14 C.F.R. § 450.107

Current through November 30, 2024
Section 450.107 - Hazard control strategies
(a)General. To meet the safety criteria of § 450.101(a), (b) , or (c) for the flight, or any phase of flight, of a launch or reentry vehicle, an operator must use one or more of the hazard control strategies identified in § 450.108 through § 450.111 .
(b)Hazard control strategy determination. For each phase of flight during a launch or reentry, an operator must use a functional hazard analysis to determine a hazard control strategy or strategies that account for-
(1) All functional failures associated with reasonably foreseeable hazardous events that have the capability to create a hazard to the public;
(2) Safety-critical systems; and
(3) A timeline of all safety-critical events.
(c)Flight hazard analysis. An operator must conduct a flight hazard analysis in accordance with § 450.109 of this part for the flight, or phase of flight, of a launch or reentry vehicle if the public safety hazards cannot be mitigated adequately to meet the public risk criteria of § 450.101(a), (b) , and (c) using physical containment, wind weighting, or flight abort.
(d)Application requirements. An applicant must submit in its application-
(1) The results of the hazard control strategy determination, including-
(i) All functional failures identified under paragraph (b)(1) of this section;
(ii) The identification of all safety-critical systems; and
(iii) A timeline of all safety-critical events.
(2) A description of its hazard control strategy or strategies for each phase of flight.

14 C.F.R. §450.107

85 FR 79719 , 3/10/2021