Aviation Safety Advisors

Meet CASA’s Aviation Safety Advisors
Michael White

I trained and qualified for an Australian commercial pilot's licence at Archerfield Aerodrome Brisbane in 1981. I flew Cessna floatplanes and amphibians from Hollywell Harbour Gold Coast and a Beechcraft on aerial mapping and survey from Archerfield Aerodrome, Brisbane. I also flew charter operations from Coolangatta Aerodrome, Queensland.

After a number of years flying in general aviation, I commenced air traffic control training in the Royal Australian Air Force. I served at the Amberley Air Force Base Queensland and Darwin International Airport providing aerodrome and approach RADAR control services, training and supervisory duties. I served in various other roles such as Flying Safety Officer and president of a flying club. I qualified as an ATC instructor and completed a posting at the School of Air Traffic Control Sale, Victoria becoming responsible for examinations, theory and instructor training.

After serving 12 years with RAAF I joined Airservices Australia, Australia's air navigation services provider. I worked in various roles such as ATC support specialist in competency and curriculum design, ATC Instructor and safety management education and then Operational Safety and Quality Specialist in the Melbourne ATC Centre.

I have vocational qualifications and experience in ISO quality assurance auditing, incident investigation, safety case assessment, project management and the International Civil Aviation Organisation's instructional systems design methodology. To support my role as an Aviation Safety Advisor I hold a Master of Science and Technology in Aviation from the University of New South Wales and a Bachelor of Aviation from the University of Western Sydney. Highlights of my career have been to establish national competency standards for ATC training in Australia and developing an ICAO standard training package for international use in incident investigation.

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