Members are invited to join us for a Safety & Technical Forum (morning session) and a Safety Incident Review (afternoon session) being held ahead of the 65th AFAP Annual Convention.
Thursday 17 October 2024 (09:00 – 16:30 AEST)
Surfers Paradise QLD
AusALPA Safety & Technical Forum (09:00 – 12:30 AEST)
Chairs, vice chairs, active representatives and safety & technical staff will present a summary of contemporary aviation issues from some of the Australian Airline Pilots Association (AusALPA) committees, including:
The Aviation White Paper - Our advocacy and overview of positions
HUPER (Human Performance)
- Aircraft Cabin Air - significant progress report
- Fatigue Management - ICAO/IFALPA/AusALPA advocacy
- AFAP Resilient Pilot - program update
ATS/AGE (Air Traffic Services & Aerodrome Ground and Equipment)
- Local and National runway safety team updates
- Airspace and airport submissions to Government - including Ballina ATS and 121.5 emergency frequency misuse
SEC/DG (Security & Dangerous goods)
- Expedited crew access at Airports
- AusALPA-hosted IFALPA DG annual meeting report
IFALPA HEL (Helicopter)
- Briefing from the IFALPA Helicopter Committee (HELCOM) Chair
LEG/PGA (Legal / Professional and Government Affairs)
- AusALPA proposing IFALPA take a position regarding standardisation
AAP (Accident Analysis & Prevention)
- IFALPA AAP recent issues
- Safety occurrence event – Australian case study
AFAP Safety Incident Review (13:30 – 16:30 AEST)
The Aviation industry's Safety II principles will be explored, and we will share the AFAP Safety Occurrence Guide that has been developed in consultation with industry as a vital resource to assist members in the aftermath of accidents, incidents or performance issues.
We will also hold a safety event discussion with the crew, airline flight operations and safety managers from a high-capacity jet operation experiencing a bird strike event after V1 at night with high terrain.
For more details and to RSVP, email events@afap.org.au (indicating any dietary requirements)