Safety recommendation
NTSB Recommends FAA Amend Radar Assistance Guidance
The NTSB recommends updating FAA guidelines to avoid confusion between terms related to safe altitude.
The NTSB recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration amend Handbook 7110.65, paragraph 9-24, regarding radar assistance to VFR aircraft in weather difficulty. The recommendation involves changing the term "minimum safe altitude" to "safe altitude (MEA/MOCA/MVA/MIA)" to prevent confusion with the term "minimum safe altitude" as defined in the FAA's pilot/controller glossary.
Original regulatory source: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/sr-details/A-89-115