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| Title |
Survival Factors
in Aviation Accidents |
| Description |
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. |
| ID Code |
AS302 |
| Dates and Tuition |
April 27 – May 1, 2009
$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)
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| Times |
April 27-30: 8:30 a.m - 5:00 p.m
May 1: 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m |
| Location |
NTSB
Training Center • 45065 Riverside Parkway • Ashburn, Virginia 20147
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| Status |
OPEN. Applications are now being accepted. |
| Apply to Attend |
April 27- May 1, 2009 |
| CEUs |
3.1 |
| Overview |
- Introduction to crashworthiness
- Flight attendant emergency
procedures and training
- Documentation of injuries and
fatalities
- Documentation of emergency equipment
such as evacuation slides, emergency exits and emergency lights
- Airport emergency response plans
- Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting
(ARFF)
- Search and rescue equipment and
procedures
- Discussion of advances in safety
resources and investigative methods derived from accident case studies
- Workshop: Wreckage documentation
exercise on BAE Jetstream 41
- Workshop: Lab exercise to document
seats and restraint systems
- Workshop: Survival Factors interview
techniques
  Video of a slide-raft inflation and images of
class exercises |
| Performance Results |
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
Comments from course participants |
| Q & A |
The course designer, NTSB Aviation
Survival Factors Chief Nora Marshall, talks about:
- The public perception of aircraft accident survivability
- How interviews of survivors contribute to an investigation
- The use of cell phone cameras by passengers and crew
- What types of information is
crucial to a thorough Survival Factors investigation
Q & A
with Nora Marshall (PDF) |
| Equipment |
Participants must provide their own digital camera for use in
several documentation exercises. |
| Who May Attend |
- NTSB & FAA Investigators
- Foreign aviation investigation
agencies
- Airline safety and operations
personnel
- Agencies operating public-use
aircraft
- Aircraft & aviation equipment
manufacturers
- Members of the academic community attending for
research purposes (on a space-available basis)
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| Accommodations |
Area hotels and
restaurants |
| Airports |
Washington
Dulles International (IAD): 10 miles
Washington Ronald
Reagan National (DCA): 30 miles
Baltimore/Washington
International (BWI): 60 miles |
| More Information |
Email TrainingCenter@ntsb.gov or
call (571) 223-3900
Courses, forums and symposia are added to the schedule throughout the
year. Subscribe to the e-newsletter to learn about upcoming events
and new programs: http://www.ntsb.gov/TC/list/list.htm
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