airport wildlife management courses
UPCOMING ICAO COURSES
SINGAPORE IN-PERSON
May 2024 | Nov 2024
AIRPORT WILDLIFE HAZARD
TRAINING COURSES
Wildlife Management at airports is essential to maintain an adequate level of safety for aircraft operations. Our Management and Operations courses are designed in accordance to recommendations from ICAO Annex 14 and Part 3 of Document 9137, using case studies of best practices from around the world, leveraging on years of practical experience from Singapore's Aerodrome Wildlife Specialist, Mastermark.
Both course types that we offer here are under the ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS programme to provide a complete top to bottom coverage of the critical components involved in a Wildlife Hazard Management Programme, from planning to execution. Our courses are tailored to the needs of each airport and are applicable both to management level and to groundwork operatives.
TRAINING APPROACH
- Courses can be held in Singapore, your Local Country or virtually
- Language: English
- Supported by collaborative group work and case studies
- Hands-on dispersal tools and data collection techniques (for in-person training courses only)
- Scenario based learning within an operational airport
- Evaluation by examination
- ICAO Certificate will be awarded upon successful completion of course.
Airport Wildlife Management Course
Upcoming Dates
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Singapore In-person | 13–15 May 2024
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Singapore In-person | 25–27 Nov 2024
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Customised corporate training packages are available. Reach out to us to find out more here.
This TRAINAIR PLUS course provides a complete overview of the critical components involved in a Wildlife Hazard Management Programme, integrating aviation knowledge and its stakeholders together with a broad understanding of wildlife and habitat management. Participants will review developments in technology, dispersal and data collection equipment and explore a broad spectrum of management strategies and methodologies.
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will better understand:
- Identify the key elements of wildlife and habitat management in the context of aviation
- Differentiate between the possible variations in wildlife species and behaviours within and around the aerodrome
- Employ different management measures, and intervention techniques used to mitigate risks due to wildlife hazards
- Plan, execute, and evaluate an Aerodrome Wildlife Hazard Management Programme
- History of bird strikes, airport wildlife hazard management, and related trends
- Figures and cost analysis of wildlife strikes in airports
- Role of each member of the airport wildlife team
- Comprehensive overview of a wildlife framework (based on Mastermark’s Aerodrome Wildlife 360 programme)
- Detailed breakdown of a Wildlife Hazard Assessment (WHA) and Wildlife Hazard Management Programme (WHMP)
- Basic wildlife identification techniques, with a focus on bird species found regionally
- General motivations and behaviour patterns of wildlife, with a focus on bird species and migratory patterns regionally
- Type of habitats within aerodromes and their potential for attracting wildlife
- How different airport types and their associated airframe or propulsion systems affect wildlife hazard management
- Standard wildlife strike reporting protocols according to ICAO standards
- Data types and analysis techniques applicable to Wildlife Hazard Assessment
- Introduction to various data collection systems for wildlife hazard management
- Data analysis techniques applicable to wildlife hazard management data
- Habitat Management and applications for airport wildlife hazard management
- Types of wildlife hazard management techniques used in airports
- Potential stakeholders and their responsibilities with regards to implications on airport wildlife hazard management
- Evaluating the effectiveness of a Wildlife Hazard Management Programme
- Brief look into the potential systems of airport wildlife hazard management in the future
- Airport Safety - Managers, Officers and staff
- Airport Operations - Directors, Managers, Officers and staff
- Airport Emergency - Managers, Officers and staff
- Wildlife managers and staff
- Civil Aviation Authority officials
- Individuals who have an interest in aviation and wildlife
- Airport Services Manual - Part III - Wildlife Hazard Management (Doc 9137P3)
- Annex 14 - Aerodromes - Volume I - Aerodromes Design and Operations
- Procedures for Air Navigation Services (PANS) - Aerodromes (Doc 9981)
- Safety Management Manual (Doc 9859)
- Airport Planning Manual - Part II - Land Use and Environmental Management (Doc 9184 - Part 2)
Price: USD 1,125
before 9% GST
Airport Wildlife Operations Course
Upcoming Dates
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Singapore In-person | 16–17 May 2024
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Singapore In-person | 28–29 Nov 2024
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Customised corporate training packages are available. Reach out to us to find out more here.
This TRAINAIR PLUS course provides Airport Wildlife Operators a complete overview of the critical components involved in a Wildlife Hazard Management Programme and its stakeholders, together with a broad understanding of wildlife and habitat management. Participants will explore a broad spectrum of management tools, review developments in technology, dispersal and data collection equipment and have a hands-on learning experience with deployed systems within an airport.
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will better understand:
- Outline the history of bird strikes and the associated wildlife hazard management at airports
- Define the roles and responsibilities of wildlife hazard management team in the framework at airports
- Perform basic wildlife identification at airports, including species-specific behavioural patterns of birds
- Identify various attractants at an aerodrome
- Operate in accordance with general protocols used in bird strike reporting (ICAO standards & requirements)
- Adopt data collection methods and protocols for wildlife within airports
- Apply operational techniques for dealing with wildlife within airports
- Characterise the future technological advancements of airport wildlife hazard management.
- History of bird strikes, airport wildlife hazard management, and related trends
- Different roles within the airport wildlife team
- Overview of a wildlife framework (based on Mastermark’s Aerodrome Wildlife 360 programme)
- Summary of Wildlife Hazard Assessments (WHA) and Wildlife Hazard Management Programmes (WHMP)
- Basic wildlife identification techniques, with a focus on bird species found regionally
- General motivations and behaviour patterns of wildlife, with a focus on bird species and migratory patterns in regionally
- Type of habitats within aerodromes and their potential for attracting wildlife
- Standard wildlife strike reporting protocols according to ICAO standards
- Data collection guidelines under a Wildlife Hazard Assessment
- Introduction to various data collection systems for wildlife hazard management
- In-depth look into the types of wildlife hazard management techniques used in airports
- Brief look into the potential systems of airport wildlife hazard management in the future
- Airport Operators and ground staff
- Personnel with responsibilities related to an airport's Wildlife Hazard Management Programme
- Individuals who have interest in aviation and wildlife
- Airport Services Manual - Part III - Wildlife Hazard Management (Doc 9137P3)
- Annex 14 - Aerodromes - Volume I - Aerodromes Design and Operations
- Procedures for Air Navigation Services (PANS) - Aerodromes (Doc 9981)
- Safety Management Manual (Doc 9859)
- Airport Planning Manual - Part II - Land Use and Environmental Management (Doc 9184 - Part 2)
Price: USD 750
before 9% GST