Which mnemonic is used to help remote pilots with risk mitigation alternatives?

• A. Care
• B. Team
• C. Abc
• D. Xyz

Answer: (B)

In risk management for remote-piloted aircraft, you think through four ways to handle risk: Transfer the risk, Eliminate the hazard, Avoid the hazard, or Mitigate the risk. The TEAM mnemonic helps you remember these options, so you can quickly identify how to reduce risk during planning and flight operations.

Transfer means shifting some or all risk to another party (for example, purchasing appropriate insurance or relying on a capable service provider). Eliminate involves removing the hazard from the operation entirely. Avoid means changing plans to steer clear of the hazard (such as postponing a flight when conditions are unsafe). Mitigate is about adding controls to reduce either the chance of something going wrong or the impact if something does go wrong (like stricter preflight checks, maintaining equipment, or using operational safeguards).

That’s why this acronym is the best answer here: it encapsulates the standard set of risk mitigation pathways for UAS operations. The other options aren’t established mnemonics for these risk-management strategies.