AT026b Course Goal:
This course provides aviation professionals with a practical understanding of LOSA concepts, observer methodology, threat and error management principles, and the role of LOSA within a modern Safety Management System (SMS). Participants will learn how LOSA contributes to proactive safety management and organizational learning while gaining hands-on experience through realistic operational examples and exercises.
Target Group
- Flight Operations Managers and Safety Managers seeking to strengthen proactive safety monitoring capabilities.
- Safety Analysts, Human Factors Specialists, and SMS personnel wishing to understand LOSA methodology and applications.
- Nominated Persons for Flight Operations and Safety responsible for safety performance monitoring and improvement initiatives.
- Civil Aviation Authority Inspectors and Oversight Personnel involved in evaluating airline safety programs.
- Aviation professionals looking to enhance their understanding of safety auditing and proactive safety cultures.
What the Training Offers
- Practical LOSA Fundamentals: Understand the principles, objectives, and benefits of LOSA as one of the aviation industry’s most effective proactive safety tools.
- Interactive Learning Experience: Participate in case studies, observer exercises, and practical threat and error identification scenarios.
- SMS Integration Focus: Learn how LOSA supports safety performance monitoring and complements other safety data sources such as FOQA, FDM, occurrence reporting, and safety investigations.
Competitive advantages of this training
- Proactive Safety Enhancement: Learn how organizations can identify operational threats, procedural weaknesses, and latent risks before they contribute to incidents.
- International Best Practices: Based on ICAO guidance and globally recognized LOSA methodologies used by leading airlines and aviation organizations.
- Immediate Practical Value: Gain knowledge and tools that can be directly applied within airline operations, safety departments, and regulatory oversight functions.
Which takeaways will I have from the training?
- Understand the objectives, principles, and benefits of LOSA within a Safety Management System.
- Learn the fundamentals of Threat and Error Management (TEM) and their relationship to LOSA observations.
- Gain insight into LOSA observer methodology, including threat identification, error recognition, and crew response assessment.
- Understand the process of LOSA data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
- Learn how LOSA findings can support safety improvements, training enhancements, and operational decision-making.
- Review practical examples and industry case studies demonstrating successful LOSA implementation.
Advantages if purchased as an in-house training at your company’s premises:
- Every Operator has its own challenges when it comes to complying with legal requirements and closing possible findings. Let’s discuss your specific cases during your exclusive in-house training
- Attractive pricing
- Advantageous from as little as four up to 20+ participants
- Can be freely customized to company-specific requirements as an extra service
- Your company-specific questions can be discussed in depth
LOSA Training
Practical LOSA Methodology for Modern Safety Management Systems
