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title: "Threat management — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
description: "FCL.010, Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011: \"Threat management\" means the process of detecting and responding to the threats with countermeasures which reduce…"
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# Threat management

EASA defines “Threat management” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> "Threat management" means the process of detecting and responding to the threats with countermeasures which reduce or eliminate the consequences of threats, and mitigate the probability of errors or undesired aircraft states.

FCL.010 · Aircrew · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Easy Access Rules, 25 Nov 2025 revision · [Read FCL.010](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-a#fcl-010)

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