| Course Name: | S-271 - Helicopter Crewmember |
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| Description: | This is a combined classroom/field course designed to provide student proficiency in all areas of the tactical and logistical use of helicopters to achieve efficiency and standardization. Topics include aviation safety, aircraft capabilities and limitations, aviation life support equipment, aviation mishap reporting, pre-flight checklist and briefing/debriefing, aviation transportation of hazardous materials, crash survival, helicopter operations, helicopter field exercise. The following Interagency Aviation Training (IAT) A-courses curriculums are integrated and may be credited upon completion of this course: A-105 Aviation Life Support Equipment (ALSE), A-113 Crash Survival, and A-219 Helicopter Transport of External Cargo. |
| Course Date: | May. 5 - 8, 2025 |
| Course Time: | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| Course Location: | NDF Helitack Minden |
| Address: | Minden Tanker Base, 2301 Firebrand Circle, Minden, NV, 89423 |
| Room: | TBA |
| Price: | $325 |
| Pre-Study: | No |
| Target Group: | This class is being offered at a discounted price, courtesy of Nevada Division of Forestry. This course is required training for all personnel desiring to be qualified as a Helicopter Crewmember (HECM). This course is also targeted to municipal fire departments and rescue teams that may utilize helicopters in their work. |
| Notes: | Prerequisite:
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