Risk Managementin the USCG

Auxiliary

Risk Management

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Participant Objectives

At the end of this program, you will be able to:

Identify the baseline of operational parameters against which to assess the relative risk.

Identify the factors that contribute to risk.

Assess the risk factors against the benefit to be gained.

Discuss ways in which risk can be managed or reduced.

Demonstrate understanding of risk management concepts in an interactive exercise.

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Introduction

We manage many risks in our lives each day. The process that we use has three essential ingredients:

risk assessment

benefit analysis

risk management

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Risk Assessment

• Risk assessment is the process of evaluating present and/or anticipated risk factors against the baseline.• Risk is never negligible.

In the course of the execution of a routine Auxiliary

operational mission, the risks to the crew and vessel are at

their lowest point.

In the course of the execution of a routine Auxiliary

operational mission, the risks to the crew and vessel are at

their lowest point.

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Routine Mission

How would you describe an

operational mission with the lowest level

of risk?What are some of the factors that

contribute to additional risk?

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Special Considerations

You should be aware of additional risk

considerations that may be unique to your

operating area or type of mission. As you prepare

for the mission, you should consider suggested risk factors, and any other

you consider be significant.

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Factors

• Environmental

• Crew

• Resource Capability• Training

• Mission Complexity

• Other

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Assign Relative Risk10 Worst conditions prevail for risk factor

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7 Unacceptable individual risk factor

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1 Baseline individual risk factor

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Unacceptable Risk

We’d suggest that an individual risk score of 7 or

greater or if a total point score exceeds 30, that the risk may be unacceptable.

What is unacceptable risk?

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Let’s Try It Out!

What would you do in each of the next two

examples?

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Cardinal Rule

If there is an expectation that an Auxiliarist may be injured

during the execution of a mission,

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Benefit AnalysisBenefit Acceptable

Risk Probability of

saving a human life

  Possibility of saving a human life,

or probability of preventing or

relieving suffering 

Probability of saving property

Operational mission with little or

no urgency

Risk of modest damage to the OPFAC

Risk of limited damage to the OPFAC

Risk of minimal damage to the OPFAC

Exposure to hazards no greater than

those encountered during routine

missions

Probability > 50% chance

Possibility < 50% chance

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Let’s Try It Out!

Risk Benefit

In the next example,

assign a risk score and

discuss the benefits and

risks.

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Risk Management

evaluate the risk factors weigh the benefits modify any anticipated risk factors under the coxswain’s control

Risk management is the process of reducing the risk factors to the the

lowest point possible.

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Doing Risk Management

When does the risk management process occur?

Formally before the mission begins Informally throughout the mission, responding to changes as needed.

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Modifying the Risk

What are some

questions that the coxswain

and crew could ask to identify ways to manage

risk?

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Let’s Try It Out!

In the next exercise:

• Assess the risk

• Weigh the risk and benefit

• Manage the controllable risk factors

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Let’s Practice

The interactive exercise is next!