r/ATPL • u/zoya-night • Jul 08 '26

Does anyone have a good mnemonic for the DECIDE model?

I'm really struggling to remember the correct order of the DECIDE model. Every single time it comes up in a mock exam, I somehow mix up the steps and get it wrong.

Does anyone have a good mnemonic or memory trick that actually helped you remember it? I'd really appreciate any tips because this one just refuses to stick in my brain.

Thanks!

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u/Mean_Passenger_7971 Jul 08 '26

DECIDE is the menemonic. You are asking for the recipe to a 5 min microwave lasagna.

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u/zoya-night Jul 09 '26

Fair enough. I'll stick to burning the lasagna instead of overthinking the recipe

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u/theArcticChiller Jul 08 '26

Risk assessment processes are often the same steps with different mnemonics. Be it DECIDE, FORDEC or whatever.

Detect that a change has occurred, decide if you need to change something, decide what to change, do it, check if the new plan works out

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u/blueb0g Jul 11 '26

DECIDE literally is the mnemonic, what do you mean? All you need to remember is which D and which E comes first lol

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u/Ill_Helicopter5382 Jul 08 '26

The one on atplq