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The Certificate I in Airside Safety consists of the following five courses:
The Airside Safety course is designed to familiarize participants with 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.
The Airside Safety Training course covers the following topics:
- Airport Familiarization
- Safety Stakeholders, Roles and Responsibilities
- Airside Safety Elements
- Airside Hazard Awareness
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The Apron Safety and Operations Management course provides guidance that brings together the best elements of managing apron safety from the experience of airport operators around the world. It provides aerodrome operators with a comprehensive set of guidelines to enhance safety, improve operations and to prevent or reduce accidents, incidents and occurrences on the apron.
The Apron Safety and Operations Management course covers the following topics:
- Apron Safety
- Apron Planning & Design
- Vehicle Operations
- Aircraft Operations and Fuelling
- Apron Management
- Ground Handling
- Adverse Weather Operations
- Rescue and Firefighting (RFF)
- Apron Maintenance and Construction
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The Airport Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Management course assists airport personnel to understand the threat posed by FOD and explores the key elements of a FOD program that can help airports to successfully manage this threat.
The Airport FOD Management course covers the following topics:
- Introduction to FOD
- Airport FOD Management Program
- FOD Prevention
- FOD Detection
- FOD Removal
- FOD Evaluation
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The Human Factors Safety Training course provides participants with an introduction to the fundamental concepts of Human Factors and assists them to recognize, understand and mitigate human performance issues at their airport.
The Human Factors Safety Training course covers the following topics:
- Understanding Human Factors
- Human Factors and Airport Safety
- Dealing with Human Factors Errors
- The HFACS Framework
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SMS is a proactive approach to safety that has been adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
This course will introduce you to the key principles and concepts of Safety Management Systems (SMS).
The Safety Management Systems course covers the following topics:
- SMS Regulatory Framework
- SMS Overview
- Safety Policy
- Safety Risk Management
- Safety Assurance
- Safety Promotion
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