This course will provide CAA Inspectors and staff responsible for oversight of State Search and Rescue (SAR) systems with Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes to conduct an effective oversight of SAR activities in their respective member states in response to their oversight obligations in accordance with ICAO Annex 12 & 19, ICAO DOC 9731 - 9734 - 9735 and 9859.

• Apply the concepts and principles of Compliance Monitoring, Auditing Techniques and Oversight specific to a SAR environment.
• Design an effective compliance monitoring or quality system specific to Search and Rescue at State and/or Organisational level.
• Conduct an effective oversight of Search and Rescue activities.

• Module 0: Introduction
• Module 1: Receipt of a SAR Approval Application
• Module 2: Documentation Review of the Application
• Module 3: On-Site Inspection Methodology
• Module 4: Certificate Issuance Process
• Module 5: Continuous Oversight Process

• CAA Search and Rescue Inspectors.
• Staff responsible for SAR Oversight.

• Staff from SAR tasking agencies.
• Staff from Rescue Co-ordination Centres.
• Staff from Coastguards.
• Staff from ANSPs.
• Staff from Military Aviation Authorities.
• Staff from voluntary SAR organisations.
• Staff from commercial SAR organisations.

Potential participants to take this course must have:

• English Language Proficiency Level 4 or above.
• Educated to Secondary (High) school level. 
• Working as an aviation regulatory inspector of a National Civil Aviation Authority.