Airport Safety Liaison Training (ASL)

Airport safety liaisons are trained in ALPA policy on airport procedures, ground infrastructure, and hazard identification. They maintain strong relationships with management, stakeholders, and municipal airport representatives while offering a pilot’s perspective as a proactive resource for airport management.
Course Content
The most effective interface ALPA pilots have with stakeholders at airports where they operate daily is through ALPA’s Airport Safety Liaison (ASL) Program. The ASL provides a line pilot’s perspective to airport managers and municipal governments; the levels of technical and regulatory knowledge required to function in the ASL position require a comprehensive and motivating training program.
Subjects Covered Include
- ALPA structure, administration, and resources
- Airport contacts and procedures
- Review of CAR 300 & FAR Part 139
Desired Knowledge and Skills upon Completion
- Demonstrate a functional knowledge of ALPA Safety Structure administration
- Capable of working effectively with government and municipal airport representatives
- Capable of effectively representing pilot concerns to airport stakeholders and management
- Motivated to become the resident point of contact in all aviation matters concerning their airport
Mission
The mission of the Airport Safety Liaison training program is to equip the safety representative to serve as a functioning member of the ALPA Safety Structure and to function as the resident expert on their airport.
Who Should Attend?
New Airport Safety Liaison Pilot Volunteer
Prerequisites
- ALPA 101 FAST
- Safety 101 IST
- Motivated to work at a specific airport and become an ALPA ASL
- Approval from your MEC to work in the ALPA Int’l safety structure
- Approval to attend from the Chairman of the ALPA Int’l. Airport Ground Environment AGE) Chairman
Attendance Approval
- ALPA Members: must have approval from their MEC Central Air Safety chair or MEC chair prior to registration.
- Nonmembers: Closed to nonmembers
Expenses
When in ASL training, your MEC/CASC budget pays for all of your pilot expenses: travel, sleeping rooms, meals, and flight pay loss (if required). This includes no-shows for hotel rooms where reservations have been requested and NOT canceled 48 hours prior to arrival and/or if the attendee fails to notify the hotel, during check-in, of a different departure date than the one reserved.
What to Wear
Business Casual
Course Contacts
Course Director
First Officer Chris Van Vliet, WJA
Captain Matt Gorshe, SPA
ALPA Engineering & Air Safety
1-800-424-2470