What is the primary purpose of the Operational Risk Management (ORM) process?

• A. Increase maintenance efficiency
• B. Increase our ability to make informed decisions by providing a formal ORM process
• C. Eliminate all risk
• D. Improve crew morale

Answer: (B)

Operational Risk Management is a formal decision-making framework that helps teams think through hazards, assess how likely and severe those hazards are, implement controls to reduce risk, and monitor results. The main idea is to embed risk consideration into planning and execution so decisions are informed by a clear understanding of potential dangers and their trade-offs. Because of that, the primary purpose is to increase our ability to make informed decisions by providing a formal ORM process. It’s not about eliminating all risk (which isn’t possible) nor primarily about boosting maintenance efficiency or crew morale—those can be influenced indirectly, but they’re not the central aim of ORM.