Conduct Safety Meetings
Overview
A Trainer Level III must be able to demonstrate that they can brief and perform a successful safety meeting for a team at an operating facility. This safety meeting should cover all of the necessary topics relevant to the facility that the training is attended, discuss any safety concerns with the staff, brief any revised or new policies that have been deployed by the IBA and then once inside the tunnel, ensure that each staff member is meeting the standards of what is required to remain current as an Instructor.
To get approval for this skill, a Trainer must demonstrate, once inside the tunnel, they can correctly and safely perform all of the necessary scenarios to highlight areas an Instructor may see throughout their instructing career and coach Instructors through any technique adjustments where necessary to ensure proficiency. A Trainer must ensure that they cover all of the areas required for a safety meeting to determine the ability of the staff in maintaining the standards set forth by the IBA.
Pre-requisites
Prior to conducting safety meetings, a growing Trainer will need to have great flying skills, in all orientations. In addition, a new Trainer will need to understand how to create each of the spot scenarios physically and how to teach and correct an Instructor through each scenario. Even though during safety meetings, the attendees are trained instructors, there will be times that a safety meeting may be part of a recurrent training session for an Instructor that might be out of currency or one that requires some additional assistance working on some of the techniques; it will be very important that a Trainer is aware of how each spot is taught to the Instructors and what the expectations are from the Instructors performing the spotting actions.
Through many practice sessions with a Trainer Level IV, a new Trainer must learn exactly how to present each situation to the Instructors. Every scenario that is displayed throughout the training and recurrent training environment is well thought out and very specific. A Trainer must have a plan each time they present a spot to an Instructor, this will ensure that no matter what, the Trainer is one step ahead at all times and if the situation warrants, the Trainer can safely divert and end the scenario without causing a dangerous situation to the Instructor or themselves.
Objectives
The primary objective for completing this skill is to ensure that Trainers are correctly trained and approved to perform all of the duties required to conduct a full safety meeting to a team of Instructors. Safety meetings held on a timeline in accordance with the IBA currency standards are very important aspects of a functioning team of Instructors. It is the goal of the IBA to always produce and maintain the best group of Instructors world-wide and ensuring a training event (safety meetings) keeping Instructors skills, no matter how frequent they are used are always of the highest caliber.
Preparation
The best preparation for Trainers is to ensure that they are at every safety meeting held at their facility, not only to remain current as an Instructor, but also to observe how a meeting is managed and delivered. Current Trainer Level IV's will plan a meeting in advance and use documentation and video that is gathered in the time period between each meeting to develop an agenda. Up and coming Trainers should consistently be part of this process of developing the meeting plan and under the guidance can start sharing in the responsibilities of running the meeting with the staff.
Having excellent flight skills and overall awareness will be a huge advantage to a new Trainer. Being able to present a situation to an Instructor is one element, also being able to see the scenario and watch how the Instructor is reacting throughout each event will be just as important. Continuous practice with a Trainer Level IV in the position of the Instructor will help to guide a new Trainer in learning how to perform each scenario correctly and safely.
Technique and Drills
Basic
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Advanced
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