Award for air safety
Volume 11, No. 47, July 13, 2006

Well done: CAF Air-Mshl Geoff Shepherd (right) and Royal Aeronautical Society representative Robin Stanier (left) present Col Peter Murphy with the society’s 2005 Field Safety Award. Photo by John Crawley.

AN ARMY officer has received national recognition for his contribution to aviation safety.

Col Peter Murphy has been awarded the Royal Aeronautical Society’s (RAeS) 2005 Field Safety Award.

Col Murphy was the driving force behind the production of the ground-breaking Focus on Human Factors in Aviation Safety, a book that has received plaudits from around the world.
RAeS representative Robin Stanier said Col Murphy was commended for his voluntary involvement in a project to produce a definitive reference on human factors in aviation.
“Without his initiative and drive this project would not have been published,” Mr Stanier said.

“It is difficult to imagine a more significant contribution to safety in ADF aviation in 2005.”
In accepting the award, Col Murphy acknowledged the contributions of many individuals’ work in making the book a success.

“It was a truly collaborative effort by all my authors, with more than 20 people from both within and outside Defence – all Australian – contributing to the publication,” he said.
“I am just pleased that it seems to be highly valued domestically and internationally.”

The RAeS Field Award for Flying Safety is open to members of the ADF, including foreign exchange and loan personnel, Defence civilians and Defence contractors and their staff.

Commanders and supervisors within ADF squadrons, ground support units and agencies that support flying operations are invited to submit recommendations for the 2006 RAeS award to DDAAFS by January 31, 2007.