NTSB Training Center.

Title

Transportation Disaster Response – Airport Preparedness Program

Description

This course covers the numerous challenges faced by airports and airlines in the first 12 hours following a major passenger aircraft accident, and equips participants with strategies and materials to plan and coordinate an effective response to assist the relatives and friends of accident victims.
NTSB Transportation Disaster Assistance staff will lead the course and assist participants with planning issues unique to their airport. With an emphasis on Q&A, participants will have ample opportunities to interact with staff.

ID Code

TDA404

Dates, Tuition and Processing Fee

October 06, 2010
$453 for all applications with payment received by September 06, 2010
$498 for all applications with payment received September 07 – September 29
$548 for all applications with payment submitted between September 30 and
12:00 pm (noon) ET on October 5, 2010
$50 processing fee will be added to tuitions for all offline applications. All payments must be received by October 5 or admission will be denied.

Times

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location

NTSB Training Center • 45065 Riverside Parkway • Ashburn, Virginia 20147

Additional Airports Course

Save on travel, time and expenses – attend two courses in one trip. Managing Communications During an Aircraft Disaster is offered October 7-8, 2010.

Status

OPEN.  Applications are now being accepted.

Apply to Attend

October 6, 2010

CEUs

0.7

Overview
  • Understanding the unique response requirements for the two primary types of aviation disasters and how victims are affected by them
  • Issues unique to accidents and incidents involving airlines with limited airport staff (or contracted airport staff)
  • Determining who should be considered a “family member”
  • Assisting with the immediate needs of family members in the first 12 hours after an accident
  • Planning a Friends and Family Gathering Center
  • Protecting family members’ privacy
  • Transitioning family members from the Friends and Family Gathering Center to the airline-established Family Assistance Center
  • Understanding the FBI's role in criminal transportation accident investigations and family support services
  • Employing strategies for effective communication with local and state responders, NTSB, FAA, FBI, airlines and airport tenants

Performance Results

Upon completion of this course the participant will be able to: 

  • Provide for relatives’ and friends’ full range of needs in an emotionally charged environment
  • Avoid mistakes by reviewing lessons learned from previous accidents
  • Employ forms and checklists provided to ensure that all major aspects of an Airport Friends and Relatives Assistance Plan are completed in order of priority
  • Explain the NTSB and FBI roles during an aircraft accident 
  • Extend in-house training to staff through the use of course materials

Who May Attend
  • Airport management and staff
  • Airport-based airline management and staff
  • Airport police departments
  • Airport emergency planners and rescue and firefighting personnel
  • Local responders within a 5-mile radius of an airport
  • State or local emergency planners
  • Members of the academic community attending for research purposes (on a space-available basis)

Accommodations

Area hotels and restaurants

Airports

Washington Dulles International (IAD): 10 miles
Washington Ronald Reagan National (DCA): 30 miles
Baltimore/Washington International (BWI): 60 miles

More Information

Email TrainingCenter@ntsb.gov or call (571) 223-3900
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