Story ID: 497
ACSF Launches Member Assistance Program
By: Mark Huber
Caption: ACSF safety coaching program offered to members
Word Count: 220
The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is launching a Member Assistance Program (MAP), a new aviation safety, coaching, mentoring, and training offering.
“An ACSF MAP coach will walk each member through key milestones and include the facilitation of a just culture,” said ACSF president Bryan Burns. ACSF will assist participating members in building an effective safety management system, reporting safety events via the Aviation Safety Action Program, participating in an aviation safety audit such as the ACSF’s Industry Audit Standard, and implementing a flight data management program.
“We not only want everyone to achieve common safety standards—but also to push beyond minimums,” Burns said.
Programs will be custom-tailored to each operator and ACSF MAP coaches will meet virtually with ACSF safety leaders to evaluate organizations being coached; customize a safety program with deadlines and deliverables; create a member’s plan in the ACSF’s MAP tool and train the team to use the tool effectively; train members in other ACSF tools they choose to use; prepare members for the upcoming FAA SMS regulation; hold the team accountable to achieve the plan; guide the team how best to implement the plan; answer safety-related questions as they arise; and monitor the team’s progress and ensure they stay on the correct path.