In mission planning, which process governs aborting or delaying due to weather?

• A. Standard operating procedure.
• B. ORM process.
• C. Quality assurance process.
• D. Human resources process.

Answer: (B)

Weather introduces real safety and mission-risk, so the decision to abort or delay is handled through the Operational Risk Management (ORM) process. ORM provides a structured way to deal with hazards by identifying weather-related risks, assessing how likely and how severe they are, and then applying controls or deciding to pause or stop if the risk becomes unacceptable. It guides you to weigh whether the mission can proceed safely with mitigations or whether delaying or aborting is the prudent choice. Other processes like SOPs, QA, or HR serve different purposes and don’t offer this formal, risk-based framework for weather-related go/no-go decisions.