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✓Experience

✓Type of aircraft that is flown by the pilot

✓Routes of flying- onshore or offshore

✓Employer etc

2. Aircraft

✓ Fixed wing vs. rotating wing aircraft: Fixed wing aircrafts are

considered to be safer as compared to retaining aircrafts (e.g.
helicopters).

✓ Single engine vs. twin engine aircraft: Twin engine aircrafts are

considered to be safer as compared to single engine aircrafts but a
more highly skilled pilot Nil be required to fly a twin engine aircraft.

✓ Turbofan, turbo-props and helicopters: Turbo-prop aircrafts are

considered to be riskier as compared to turbo fan aircrafts.

3. Causes external to the aircraft

c) Merchant navy

✓Passenger ships

✓Cargo liners

✓Containers
✓Tankers

✓Carriers

✓Ferries etc

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