Airside Safety Management & Compliance

3-day (24 hours) classroom course

Safety compliance in airside safety operations is the key to avoiding costly incidents and damaging accidents. This course will demonstrate how to align with the latest regulations and best practices, providing detailed explanations on the role of airside safety in the Safety Management System (SMS).

Course Code: GOC021VEEN01

Course format

• This classroom course provides 3 days (24 hours) of instruction delivered by an official IATA Instructor.
• Take this course at an IATA Training Center, Regional Training Partner, or on-demand as in-house training.
• Student performance will be based on an assessment.

Prerequisites

• Recommended level is Entry-level and Intermediate.
• 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

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In-house training

To arrange in-house training for your company, please complete the in-house training request form or contact the Training Specialist in your region.

On completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Apply fundamental procedures to protect the aircraft from damage and ground staff from harm
• Eliminate or control potential hazards
• Identify and manage “human factors” with the greatest influence on airside safety
• Improve overall airside safety performance and operational efficiency

The key topics that are covered during this course include:

• Airport environment terminology and layouts
• Safety culture
  • Employer and employee responsibilities
• SMS (ICAO framework): introduction
• Human factors in airside operations
• Ramp safety procedures
  • Moving aircraft
  • Aircraft fuelling, off load, and arrival check
  • Personal protective equipment
• Foreign Object Debris (FOD) prevention program
• Airside accident reporting
• Emergency situations

Activities

• Group discussions
• Exercises on risk assessment

This course is recommended for:

• Ramp staff
• Safety and operations officers
• Ground operations managers and supervisors
• Airport managers and supervisors

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.