ECITB Industrial Drone Operator (5 Days)
- Course focuses on training drone operators for industrial environments with specific hazards and constraints.
- Aims to set high standards for operations in various sectors like oil, gas, petrochemicals, renewables, and more.
- Combines theoretical and practical elements to equip operators with necessary skills and knowledge.
- Objectives include understanding regulations, human factors, aircraft selection, data capture, risk mitigation, and more.
- Target audience comprises personnel involved in drone use in industrial/commercial settings.
Overview
The ECITB Industrial Drone Operator course aims to equip drone operators with the necessary skills and knowledge to safely operate in heavy industrial environments across various sectors. The course covers theoretical and practical elements, focusing on regulations, human factors, aircraft selection, data capture, risk mitigation, and safe commercial operations. It is designed for personnel working with drones in industrial/commercial settings and requires medical fitness, CAA permission, and specific equipment. The course duration is 5 days.
Who should attend
Drone Operators
Course Content
ECITB Approved certificate issued upon course compltion
Course Summary
The course will ensure that the next generation of drone operators attain and develop the skills
and knowledge they need to operate safely in heavy industrial environments that have specific
operational hazards and constraints such as Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals, Renewables, Nuclear,
Infrastructure and Rail sectors.
It will set the standard for industrial operations, not only in the oil and gas industry, but for a wide
variety of sectors including petrochemicals, nuclear, renewable, rail, infrastructure and maritime.
The course will involve theoretical and practical elements.
Course Objectives
By the end of this training programme delegates will:
• Be aware of the relevant regulations pertaining to flying operations (eg. CAA, EASA)
• Recognise the role Human Factors can play in inducing errors into Industrial drone
operations.
• Identify and select aircraft and payloads appropriate to the task and environment
• Describe a range of factors that can affect aircraft control
• Capture data to meet quality and General Data Protection Regulation requirements
• Identify hazards and mitigate risks in a range of Industrial environments utilising the correct
reporting procedures in the event of an incident
• Create Pre deployment risk assessments
• Perform commercial drone operations safely within Industrial environments
Target Audience
All personnel who are involved in the use of Drones in an industrial/commercial environment.
Pre-requisites
- Due to certain aspects of the course being physically demanding and potentially stressful,
delegates will be required to confirm their medical fitness & physical ability to participate on
this course by completing a medical self-screening form prior to course commencement - All personnel must have passed the CAA permission for commercial operations (PfCO)
scheme
Delegates should bring
- Government Issued Photographic ID e.g.
Driver License or Passport - Wet Weather Gear & set of dry clothing
- Safety Glasses or Goggles if prescribed
- Candidate is required to provide a Commercial Drone and all
relevant insurances
Duration:5 Days
Cost:£1,500 + Vat
ECITB Industrial Drone Operator Training Scotland, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness, Aberdeen and onsite course available throughout the UK.
