This Military Aviation Authority Centre of Air Safety Training course prepares military personnel for flying supervisory roles.
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Course overview
This course is aimed at supervising officers and personnel supervising flying activity. Applications from senior engineering and air traffic control officers are also appropriate. Please note this course contains discussion and images of recent aircraft accidents and incidents.
Under RA 1440, If you are applying to attend this course you will need to provide evidence of completion of the flying authorisers course (FLAC), or provide exemption approved by your duty holder as per RA 1440 para 4(a). In addition, if you have not attended the FLAC you will need to apply for a waiver against RA 2305 para 1(b) using MAA 03, Annex B prior to applying for the course.
Please forward evidence of duty holder exemption to dsa-maa-oa-acc@mod.gov.uk as well as the dsa-maacourses@mod.gov.uk when you apply.
On successful completion of the course the following joint personnel administration (JPA) competence will be recorded for Service personnel:
- Flight safety I Flying supervisors course joint
- Flight safety I Human factors continuation training
- Flight safety I Flying authorisers course joint (if already completed flying authorisers’ course previously.)
Duration
3.5 days
Location
Centre of Air Safety Training (CoAST ), Defence Academy, Shrivenham.
Course validity
This course is valid for 5 years from the date of completion and is recorded for military attendees as a JPA competency. Regulations on air safety training can be found in RA 1440: air safety training.
Application form
Contractors are to apply through International Defence Training, all enquiries to Air-Comrcl Sales (MULTIUSER) Air-ComrclSales@mod.gov.uk.
Foreign Military applicants are to apply through International Defence training, all enquiries to 22Gp-IDT-Multi@mod.gov.uk.
Course dates
For more information contact CoAST via email: dsa-maacourses@mod.gov.uk.
Contractors are to apply through International Defence Training, all enquiries to Air-Comrcl Sales (MULTIUSER) Air-ComrclSales@mod.gov.uk.
Foreign Military applicants are to apply through International Defence training, all enquiries to 22Gp-IDT-Multi@mod.gov.uk.
Updates to this page
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10 September 2026
The Application form and Email sections have been updated.
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26 May 2026
Flying supervisors course overview updated.
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28 April 2026
The Flying supervisors course (FSC) course overview has been updated.
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20 February 2026
The flying supervisors course (FSC) overview has been updated.
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7 August 2025
Flying supervisors course overview has been amended.
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27 September 2024
Flying supervisors course page updated and re-formatted.
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6 July 2022
The course overview of the Flying supervisors course has been amended.
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14 August 2019
The Flying supervisors course has been updated.
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2 May 2019
Email added for contracts and overseas applicants.
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29 January 2018
The flying supervisors course page has been amended.
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6 October 2016
Clarification to the competencies awarded/refreshed issued.
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6 February 2015
Course aim has been updated and course validity has been added.
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10 November 2014
First published.
