Description:

Expanding knowledge of practical procedures in aircraft accident investigation. Equipment and organisation of the investigation team. Examples of aircraft accident investigations in the Czech Republic and abroad and analysis of published final reports. Examples of the preparation of the final report of an air accident investigation.

Recommended literature:

ICAO Annex 13, or Annex L-13 (Czech version)
ICAO Doc 9756 Manual on Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation (Part I-IV)

Keywords:

flight safety, prevention, Annex 13, investigation, analysis, recommendations

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar