AVIT 208 - Aviation Safety

Course Description

  • Prerequisite or Corequisite: AVIT 102

This course provides the students with a detailed introduction into aspects of aviation safety risk anagement and the associated components of pilot psychology, human factors, and accident trends, factors and analysis.

Additional Course Information

Safety is the standard that guides the AVIT program operations. The intent is for students to develop an aptitude and attitude for accident prevention and to apply and practice safety awareness to their personal and flight endeavors.

For AVIT majors, a first or second semester enrollment in Aviation Safety is suggested. No flight lessons are associated with this course. Academic instruction for Aviation Safety is conducted at Hangar 111, Kalaeloa Airport, in Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii, unless specified at enrollment.

Student Learning Outcomes

This course objective is to insure that students recognize and apply the important role of safety in every facet of aviation. As an outcome aviation safety awareness and compliance must be instilled in planning, pre-flight preparations, flight operations, post-flight and airfield procedures. The course expects to train and educate the student to serve and function more safely and effectively in the aviation community.

To assist students in understanding and preparing to meet the course expectations the list below includes the significant objectives. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • Instill and apply safety procedures and techniques into their flight training career
  • Demonstrate an awareness of aviation safety and the factors that contribute safe operations
  • Be aware of the psychological, human, and substance factors that impede safe flight operations and the impact on aviation careers

Sample Assessment and Course Tasks

To assist students in understanding and preparing to meet the course expectations the lists below include some of the course tasks for this course.

  • Identify safety policies, procedures, practices, and regulations that are employed by federal agencies and the aviation industry
  • Explain the history of the government's role in regulating Aviation Safety through such agencies as the FAA, NTSB, NASA, OSHA and EPA.
  • Define aviation safety and factors that contribute to safe flight operations
  • Determine agency responsibility for aviation safety in the National Airspace System
  • Examine components of the NAS that directly affect Aviation safety
  • Identify the effect of psychology, human, environmental and substance factors on flight
  • Identify pilot responsibilities within the area of safety and to apply procedures and techniques use to apply safety in flight training
  • Identify accident factors, analysis, statistics and trends on the aviation industry
  • Explain risk management procedures as it applies to aviation flight training

Evaluation Standards

The student’s knowledge and understanding of aviation safety will be evaluated through classroom discussion, reports, presentations, examinations and other assignments deemed appropriate by the instructor. A passing grade of 70% on all course material is required.