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The Flight Safety Foundation Approach and Landing Accident (ALA) Reduction Task Force made several recommendations to support each of its study's nine conclusions (see section 1.18.3.1 for more information). The conclusions and recommendations are as follows:

Conclusion 1: Establishing and adhering to adequate standard operating procedures (SOP) and crew resource management (CRM) processes will improve approach and landing safety.

Recommendations:
 * States should mandate, and operators should develop and implement, SOPs for approach and landing operations.
 * Operators should develop SOPs that permit their practical application in a normal operating environment. The involvement of flight crews is essential in the development and evaluation of SOPs. Crews will adhere to SOPs that they help develop and understand.
 * Operators should implement routine and critical evaluation of SOPs to determine the need for change.
 * Operators should provide education and training that enhance flight crew decision-making and risk (error) management.
 * Operators should develop SOPs regarding the use of automation in approach and landing operations and train flight crews accordingly.


 * There should be a clear policy in all operators' manuals regarding the role of the pilot-in-command (PIC) in complex and demanding flight situations. Training should address the practice of transferring pilot-flying duties during operationally complex situations.

Conclusion 2: Improving communication and mutual understanding between air traffic control (ATC) services and flight crews of each other's operational environment will improve approach and landing safety.

ATC recommendations:
 * Introduce joint training programs that involve both ATC personnel and flight crews to promote mutual understanding of such issues as procedures, instructions, operational requirements, and limitations; improve controllers' knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of advanced-technology flight decks; and foster improved communications and task management by pilots and controllers during emergency situations.
 * Ensure that controllers are aware of the importance of unambiguous information exchange, particularly during in-flight emergencies. The use of standard ICAO phraseology should be emphasized.