HLS Survey Training
One standard, across every surveyor you have
The quality of training behind a landing site survey varies widely across the industry. HeliSafe Training sets a consistent standard, built on ICAO Doc 9261 and the national guidance that sits on it, including UK CAA CAP 1264 and CAP 3043. It is delivered inside the platform your surveys already live in.
Currency is a cycle, not a certificate
Initial training is the start. Currency is maintained across a three-year recurrent cycle, then the surveyor re-enters at Year 1.
Initial
HLS Survey Training — Initial
10 modules
First principles through to practical assessment
Year 1
Year 1 Recurrent
6 modules
Regulatory updates and refreshed practical skills
Year 2
Year 2 Recurrent
7 modules
Core competencies reinforced, operational updates
Year 3
Year 3 Recurrent
6 modules
Completes the cycle before re-entry into Year 1
Year 3 completes the cycle — the surveyor re-enters at Year 1
Certificate valid 12 months · Expiry tracked against each user
What the initial course covers
Four to six hours of structured computer-based training, with an 80% pass mark required for certification.
- 01Regulatory frameworkWhere the standards come from, why surveys matter, accident context
- 02Helipad design basicsTLOF, FATO, safety areas and D-value sizing
- 03Obstacle assessmentIdentification, clearance surfaces and approach paths
- 04Approach and departureCorridor design, day and night distances, FATO geometry
- 05Performance and limitationsPerformance classes, elevation, temperature and weight
- 06Measurement techniquesLaser rangefinder, trigonometry and slope measurement
- 07Human factorsBias, assumptions and normalisation of deviance
- 08Practical scenariosUrban, rural, rooftop and confined area go / no-go decisions
- 09Aircraft type moduleType-specific Category A procedures, TDP and LDP, site dimensions
- 10Final assessment80% pass mark required to certify
Trained against the aircraft you actually fly
Type-specific performance is part of the course rather than a separate module. A learner’s enrolment carries the aircraft types relevant to their operation, and the material covers Category A procedures, decision point positions and minimum site dimensions for those types.
Coverage expands as performance data is verified for further types.
Training currency where you already look
Training is part of HeliSafe Surveyor rather than a separate system to cross-reference. A surveyor’s certification is recorded against their account, recurrent training is flagged when it falls due, and an administrator reviewing their team sees training currency alongside survey activity in the same view.
- Expiry tracked
- Certificate dates held against each individual
- Currency visible
- Who is current, who is approaching expiry, who has lapsed
- Certificates issued
- Generated and stored automatically on completion
- No spreadsheets
- Nothing to maintain alongside the platform
Written against published guidance
Course content is built on the material operators actually work to, rather than house opinion. HeliSafe Training is courseware and the certificate it issues is a record of completed training. It is not a regulatory qualification and is not represented as approved by any authority.
ICAO Doc 9261
Heliport Manual
UK CAA CAP 1264
Standards for hospital helicopter landing areas
UK CAA CAP 3043
Helicopter off airfield operating site procedures
AMC1 CAT.OP.MPA.105
Operating site requirements
With the platform, or on its own
Already a HeliSafe Surveyor customer
Training is available alongside your existing account at preferential rates. Your team can be enrolled and working through the initial course within minutes.
Not yet a customer
The training is available as a standalone product, delivered entirely through the platform, with no Surveyor subscription required.
Standardise how your team surveys
A twenty minute call to walk through the syllabus, the recurrent cycle and how currency is tracked.