CRM Initial Training: Online Course
Build the Core Competencies of Aviation Safety
CRM Initial Training: Online Course
Build the Core Competencies of Aviation Safety
Training on your schedule.
In the modern high-stakes aviation environment, technical proficiency is only half the story. Effective Crew Resource Management (CRM) is the cornerstone of operational safety and team performance.
Our CRM Initial Online Course equips pilots, cabin crew, and aviation professionals with the foundational non-technical skills required to manage threats, mitigate errors, and lead with confidence. As the only ISO9001 accredited provider in this field, Global Air Training delivers a curriculum that is both authoritative and practically applicable to real-world flight operations.
Why Choose Our CRM Initial Course?
This self-paced programme delivers the equivalent depth of a two-day in-person course in a streamlined, 12-hour digital format.
- Globally Recognised Certification: Receive a downloadable, globally recognised certificate of completion.
- Total Flexibility: Access 23 interactive modules 24/7 via our advanced Learning Management System (LMS). Progress at your own pace, fitting your training around your flight schedule.
- Regulatory Alignment: Our syllabus is aligned with the requirements of ICAO, EASA, FAA, CAA and regulatory bodies worldwide, making it ideal for commercial, military, or corporate operators. Note that some operations require in-person CRM training for regulatory compliance.
- Expert-Led Content: Developed by active aircrew and accredited CRM facilitators, the course features interactive quizzes, aviation-specific scenarios, and deep-dive case studies.
Mastering Threat and Error Management (TEM)
The course is built around the Threat and Error Management (TEM) framework, the industry standard for proactive flight safety.
We teach you to identify "threats" (external events) and "errors" (crew actions) before they align to create a safety incident.
Course Syllabus: 23 Core CRM Modules
The CRM Initial Online Course features 23 comprehensive modules designed to meet the rigorous requirements of ICAO, EASA, FAA, and the UK CAA. This programme utilizes aviation-specific scenarios and real-world case studies to build the core competencies required for high-stakes flight operations.
- 1. Introduction to CRM: Explore the evolution of Crew Resource Management and its vital role in modern aviation safety.
- 2. Threat and Error Management (TEM): Master the industry-standard framework for identifying external threats and mitigating internal crew errors.
- 3. Human Error and Reliability: Understand the "Error Chain" concept and the psychological factors that impact human reliability in the cockpit.
- 4. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): Analyze why deviations from procedures occur and learn strategies to improve adherence to safety protocols.
- 5. Fitness and Health: Understand how physiological well-being and general health directly impact an individual's operational performance.
- 6. Stress: Recognize the signs and symptoms of stress and implement effective management techniques to maintain performance under pressure.
- 7. Fatigue: Identify the different types of fatigue (physiological, subjective, and pathological) and apply proven countermeasures.
- 8. Information Processing: Learn how the brain acquires and processes information, including the limitations of memory and the impact of illusions.
- 9. Situational Awareness (SA): Study the 3-level model of SA to identify traps and learn techniques to recover a lost mental model of the flight situation.
- 10. Workload Management: Examine the factors affecting mental workload and learn to manage task saturation during high-tempo operations.
- 11. Decision Making: Understand the Decision Process Model and decision tools to make safer choices in dynamic environments.
- 12. Communication: Overcome barriers to information flow using assertive communication and closed-loop techniques.
- 13. Personality, Attitudes, Behaviour, Leadership, and Teamwork: Assess how individual traits and leadership styles influence team synergy and overall mission success.
- 14. Conflict Management: Develop skills for managing and resolving interpersonal conflicts before they compromise operational safety.
- 15. Automation: Manage the human-machine interface and understand the risks of over-reliance on automated flight systems.
- 16. Level Busts: Focus on the human factors that lead to altitude deviations and strategies for maintaining vertical path awareness.
- 17. Controlled Flight into Terrain (CFIT): Examine the precursors to CFIT and learn to use CRM tools to avoid one of aviation's most significant safety risks.
- 18. Icing: Understand the human factors involved in decision-making and threat management regarding adverse weather and airframe icing.
- 19. NOTECHS: Introduction to the Non-Technical Skills (NOTECHS) evaluation system for assessing aircrew performance.
- 20. Runway Incursions: Mitigate the risk of ground-based errors through improved communication, vigilance, and taxi-path management.
- 21. Surprise, Startle, and Resilience: Develop the resilience needed to manage sudden, unexpected events and overcome the physiological "startle effect."
- 22. Culture: Evaluate how organizational and national cultures influence safety behavior and the "Just Culture" framework.
- 23. Monitoring and Intervention: Implement graded assertiveness to intervene effectively during safety-critical moments.
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