Safety in Australian skies will be enhanced through a new aviation threat and error management (TEM) training course for passenger and general aviation operations, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services, Mark Vaile, announced today.
A media conference to launch the training package will be held today, Monday 20 August 2007 at the Human Factors in Transport 2007 Conference
Where: Rendezvous Hotel, 328 Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Time: 13:30 local time
The Executive Director of the ATSB, Mr Kym Bills and the chairman of the Australian region of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators (GAPAN), Mr John Whittington will discuss the training package, which will be delivered around Australia from 24 August 2007.
GAPAN Press Release [ 76 kB PDF]