Advanced Accident and Incident Investigation

ClassroomOnline

Language: English, French, Portuguese

Duration:

3 Days

Description

Designed as a follow-up to the introductory course, this hands-on training provides delegates with essential practical skills to effectively participate in and contribute to small-scale safety investigations within aviation organizations.

Focusing on real-world application, the course emphasizes practical exercises over theory, ensuring participants can confidently conduct investigations by gathering and analyzing data, conducting interviews, developing safety recommendations, and producing professional investigation reports.

By the end of this course, participants will have a deeper understanding of the objectives, philosophy, and processes behind effective safety investigations and will be equipped to apply these skills within a team environment.

Key Topics

Day 1 – Refresher Session (Theory)

Recap of key concepts from the introductory course
Review of the investigation process: planning, data collection, analysis, reporting
Discussion of case examples and lessons learned

Day 2 & 3 – Hands-On Practice (Workshop Format)

Case Study Exercises
- Assigning investigation teams
- Understanding the scenario and scoping the investigation
Data Collection
- Applying methods for collecting factual, physical, documentary, and testimonial evidence
- Interview techniques in a simulated environment
Data Analysis
- Identifying causal and contributing factors
- Use of models/tools to assess human and systemic factors
Conclusions & Recommendations
- Developing evidence-based safety recommendations
- Prioritizing actions to prevent recurrence
Report Writing
- Drafting a clear, structured, and professional investigation report
- Final presentation of findings and team feedback

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Conduct small-scale safety investigations as part of a team
Apply structured techniques to collect and analyze data
Carry out effective safety interviews
Identify root causes and contributing factors
Formulate actionable and practical safety recommendations
Write professional, clear, and concise investigation reports
Understand and reflect the underlying philosophy of safety investigations in a just culture framework