(L/D)max Aviation Group

In today's world of aerospace, the control of risk is a paramount objective. Operational Risk Management is the cornerstone of both military and civilian approaches to safety management. However, true risk control must start at the earliest conceptual stages in system development. Without careful and exhaustive system safety analysis and management no modern system can be considered to have an acceptably low level of risk for operations.

To achieve that acceptable level of risk, engineers and managers must be familiar with the concepts, tools and techniques of system safety. For this reason, (L/D)max Aviation Safety Group has developed the Aviation System Safety Management (ASSM) course.

The ASSM course has been designed to address three general areas of System Safety Management:

1. System Safety Management: This training element will prepare students to function as system safety managers and/or engineers in a program office, an Air Logistics Center, a major command headquarters or in other jobs with system safety responsibilities. The specific standards of accomplishment for each of the sub-elements of this component are shown in the enabling and terminal objectives outlined in the Curriculum Outline provided for this course. Measure of accomplishment will be through examination and review of student projects.
2. System Safety Engineering: This element will prepare students to understand and evaluate system safety hazard analysis tasks. The specific standards of accomplishment for each of the sub-elements of this component are shown in the enabling and terminal objectives outlined in the Curriculum Outline provided for this course. Measure of accomplishment will be through examination and review of student projects.
3. Related Subjects: The additional subjects specified in the Statement of Objectives that is provided to students in this course are designed to provide the student with information on subjects closely related to system safety management and how these subjects affect the system safety process. The specific standards of accomplishment for each of the sub-elements of this component are shown in the enabling and terminal objectives outlined in the Curriculum Outline provided for this course. Measure of accomplishment will be through examination and review of student projects.

(L/D)max Aviation designed the ASSM course for military officers and civilians who have a job-oriented need for specialized training in system safety management principles and system safety engineering techniques. The course is management oriented and targeted for product centers, Air Logistics centers, program offices or organizations using command personnel who have system safety management responsibilities during design, development or modification of weapons systems, or who are involved in the definition, review and evaluation of systems design efforts.

While developed to parallel the USAF System Safety Management course, the ASSM course is intended for anyone with system safety responsibilities in aerospace applications.

The ASSM course presented by (L/D)max Aviation has been developed from the concept, objectives and requirements of the USAF System Safety Management Course (WCIP 057). It meets all the objectives for that course. The goal is to provide those involved in system safety activities with the knowledge necessary to contribute meaningfully to system safety programs. To do this, the ASSM course introduces attendees to system safety management principles, practices and methods.

The ASSM course also covers many of the common system safety engineering techniques, particularly those prescribed in SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) 4761 which has been accepted by both civil and military organizations as a standard.

At completion of the ASSM course, graduates will be able to function as system safety managers or engineers in a wide variety of positions. Graduates will have gained the following benefits from this course:

• Understanding of the DOD system acquisition process in sufficient detail to provide needed system safety inputs
• Be familiar with USAF system safety policies and responsibilities
• Be able to successfully demonstrate knowledge of mishap risk management as defined in MIL-STD-882
• Have the skills necessary to identify and describe the steps necessary to plan, organize, coordinate, direct, control and evaluate system safety activities
• Familiarity with AFI 21-101 Maintenance Management of Aircraft regarding safety modifications.
• Be able to communicate system safety concepts to program management
• Through in class exercises and projects, students will learn how to prepare and evaluate system safety tasks and projects with the emphasis on management and evaluation of contractor system safety programs to ensure that they meet USAF requirements and especially that the system design meets the AF acceptable level of residual risk.
• Understanding of hardware and software system safety and an introduction to the links between system safety, Environmental Occupational Safety & Health (EOSH), facilities and weapons safety programs.
• Education of Lessons Learned from various USAF mishaps where system safety concepts were not properly applied.

With (L/D)max Aviation, the ASSM course training will take place over the course of 9 training days. This is classroom instruction time that includes lectures outlines and notes, up-to-date reference materials pertinent to discussions, and a final certificate of completion once all 60 hours have been completed.

Discounts are provided for multiple registrations for one attendee. (L/D)_max Aviation also offers a discount for multiple personnel registrations by one organization.

Tuition for the (L/D)_max Aviation ASSM course is as follows:

*Note: All tuition amounts are in US Dollars.