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“Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect”

It is important to realise why aviation safety specialists exist. Simply we are here to support our Pilots in the cockpit. They are the last line of defence against any chain reaction of events which could endanger the safety of flight of our aircraft.

Litson & Associates cc specific areas of focus are :

Safety Management Systems (SMS) : advice to Air Operators with regard to SMS implementation.

Safety Assessments : a gap analysis on behalf of Air Operators of their operational and technical management structures.

Safety Audits on behalf of non aviation Clients, such as oil companies and VIP clients, for example. We audit the operational and technical management strtuctures of helicopter and fixed wing Air Operators non aviation Clients may wish to use or consider including on the Tender bid list of ‘approved’ air transport service providers.

Our SMS structure is based on internationally recogised principles. Most importantly, it is simple to understand and implement. It’s focus to to ensure that all management, crew and staff are involved in the SMS initiative.

The Litson & Associates cc Assessing and Auditing services are of a particularly high standard and we endeavour to ensure that we employ ‘best international practice’ principles.

The OGP Aviation sub committee Aviation Management Guidelines, the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST) initiative, and the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) initiative, are used as the foundation reference points for our assessments. We fully acknowledge the ISO 9000 2000 quality standard and the work continuing to be done by the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) and the International Society of Air Safety Investigators (ISASI). Individual national aviation regulations are the acknowledged base line.

If your company or organisation requires solid aviation safety advice by aviation specialists who have spent careers directly involved with flight operations, flight standards and training, safety and quality management systems, safety auditing and assessing, then please use the Contact button above.