Emergency Planning and Response for Airlines (classroom)

Did you know that in the past 5 years, 343 participants from 73 countries have taken this course with IATA?

4-day (32 hours) classroom course

Airlines must have the ability and the capacity to respond to a disaster (e.g. aircraft accidents, non-aircraft occurrences) or a crisis with knowledgeable, trained and skilled persons with appropriate qualifications on the managerial and expert/specialist level. This course gives you the skills you need to take on a leadership role in an airline emergency response organization. Learn about the design, implementation and optimization of an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) according to industry practice and regulatory requirements. To ensure readiness and cooperation among all staff, review training methods that will help you deliver ERP exercises, and rally support from involved parties.

Course code: TALP-04

Course format

• This classroom course provides 4 days (32 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 Intermediate.
• The recommended level of language proficiency is ICAO Operational Level 4 for courses in English or the equivalent level for other languages.

Are you looking for an awareness course on airport emergency response?
Check out the IATA - Airport Emergency Response Awareness e-learning course.

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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:

• Plan, develop and execute an emergency plan, plus coordinate the parties and processes involved
• Advocate for the role and responsibilities of the emergency planning specialist within an airline
• Follow ICAO, the National Transportation Safety Board and State regulations
• Train airline staff for an emergency response or other crisis situation
• Identify and outline areas for improvement in an emergency response situation

The key topics that are covered during this course include:

• Emergency response organization and network
• Airline responsibilities and compliance (SMS, FAP, IOSA)
• Alarm and notification
• Emergency response plan
• Station emergency response planning
• Special assistance team basics / Humanitarian Response incl. Inquiry / Family Assistance Center
• Go-Team organization
• Crisis communication basics
• Command center missions
• Emergency response facilities
• Emergency response plan implementation: instruction, training and exercises
• Emergency response exercise
• Business Continuity Planning

This course is recommended for:

• Emergency Response Planners and deputies
• Chief Operating Officers, Emergency Directors and coordinators of emergency command centers
• Go-Team Leaders
• Flight Operations Managers and Ground Operations Managers with a leading role in an Emergency Response
• Station Managers, Special Assistance Team Managers and company spokespersons

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.