European risk classification scheme or ERCS

EASA defines “European risk classification scheme or ERCS” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

‘European risk classification scheme’ or ‘ERCS’ means the methodology applied for the assessment of the risk posed by an occurrence to civil aviation in the form of a safety risk score;

Article 2 · Occurrence Reporting · Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 · Easy Access Rules, 27 Sep 2023 revision · Read Article 2

Defined in the same article

ERCS matrix
high-risk area
life changing injury
populated area
safety risk score

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