Winter Operations Safety
Cold Weather Operations
Self-paced online training with an interactive protected player, a multiple-choice exam, and a certificate issued instantly on passing.
Training type
Cold Weather Operations - interactive presentation + exam. Programme aligned with EASA, ICAO and SAE guidance on ground de-icing, in-flight icing and contaminated runway operations under Regulation (EU) 965/2012 and Regulation (EU) 2018/1139.
About the course
Cold weather punishes shortcuts; discipline in preparation and treatment keeps winter operations safe, and no aircraft takes off with contamination on a critical surface.
The course covers winter weather and its hazards, ground contamination, de-icing and anti-icing, in-flight icing, the winter runway, and operations and airmanship.
Course contents (syllabus)
- 1Winter weather and its hazards
- 2Aircraft ground contamination
- 3De-icing and anti-icing
- 4In-flight icing
- 5The winter runway
- 6Operations and airmanship
Objectives
- Recognise winter weather and why contamination is dangerous
- State the clean aircraft concept and identify critical surfaces
- Distinguish de-icing from anti-icing and explain holdover time
- Describe in-flight icing, its effects and the protection systems
- Interpret a runway condition report and apply cold altitude corrections
Who should attend
Personnel and roles for whom this training is intended.