SMALL UAS SAFETY CERTIFICATE




About Small UAS Safety Certificate

  • USI's Small UAS Safety Certification™ is awarded to candidates who successfully complete USI's Safety Ground School and course on the application and development of UAS technology.

  • The Small UAS Safety Certification™ gives UAS operators a sound foundation in the theoretical covering a wide survey of UAS technologies and concepts.

  • Students must achieve an 80% pass rate on the examinations to be successful in the course. The SUASSC™ is equivalent to 155 hours of instruction.

COURSE OVERVIEW

    UNDERSTANDING SYSTEMS

  • Parts of a UAS

  • Small UAS Loading and Performance



  • RESPONSIBLE OPERATORS

  • Professionalism and Ethics

  • Rules and Regulations

  • Airspace Classification

  • Operating Requirements, and Airport Operations

  • Airman Certification Requirements

  • Radio Communications



  • OPERATIONS PLANNING

  • Site Planning and Preparation

  • Aeronautical Chart Reading

  • Official and Field Sources Of Weather

  • Flight Planning

    HUMAN FACTORS & CRM

  • Human Factors and Limitations

  • Principles of Crew Resource Management



  • IDENTIFYING HAZARDS

  • Aeromedical Factors and People Hazards

  • Operational Hazards

  • System Hazards

  • Environmental Hazards



  • AERONAUTICAL DECISION MAKING

  • Preflight Decision Making

  • Operational Decision Making



  • DEALING WITH EMERGENCIES

  • Common UAS Emergencies

  • Contingency Plans

  • When and How to Report an Accident

RECOGNITION

USI's Small UAS Safety Certification™ is widely recognized as the industry-leading certification that develops safe UAS operators. Our Institute is consistently rated as the best-in-class organization.

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