Aviation Consultancy

FOR HELICOPTER AND FIXED-WING OPERATIONS

Safety and Operational Assessment on Behalf of Non-Aviation Clients

of Air Taxi, On-Demand, Charter and Commuter Air Services

Operating Helicopters and Fixed-Wing Aircraft

An experienced Aviation Advisor can provide a Confidential Safety and Operational Assessment on behalf of companies contemplating chartering or contracting any air service provider operating helicopters and/or fixed-wing aircraft. The Aviation Advisor will review the air service by assessing the policies and procedures of the flight operations and the quality practices of the maintenance department and provide a summary report that will enable the end user to easily understand the risk rating of the service provider. The Advisor will also assess the ability of the air service company to provide the level and efficiency of operational service expected of the client.

Maintaining safety margins and reducing risks while 'getting the job done' requires emphasizing safety in the company’s overall planning, decision-making, and resource allocation. One of the best tools for determining the overall ability of any helicopter or aircraft operator is an independent operational safety assessment carried out by experts in the field. An Aviation Advisor dedicates many years of hands-on operational expertise and aviation professionalism toward completing this assignment and thereby helping your company to concentrate on the task at hand: producing oil, laying pipelines, mining minerals, or catering to tourists. Once the assessment has been completed, moreover, an Aviation Advisor can help to develop and implement your company's scope of work to ensure you are getting the realistic level of services that your project requires.

A Safety and Operational Assessment will report on: 

• Organizational structure including management safety and financial commitment, policies, controls, programs, internal audit process, communications, flight following, emergency response plans:

• Internal safety management effectiveness including reporting systems, staff selection, recording systems, program outputs, procedures, training;

• Flight operational capacity including type and number of suitable aircraft resources, applicability of flight operations manuals, standard operating procedures, flight crew and cabin crew standards, qualifications and scheduling, quality of crew and passenger safety briefings, crew check-list usage, minimum equipment list (MEL) following, records adequacy and accuracy of accident, incident and near miss reporting systems and analysis;

• Aircraft maintenance and engineering overview including management quality control process, maintenance manuals, programs, standards, planning and scheduling, quality controls of stores and spares, ADs, manufacturer modifications, deferred maintenance and MEL compliance, weight and balance controls, maintenance records;

• Training of personnel including selection standards, initial/recurrent/proficiency training, safety program induction and briefings;

• Aircraft facilities and support equipment including general safety, fire prevention/contingency plans, hanger maintenance, equipment maintenance programs, environmental and workplace safety practices/regulatory compliance;

• Airport operations and facilities including communications, ground handling, ramp procedures, ramp safety, surface conditions, foreign object damage control, aircraft rescue and fire fighting services, fueling services and quality control practices; and

• Aviation security programs including main passenger and cargo facilities, aircraft in-service protection, and remote base “self dispatch” procedures.

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