The Honeywell Bendix Trophy for
Aviation Safety 2003

is presented to

Peter F. Sheppard
U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch

For consummate skill and leadership in reconciling the competing requirements of accident investigators, aircraft operators, manufacturers and aviation regulators through his work on international committees to enhance flight-recording systems and their value in aircraft-accident investigation.

As head of the Flight Recorder Section of the U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) from 1987 to 2003, Mr. Sheppard earned global respect for his contributions to working groups of the European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment, which develop and update performance specifications for cockpit voice recorders and digital flight data recorders. He has worked to develop future recorder-performance specifications for communications navigation and surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) and video images. He chaired and/or represented AAIB on flight-recorder working groups of the International Civil Aviation Organization, Joint Aviation Authorities and International Society of Air Safety Investigators.

Mr. Sheppard also has helped the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority, U.K. aircraft operators and developers of flight recorders to identify acceptable solutions for compliance with technical specifications and operational requirements.
Flight Safety Foundation and the award’s sponsor, Honeywell, are pleased to recognize Peter F. Sheppard for his contributions to aviation safety.

FSF 56th annual International Air Safety Seminar
Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
November 10, 2003

Stuart Matthews
President and CEO
Flight Safety Foundation

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