Table 9.1 Risk assessment approach for managing the potential adverse effects of aircraft noise Pilot Management options Options for plan provisions Potential adverse effects Risk factor Exposure pathways and consent conditions Noise nuisance for rural Direct: No direct risk to rural Identify sensitive areas Provide for agricultural inhabitants Location of the aircraft and avoid these where possible aviation operations as part inhabitants of primary production Direct risk to aircraft Minimise potential Offensive and/or activities operators by limiting activities nuisance by varying the flight objectionable effects such path, operating quiet aircraft Include provisions for as excessive noise types, operating aircraft as reverse sensitivity quietly as possible Direct: Noise nuisance to stock Stock may take fright and Identify sensitive and when aircraft operating at low become injured see and hear aircraft avoid these where possible level Minimise potential noise Offensive and/or nuisance by varying the flight objectionable effects such as path, operating quiet aircraft excessive noise types, operating aircraft as quietly as possible Notify affected parties when possible Direct: Noise nuisance for rural No direct risk to Identify sensitive areas Provide for agricultural inhabitants small holdings inhabitants Location of the aircraft and avoid these where possible aviation operations as part – of primary production Direct risk to aircraft Minimise potential noise activities Amenity values: operators by limiting activities nuisance by varying the flight path, operating quiet aircraft Include provisions for Aircraft operating Offensive and/or types, operating aircraft as reverse sensitivity objectionable effects such as quietly as possible, operate excessive noise aircraft at times landowners are absent (at work) Notify affected parties when possible
Table 9.1 Risk assessment approach for managing the potential adverse effects of aircraft noise Potential adverse effects Risk factor Exposure pathways Pilot Management options Options for plan provisions and consent conditions Noise nuisance for rural inhabitants Offensive and/or objectionable effects such as excessive noise No direct risk to rural inhabitants Direct risk to aircraft operators by limiting activities Direct: Location of the aircraft Identify sensitive areas and avoid these where possible Minimise potential nuisance by varying the flight path, operating quiet aircraft types, operating aircraft as quietly as possible Provide for agricultural aviation operations as part of primary production activities Include provisions for reverse sensitivity Noise nuisance to stock when aircraft operating at low level Offensive and/or objectionable effects such as excessive noise Stock may take fright and become injured Direct: see and hear aircraft Identify sensitive and avoid these where possible Minimise potential noise nuisance by varying the flight path, operating quiet aircraft types, operating aircraft as quietly as possible Notify affected parties when possible Noise nuisance for rural inhabitants – small holdings Amenity values: Offensive and/or objectionable effects such as excessive noise No direct risk to inhabitants Direct risk to aircraft operators by limiting activities Aircraft operating Direct: Location of the aircraft Identify sensitive areas and avoid these where possible Minimise potential noise nuisance by varying the flight path, operating quiet aircraft types, operating aircraft as quietly as possible, operate aircraft at times landowners are absent (at work) Notify affected parties when possible Provide for agricultural aviation operations as part of primary production activities Include provisions for reverse sensitivity