Certificate I in Airside Safety

On completion of this course participants will be able to:

• Understand the basic components of airside safety including the unique nature of the airside, the various roles and responsibilities required to maintain a high level of safety, the major elements of airside safety and some of the common hazards that they may encounter
• Apply the key principles, concepts and elements of Safety Management Systems with the goal of increasing aviation safety
• Understand the fundamental concepts of human factors and effectively manage human performance issues at an airport
• Determine approaches to enhance safety, improve operations and prevent or reduce accidents, incidents and occurrences on the apron
• Understand the threat posed by Foreign Object Debris (FOD) and the key elements of a FOD program that can help airports to successfully manage this threat

Who should enrol?

• Airport managers, supervisors or personnel with operations, safety or compliance responsibilities
• Airport ground staff
• Airport and ground operations service providers
• Personnel responsible for training and facilitating airside operational staff
• Anyone interested in a career in airport operations and/or safety