Survival Factors in Aviation Accidents April 27, 2009

This intensive, hands-on, five-day course covers a wide range of aircraft occupant survivability issues, including case studies highlighting key components of accident survivability, cabin safety and emergency equipment. The material will be presented in seminar and workshop format by staff from NTSB, NASA-Langley Research Center, and the FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute.

Upon completion of this course the participant will be able to:
Discuss factors affecting occupant survivability
Effectively represent an organization as a member of an NTSB Survival Factors Group
Describe the importance of flight attendant emergency procedures training and airport emergency response plans
Document survival factors data in an aviation accident or incident
Conduct interviews of accident survivors in a sensitive and thorough manner
Acquire updated information on NASA and FAA crashworthiness programs

$935 for all applications with payment received no later than March 27
$1,017 for all applications with payment received March 28 – April 21
$1,067 for all applications with payment received between April 22 and 12:00 pm (noon) ET on April 26
$50 processing fee will be added to tuitions for all offline applications (starting October 1, 2008)

Official Website: http://www.ntsb.gov/TC/CourseInfo/AS302_2009.htm