CASA Media Release - Friday, 8 February 2002
National Air Safety Program 2002
Improving safety in small airlines is a key focus of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s 2002 national air safety program.
Special seminars are to be held across Australia to educate people running small airlines about how better management will result in better safety standards.
Experts will explain how a systems approach to safety management will reduce risk and improve overall performance of an airline.
A total of 16 seminars on safety management systems will be held in capital cities and a number of major regional centres during 2002.
These seminars are part of the CASA national air safety program, which begins next month and runs throughout the year.
The program covers a wide range of important aviation safety issues relevant to airlines, maintenance organisations, pilots, engineers and managers of aviation businesses.
In total 21 different topics will be addressed at seminars held at 19 different locations across Australia.
As well as safety management systems, issues covered include inflight decision making, outback flying, navigation, maintenance, licensing, chief pilot responsibilities and aerodrome landing areas.
The 2002 Flight Safety Forums - day long sessions aimed at all pilots and anyone interested in aviation - have the theme Flying to Survive.
A range of experts will present on topics such as meteorology, pilot maintenance, navigation, aviation medicine, search and rescue and controlled flight into terrain.
The Flying to Survive forums will be held in mainland capital cities as well as Townsville from March through to October.
For detailed information on the CASA national air safety program for 2002 go to: www.casa.gov.au/seminars/
Media contact
Peter Gibson
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Ref: MR0202