CASA Director of Aviation Safety and CEO Pip Spence told the Safeskies conference in Canberra last week that the regulator's new safety campaign has had a very positive start.
Launched in August and named Your Safety is in Your Hands, the campaign is a collaboration with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), Airservices Australia, Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), and other aviation associations and companies aimed at getting pilots to increase their skills and knowledge.
"The campaign, backed by other government agencies and aviation industry groups, is aimed at the pilot community and was developed using pilot input and Australian Transport Safety Bureau data," Spence told Safeskies.
"We also worked closely with the Bureau of Meteorology and the Australian Maritime safety Authority.
"It provides resources such as webinars, podcasts, videos and other safety enhancing products in one easily accessible forum we believe will be a terrific resource for pilots."
Spence said that CASA had become aware that pilots were not using safety resources because they didn't necessarily know they were available.
"Research showed that while most pilots found educational resources produced by CASA helpful, they were not always aware that they existed or where to find them," she said.
"This research gave us a strong evidence-based rationale to inform the development of this campaign and key messages designed to change behaviour and attitudes.
"The campaign tagline Your Safety is in Your Hands emphasises the personal responsibility and role pilots play in their safety and ongoing development."
Running until July next year, the campaign will feature a new safety topic each quarter. The current topic is non-controlled aerodromes, to be followed by forecasting and navigating weather.
The campaign will also cover flight planning and operations at controlled airports.
Access to campaign resources is via the new Pilot Safety Hub.