These topics and more are covered in greater detail in the following traditional classroom course:

Did you know that in the past 3 years, 466 participants from 61 countries have taken this course with IATA?

About

During the four days of the airline safety investigation course, airline staff members will learn how to participate in an aircraft accident and serious incident investigation, in accordance with ICAO Annex 13 Standards. You will also learn about the concepts, techniques and tools necessary for your airline to conduct effective internal safety investigations. Special attention is given to understanding the underlying causes of accidents and incidents in order to improve safety and prevent future occurrences.

Course Code: TALP-25-VC

Course format

• The live sessions of this virtual classroom course are delivered by an official IATA Instructor.
• The course will take you approximately 20 hours to complete and be held over 4 consecutive days.
• There will be 1 live interactive virtual classroom session per day, each session will be 180 minutes.
• The live sessions will require your participation, with multiple Q&A sessions and additional time spent on self-study material including projects, research, additional reading and videos
• Student performance will be based on an assessment

Technical requirements

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Prerequisites

• Participants should have prior knowledge of Safety Management System concepts
• Recommended level is Advanced
• The recommended level of language proficiency is ICAO Operational Level 4 for courses in English or the equivalent level for other languages.

How to register

• When you click the Register button, you will be directed to login to your Training Account . Please have your login details ready.
• Register early and save up to 20% at our Training Centers! Please read the Terms and Conditions for the early bird discount. The discount will be calculated at the time of payment.

To arrange in-house training for your company: Complete the in-house training request form or contact the salesperson in your region.

Virtual venues

We schedule our virtual classroom courses through one of 3 virtual venues, each in a different time zone for your convenience. For more information, please visit our page on virtual classroom timing or contact our Customer Portal.

Please check the exact schedule of each class below (View more details) and click ‘Register’.

What you will learn

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

• Describe basic processes underlying the management of safety by an airline
• Summarize a Model of Accident Causation
• Explain basic concepts of Human Factors in aviation and the related models
• Identify the training requirements for airline safety personnel to support ICAO Annex 13 investigations
• Demonstrate the importance of the airline safety reporting program for internal safety investigations
• Apply tools for the conduct of an airline Internal Safety Investigation
• Review the process of a State accident/incident investigation under ICAO Annex 13

Course content

• Basic processes underlying the management of safety by an airline
• Model of accident causation
• Human Performance in the safety investigation
• Training requirements for airline safety personnel to support ICAO Annex 13 investigations
• Importance of the airline safety reporting program for internal safety investigations
• Tools for the conduct of an airline Internal Safety Investigation

Who should attend

This course is recommended for:

• Operational and technical airline staff
• Safety managers

Certificate awarded

An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 70% or higher on all exercises and exams. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher.