Training

Introduction:

Accurate and comprehensive investigation of air safety events is crucial for identifying causal factors and preventing future occurrences. Weather frequently plays a significant role in aviation accidents and incidents, impacting safety, air traffic management, and operational performance. IATA’s 2024 Safety Report shows that between 2015 and 2024, 44% of fatal aircraft accidents cited weather as a contributing factor, and 32% of all accidents. In addition to the direct costs, an encounter with adverse weather may result in turbulence-related injuries, flight diversions, increased fuel burn, and passenger inconvenience.

How will I benefit:

This course provides delegates with the essential meteorological knowledge and analytical skills required to effectively investigate weather-related aviation occurrences.

Airline occurrence investigators, pilot union representatives, government air accident investigators, Safety Managers, Safety Officers, appropriate Nominated Personnel (i.e., Postholders), Civil Aviation Authority Inspectors and investigators for air traffic services, military and aviation insurance agencies.

• Managing the Impact of Weather on Safety
• The investigation process per ICAO Doc. 9756 - Part III.
• MET Data Capture following an event
• Analysis of MET data
• Investigating Aviation Weather Hazards
• The atmosphere (structure, effect of temperature on aircraft performance, tropopause)
• Upper-Level Winds, Jet streams and Clear Air Turbulence
• Thunderstorms (including various associated hazards, including Turbulence, Hail, LLWS)
• Icing
• Low Level Turbulence, Wake Turbulence and Mountain Wave Turbulence
• Low-Level Wind Shear, Crosswinds and Strong Winds
• Low Visibility (Fog, Sandstorms, Whiteouts, Duststorms)
• Reporting MET Findings