Comment-AMCC-II.b-Passengers

File: < http://www.secureav.com/Comment-AMCC-II.b-Passengers.pdf >Last Updated: July 22, 2005THE AVIATORS’MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT (AMCC), available at < http://www.secureav.com >.©2005 Terms of Use, available at < http://www.secureav.com/terms.pdf >.About the Commentary: The Commentary addresses selected issues within the Code of Conduct toelaborate on their meaning, provide interpretive guidance, and suggest ways of adopting the Code ofConduct. It is intended primarily for implementers, policy administrators, aviation associationmanagement, and pilots who wish to explore the Code in greater depth, and will be updated from time totime. Please send your edits, errata, and comments to . Terms of Use are availableat .COMMENTARY TOAMCC II.b - PASSENGERS AND PEOPLE ON THE SURFACEb. Manage and Avoid Unnecessary Risks to Passengers and to People and Propertyon the Surface and in Other Aircraft,A pilot’s primary safety responsibilities are to protect the lives of passengers, people on1 2the surface, and persons in other aircraft and to prevent damage to property on the surface and3to the aircraft. Some urge that people on the surface should be protected first, since they have4neither agreed to participate in a flight nor assumed any corresponding risks. Also, pilots should5avoid populated areas during higher-risk operations. “Pilots in particular have an ethical ormoral responsibility that expands somewhat when ...