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Overview
About the course
This Aircraft Accident Investigation course is designed to give participants exposure to and training in the fundamental aspects of aircraft accident investigation. In particular, the course will focus on the medical and human factors aspects of aircraft accident investigation.
King’s College London is a leading academic centre in aerospace medicine and is active in research and education including Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) training. Professor David Newman has been involved as an expert consultant to accident investigations around the world.
Programme Structure
Topics include:
- Principles of aircraft accident investigation
- The legislative and procedural aspects of accident investigation
- The onsite response
- Accident data collection and analysis
- The role of natural disease, pilot incapacitation and impaired human performance
- Aviation pathology, particularly victim identification, toxicology, and injury analysis
- Crashworthiness and survivability principles
- The biomechanics of impact protection
- Assessment of life support systems
- Determining accident causation and investigation outcomes
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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More details
- Dates to be confirmed
Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- The course is intended for qualified doctors and geared towards their requirements, but the course is open to applicants from diverse healthcare and human factors backgrounds.
- While no previous knowledge of aerospace medicine is required, the course builds on existing student knowledge of medicine and physiology.
- While the emphasis is on aircraft accidents, the skills and knowledge gained on this course are readily transferable to healthcare human factors incident and accident investigation.
Tuition Fees
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Applies to youNon-residents2250 GBP / full≈ 2250 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents2250 GBP / full≈ 2250 GBP / full
Living costs
London
United Kingdom
1137 - 2157 GBP / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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