Re: Aviation Peer Support Team Training

Surendra Ratwatte (surenone_at_emirates.net.ae)
Mon, 02 Mar 1998 20:20:26 +0400


Dear Greg,
Thank you for contacting me. Your offer sounds exactly like what we're
looking for, but I doubt that we can move fast enough to make the May
course. However, I'll see if it's possible. BTW, how much is it?
We are keen on training a core of about 8-10 pilots, that's the minimum
we'll need to have some sort of guaranteed response, given the long haul
flying and expatriate lifestyle that are the norms here. Do you "train
trainers" who can come back and teach. Or, preferably, could you guys come
out here and teach a group of us?
Hoping to hear from you soon.

At 09:51 PM 3/1/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Dear Captain Surendra Ratwatte,
>Your email message was forwarded to me last week. Our company is AirBC
>and we are the Western Canada regional carrier (owned by Air Canada but
>operated separately). We have an award-winning Critical Incident Stress
>Management team and regularly put on training for other aviation groups
>(pilots, flight attendants, ground support, maintenance, administration,
>management, etc.) on the topic of peer support and critical incident
>stress/post traumatic stress. We are certified trainers in both Basic
>CISM and Peer Support - the training is specifically designed for
>aviation. THE NEXT TRAINING SESSION IS IN VANCOUVER, CANADA MAY 4-8,
>1998 and it will be both courses, taught one after the other.
>Our program is endorsed by the International Critical Incident Stress
>Foundation and both courses are taught in full compliance with ICISF
>standard. We have trained Continental Airlines, Federal Express, UPS,
>Airborne Express and many other friends in the industry. Our program
>has been in place for almost ten years.
>If you are interested in finding more information, please contact me by
>return email or fax (604) 244-2750 anytime. I will send a brochure to
>your address in Dubai in the meantime. I hope to hear from you.
>Thank you.
>Gregory Janelle
>Director, Education and Training
>AirBC CISResponse
>5520 Miller Road
>Vancouver International Airport
>Richmond, B.C.
>Canada V7B 1L9
>
>
Surendra Ratwatte
Captain B-777
Emirates Airlines
PO Box 92
Dubai
U.A.E.