Waiver Criteria. Which statement best describes when a waiver may be considered?

• A. Cannot justify the mission or safety
• B. Mission can be justified with modifications
• C. Waivers are never considered for safety concerns
• D. Only administrative waivers are allowed

Answer: (A)

Waivers are considered when the standard rules don’t provide a sufficient justification to proceed with the mission. If you can’t justify the mission or safety under the normal criteria, it prompts a formal look at whether an exception (a waiver) might be acceptable with appropriate safeguards. In that light, the statement that a waiver may be considered when you cannot justify the mission or safety aligns with the idea that a waiver serves as an exception only after standard criteria fail to justify proceeding.

The other ideas imply that there is already justification with modifications, or that waivers aren’t for safety, or that only administrative waivers exist; those don’t fit how waivers are used in practice, where a real, defensible safety case must be established even as you consider the exception.