Aviation Crew Training

 

 

Security Incident Prevention and Mitigation Training for Cabin Crews, Flight Deck Crews, and Ground Personnel

Elite Defence Academy International facilitates aviation security incident prevention and mitigation training for airline cabin crews, flight deck crews, and ground personnel.

Our training programs - both the once-off crew course as well as the more comprehensive train-the-trainer certification program - are aligned with the mandates and objectives outlined by the CAA, IATA, and ICAO. The program content is also adaptable so that it can be conformed to the inhouse protocols and procedures unique to each fleet operator.

 

We offer a once-off Defensive Essentials Workshop for cabin crew, which covers the fundamentals of in-flight personal safety and defensive protocols.

Workshop Duration: 2 hours

Workshop Fee: R870 per participant

To facilitate a workshop, we require a minimum of 10 attendees.

 

This workshop includes:

Classification of Potential Personal Safety Hazards

• Level 1 – Disruptive behavior
• Level 2 – Physical abuse / assault
• Level 3 – Life threatening behavior
• Level 4 – Attempted breach, or actual breach of flight crew compartment

Verbal De-escalation, Calming of Passengers, and Establishing Boundaries

• Articulating permissible behavior
• Categorizing anger triggers
• Empathy response vs authoritarian response
• Psychological and physical boundary establishment
• Intonation and body language

Dealing With Common Modes of Physical Assault

• Responses to grabs and holds
• Responses to chokes
• Responses to bear hugs or body pins
• Responses to attempted strikes

Safe Control and Restraint of an Individual

• Posture and limb manipulation techniques
• Two-person passenger takedown / restraint method
• Seat restraint using cable ties or improvised means

Dealing With an Escalated Security Threat

• Responding to an armed threat
• Preventing access to flight deck or cockpit 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WANT TO TAKE YOUR TRAINING INHOUSE?

We also facilitate a "Train the Trainer" option that enables you to certify key personnel to deliver in-depth training, using our professional course material as a template.  

 

 

We also facilitate a "Train the Trainer" Aviation Defensive Essentials Course, where clients can obtain training and certification for in-house trainers. This enables an in-house trainer to provide more comprehensive training to crews on an ongoing basis.

Our standard course consists of a 3-day workshop where the following elements are taught:

Course Introduction

• Overview of the Tokyo Convention and the commander’s authority: The role and mandate of the commander, the assistance of other crew members and delegation, the right to carry out preventive measures in relation to flight safety when the situation requires immediate action, without the need to obtain the authorization of the commander.

Legalities

• When physical intervention is warranted, what constitutes justifiable force, test of the reasonable person.

Classification of Potential Threats

• Level 1 – Disruptive behavior
• Level 2 – Physical abuse / assault
• Level 3 – Life threatening behavior
• Level 4 – Attempted breach, or actual breach of flight crew compartment

Situational Awareness & Mental Preparation

• Assess-Communicate-Act
• Scanning skills
• Pre-assault Indicators

Spotting Anomalies and Profiling Suspicious Passengers

• Behavioral profiling basics
• Tells and prompts
• Lie detection and body language

Verbal de-escalation, calming of passengers and establishing boundaries

• Articulating permissible behavior
• Categorizing anger triggers
• Empathy response vs authoritarian response
• Psychological and physical boundary establishment
• Intonation and body language

Dealing With Common Modes of Physical Assault

• Responses to grabs and holds
• Responses to chokes
• Responses to bear hugs or body pins
• Responses to attempted strikes

Safe Control and Restraint of an Individual

• Posture and limb manipulation techniques
• Two-person passenger takedown / restraint method
• Seat restraint using cable ties or improvised means
• Using the Kubotan* as a last-resort compliance measure if required

*For a description of the Kubotan, please see below

 

 

 

Responses to Escalated Threats

• Dealing appropriately with a terror or hijack-attempt threat
• Universal handgun disarm technique
• Universal knife or bladed weapon disarm technique
• Defense against attack with broken bottle or similar weapon
• Defense against assault on the ground or in a confined space
• Using the Kubotan as a defensive tool if warranted

 

The training provided is practical and can include live training exercises performed on board an aircraft to ensure contextual familiarity and participant confidence.

Train-the-Trainer Aviation Defensive Essentials Course Fee: R23,740

Additional requirements: 

• Once certified, trainers must undergo a mandatory refresher and upskill evaluation every 6 months.
• An intellectual rights licensing fee is levied annually per trainer.
• A small once-off certification fee is levied per crew member trained under under the in-house trainer program.

 

To obtain more information, or to discuss the unique requirements of your airline in order for us to provide a quotation on a tailored solution, please contact us at des@edakravmaga.com.