Event Organisers & Safety Officers Take Note

[John Boucher]

A Safety officer and Flight Director training course, which will run over 2 days, is planned for the 14th and 15th of February 2014.
This circular contains detail of who should attend, what is being covered, and what is expected of officials involved with these Special Air Events.

Who Should Attend
* Anyone Interested in becoming a Safety Officer / Flight Director.
* Airshow/Special Air Event Organizers.
* ARO section members involved in managing events and competitions.

Requirements and Expectations
Typical Safety officers must have a reasonable understanding of General and sport aviation.
They need not be rated on every aircraft that participate in airshows, but must carefully observe every display to ensure the display is flown safely and to the sequence.
Training will be provided, and mostly relates to administration and the “rules of airshows”.
Manuals will be provided.
Reference to International Practice will be discussed and all matters relating will be covered.

Target
* To increase the pool of Safety Officers and Flight Directors.
* To increase the Safety, and decrease all Incidents and Accidents at Special Air Events.

Cost
THIS INITIATIVE IS SPONSORED BY RAASA AND ASSA
Its therefore most important to register attendance before the 31st of January 2014 via e-mail: tania@raasa.co.za

Event Details
Date: 14 & 15 February 2014
Time: Start 08:00 each morning
Place: RAASA Office
Adress: Hanger 50, Rand Airport, Germiston
Co-ords: S26°14'25.59" E28° 9'27.15"
Please confirm attendance for course material and catering.
Contact Us
Tel: 0110821000
Fax: 0110821020
Email: tania@raasa.co.za

[Tumbleweed]

Bump to answer inquiries.

[John Boucher]

This is what is provisionally on the agenda...

Agenda (Provisional)
Day 1 Friday 14th - 08H00
*Overview of Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act
*Role of safety officer according to Act
*Incident Management at Aviation Events
*Responsibility of Safety Officer in Incident Management
*SAE MOP
*Administration, minimum standards, timelines, and distances.
*The safety officer/Flight Director Roles and responsibilities at airshows
*Preparation and Operational Planning Airside
*Legal: legislation and aviation regulations
*Airspace & ATC vs. AFIS
*Disaster Management and Evacuation plans (SAPS & Emergency Services)

*Day 2 Saturday 15th - 08H00
*UK Duxford Guest Speaker
*Practical understanding and observation of the following displays.
*Flat Displays / Formation Displays
*Aerobatics.
*Jets
*Helicopters
*High speed stalls
*Energy management
*Large commercial AC/Airliners
*Car/Bike races (Speciality acts)
*Safety Planning and Briefings for airshows
*Min Heights *Display lines

[Tumbleweed]

Well done to Raasa and putting on an informative event. The impressive highly experienced volunteer presenters from Brigadiers, Generals, display pilots, authorities on legislation, jets and choppers e.t.c. and not least the catering for the participants.

Certainly have a better understanding and awareness of the timelines and requirements, pitfalls and risk of organising an event.

Good to meet up with flying and drinking mates. Also nice to fly into a pleasant controlled airport like Rand.

And no, you do not need Raasa or other approval to organise a recreational fly-in, fly -away breakfast or nav rally whilst the pilots are exercising their limits and privileges of their licence as long as no one is displaying or advertising to attract paying or passive public.