday, May 4    [Monday | Wednesday]
 

Opening Remarks Benoît Bouchard, Chairman, Canadian Transportation Safety Board
Session II: Proactive Use of Recorded Data to Prevent Accidents and Improve Operational Efficiency
Introduction Robert Francis, NTSB Vice-Chairman and Panel Moderator
Flight Operational Quality Assurance Gary Davis, Federal Aviation Administration
British Airways' Flight Data Analysis Programme, 1969-1999 Captain Mike Holtom, British Airways
Actively Dedicated to Safety Max Fuller, U.S. Xpress
Using Operating Data at Natural Gas Pipelines Mark Westhoff,  Colorado Interstate Gas
Voyage Event Recorder Steven Spendlove, Princess Cruise Lines
Flight Operations Quality Assurance Jeffrey Bayless, United Airlines
Panel Discussion

 
 

Session III: Access to Data: Privacy, Proprietary, and Union Issues
Introduction John Goglia, NTSB Board Member, and Panel Moderator
Public Needs and Private Expectations Grady Cothen, Federal Railroad Administration
Larry Mann, Alper, Mann & Weisbaum, P.C.
Non-Disclosure of Recorded Information Caj Frostell,  International Civil Aviation Organization
Security of Recorded Information Lindsay Fenwick, Airline Pilots Association
Panel Discussion Panel Members, including Dan Campbell, General Counsel, NTSB

Wednesday, May 5    [Monday | Tuesday]
 

Session IV: Future Recording Requirements and Capabilities
Introduction Vern Ellingstad, Director NTSB Office of Research and Engineering and Panel Moderator
Future Requirements for the Marine Industry Chris Winkley, Broadgate
Future Recording Requirements and Capabilities  in the Oil and Gas Industry Daniel Nagala, UTSI International
The Future Accident Recorder Mike Horne,  AD Aerospace
Recording Automotive Crash Event Data John Hinch, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Questions & Answers
Air Transport Recording Systems Dan Martinec, ARINC
Rail Recording Systems Pete Meisenzahl, Safetran
Digital Flight View Recorder Markus Römmen, VIDAIR Avionics AG

Note: only verified transcripts have been included