Helicopter Awareness Training
Professional Passenger Crew Resource Management
Safety and Efficiency for Helicopter Passengers
This is a new, one-day (8 hour) classroom course with student participation and exam.
Benefits
· Added safety for all who fly.
· Help the pilot not make that final mistake.
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Easy savings in helicopter costs.
· Know you have the right tools to use the helicopter.
· Increase the due diligence in your enterprise.
· Reinforce team building in your crews.
· Lead your industry with best practices.
"Note: The majority of aviation accidents and incidents are due to resource management failures by the pilot/crew; fewer are due to technical failures." Transport Canada
The program provides an introduction to the skills necessary to use the helicopter in a safer, more efficient manner focusing on the fact that the passenger is a crew member and therefore makes important contributions to a safe and successful flight. Helicopter Awareness Training (HAT) goes beyond the present method of incomplete planning, two-minute briefings and education at the school of hard knocks.
What is the cost of not being proactive?
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HAT teaches passengers to become engaged crew who communicate to maintain safety, be efficient and fight complacency.
The course outcome is a reduction of helicopter flight time costs and increased safety.
For example, if you reduce helicopter flight time by a single hour because your crew is aware of loading limitations, fuel restrictions and landing protocols - the course is paid for.
The value of reassurance knowing that your crew has been given the tools to help complete their helicopter based project and return to base safely - priceless. |
Developed over six years, the multi unit syllabus focusing on crew, communication and complacency includes the following subjects -Introduction to helicopters, flight parameters and limitations, regulations, logistics, costs, external loads, psychology & physiology, safety and survival, etiquette around the helicopter, pilot interaction, decision making, and high risk flight.
There are four critical elements of learning that must be addressed to ensure that participants learn. These elements are motivation, reinforcement, retention and transference.
To achieve the four elements, the HAT course incorporates multiple approaches and methods developed to keep the learner engaged and involved. HAT uses Modified Delphi techniques, demonstrations, video, knowledge checks and class participation. HAT defines itself by inclusion of all learning types and acknowledging the wealth of experiences that participants bring to the classroom.
The course has been designed to keep the participants active and engaged with a variety of media and activities. All who complete the course receive a numbered certificate of participation and a course review reference book.
Instructor
Tony Walker is a 13,000-hour accident free commercial helicopter pilot whose work has taken him across western Canada, the Arctic and into the Middle East.
Tony has 24 years of flying experience in coastal and mountainous terrain working aerial construction, fire fighting, heliskiing and more.
He holds a BCIT diploma in Aircraft Maintenance, the Provincial Instructor Diploma from VCC , is an Associate HFACS Professional and has presented at the CHC Safety and Quality Summit. Tony delivers the HAT course through Advanced Crew Solutions Inc., a company dedicated to providing a new way of thinking to forward looking organizations.
Course Booking
Class size is up to 20 students per course given at the client's chosen location.
For further information please contact
Tony Walker
Graduate Comments
"I've been working professionally with helicopters for over 20 years. This course provides a great detailed overview of how to plan and use a helicopter. This course is for the first timer all the way to long time users."
Rich Forget
Air Operations Branch Director
NW Fire Center, Wildfire Management Branch,
BCFS
"I took the Helicopter Awareness Training course and would certainly recommend it for companies and their employees who use helicopters for any type of job. While I am no expert, I have flown about 400 hours in the co-pilot seat in the mountains of BC in the winter. I picked up many usable “Gold Niblettes” that will help make my company’s operations more safe and efficient and I wish someone had told me most of this long ago so I wouldn’t have had to learn it all in the school of hard knocks."
Hatha Callis
ACMG Ski Guide,
Former Heli-skiing Operations Manager, Owner, Skeena Valley Expeditions
"Good mix between technical and practical. Good refresher."
Chris Spangl
BCFS
Love it! Team builder, confidence.
Roxanne Quock
Dease Lake, BC
"Working in the north, helicopters are a common practice and one of the more high risk activities we undertake and as employers, we are obliged to take all reasonable safety measures to ensure the safe transit of our workers. HAT not only expanded upon our fundamental skills, but also provided an important understanding of the pilot and passenger relationship."
Shawn Giesbrecht
Operations Manager
Triton Environmental Consultants
"Well presented course, enthusiastic and knowledgeable instructor with a mix of good practical wisdom and stories"
Scott Stewart
Metro Vancouver Watershed Management Division
"I took Tony's course with representatives from three of our main clients. As a helicopter pilot participating, I found it to be an excellent tool to facilitate an open forum between client and operator and expand on best practices of safety in a classroom environment. I would recommend this course for anyone working with helicopters in any capacity."
Joshua S. Poole
Talon Helicopters
For further information please contact
Tony Walker
info@HeliCourse.com