ABSTRACT
In the previous half of this chapter, Gerardo Martinez provided an overview of the ethical responsibilities of FAA safety inspectors. Although for the most part, inspectors stand by the oaths they take, as Martinez has pointed out, ethical lapses can occur. One of the key issues for those working in the regulatory field is Malcolm Sparrow’s concept of capture (2000). This half of the chapter will investigate the report, Managing Risks in Civil Aviation (Stimpson et al. 2008) in order to see instances in which capture may have occurred within the FAA as well as why it is necessary to find ways to overcome the problem. Additionally I will address to what extent capture should be considered an ethical issue.
