Training: Managing Contracted Aviation Risk
This training enables participants to understand, assess and develop strategies to manage risks associated with contracted air transportation in challenging and remote onshore and offshore environments.
GENERAL
Participants will gain an understanding of the Basic Aviation Risk Standard and how it can be used to identify potential aviation safety risks. Participants will then be able to review their companies’ aviation management policies and procedures and formulate appropriate risk management strategies for their chartered aviation operations.
In-person trainings run over two full days.
Online training modules are delivered with four instructor-led sessions over four days with each session consisting of three 1-hour blocks with two 15-minute breaks. You must participate in all four sessions to be eligible for the training certificate.
Course fee applies.
OBJECTIVES
- “Aviation 101” for participants with little to no aviation knowledge:
- Basic principles of flight & aviation operations,
- Specifics of resource sector aviation,
- Frequently used aviation industry terms;
- Provide a detailed overview of the BARS Program and the BAR Standard;
- Explain basic aviation risk principles;
- Provide a range of tools that assist personnel to identify hazards, risks, and threats specific to their company’s aviation operations and the contracted aviation sector.
WHO’S IT FOR – ONSHORE?
This training is especially valuable for executive managers with accountability for decisions that directly impact the selection of service providers for aviation activities. It is open to participants from all departments involved in the development, monitoring, implementation, and enhancement of aviation safety activities. The training is designed for:
- Mine/site asset managers
- Contract administrators
- Corporate assurance/risk managers
- Executive managers
- Any accountable onsite personnel
- All personnel who are involved in aviation operations as part of their day‐to‐day activities.
WHO’S IT FOR – OFFSHORE?
This training is especially valuable for executive managers with accountability for decisions that directly impact the selection of service providers for aviation activities. The training is designed for:
- Site asset managers
- Offshore installation managers
- Contract administrators
- Corporate assurance/risk managers
- HLO’s and assistants
- Any accountable onsite personnel
- All personnel who are involved in aviation operations as part of their day‐to‐day activities.
MCAR Training Calendar 2025
| Program | Format / Location | Dates | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCAR Onshore Asia Pacific | Instructor-led online | 04 - 07 Feb | 1100 - 1430 AEDT |
| MCAR Onshore Americas | Instructor-led online | 24 - 27 Feb | 1600 - 1930 UTC |
| MCAR Onshore Africa & Europe | Instructor-led online | 08 - 11 Apr | 0700 - 1030 UTC |
| MCAR Onshore in Spanish language | Instructor-led online | 23 - 26 Jun | 1400 - 1730 UTC |
| MCAR Onshore Africa & Europe | Instructor-led online | 22 - 25 Jul | 0700 - 1030 UTC |
| MCAR Onshore Asia Pacific | Instructor-led online | 09 - 12 Sep | 1700 - 2030 AEST |
| MCAR Onshore Americas | Instructor-led online | 17 - 20 Nov | 1600 - 1930 UTC |
| MCAR Onshore in Spanish language | Instructor-led online | 01 - 04 Dec | 1500 - 1830 UTC |
Structure
Session 1
1. MCAR Introduction
2. Aviation
3. Common Controls
4. Threat 2: Runway Excursions
5. Threat 3: Fuel Exhaustion
6. Threat 4: Fuel Contamination
7. Threat 5: Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT)
Session 2
8. Threat 6: Loss of Control in Flight
9. Threat 7: Incorrect Loading
10. Threat 8: Collision on the Ground
11. Threat 9: Collision in the Air
12. Threat 10: Structural or Mechanical Failure
13. Threat 11: Weather
14. Threat 12: Medical Evacuation
15. Defences 13.0: Aircraft Accident
Session 3
16. MCAR Introduction to ARM
17. Contractor Management
18. Critical Controls
19. Critical Controls: Personnel
Session 4
20. Critical Controls: Aircraft
21. Critical Controls: Fuel
22. Critical Controls: Weather
23. Critical Controls: Infrastructure
24. Emergency Response
Please note
All information on our website is non-binding. The decision whether or not to admit candidates to the training and/or the program is entirely at the discretion of the BARS Program Office Team.
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