This online interactive and NBAA-approved Professional Development Program (PDP) course covers the Operations 8 (OPS8) objective in entirety. The OPS8 objective has six sub-objectives. Each sub-objective has a video lesson, ebook, and bonus audio MP3 of the video lesson. The course includes quizzes, discussions, and a certificate of completion. Completion of this course requires approximately 3 hours. It need NOT be completed in one sitting.

Topics covered in this course:

  • a. Identify security procedures for operations at the home base and transient locations (e.g., passengers and crew, aircraft and cabin, food, ground transportation, luggage, facility and airport)
  • b. Evaluate and apply security procedures (e.g., facility, domestic, international, aircraft, personnel)
  • c. Recognize and integrate corporate risk management and security procedures
  • d. Recognize international security issues related to equipment, vendors and personnel
  • e. Identify applicable regulatory security programs (e.g., DCA Access Standard Security Program [DASSP], Twelve-Five Standard Security Program [TFSSP], Private Charter Standard Security Program [PCSSP], airport and Fixed Base Operator [FBO] security)
  • f. Identify secure communication techniques (e.g., faxes, emails, phones, burner phone, encrypted emails, burner computers, document disposal/management)

Course Curriculum

  Welcome
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  OPS8A. Identify security procedures for operations at the home base and transient locations
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  OPS8B. Evaluate and apply security procedures
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  OPS8C. Recognize and integrate corporate risk management and security procedures
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  OPS8D. Recognize international security issues related to equipment, vendors and personnel
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  OPS8E. Identify applicable regulatory security programs
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  OPS8F. Identify secure communication techniques
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Hi, I'm Dr. Daniel Prather, A.A.E., CAM, the developer and facilitator of this course and creator of PDPCredit.com.


As an educator since 2006, a Certified Aviation Manager since 2013, and an NBAA-approved provider since 2014, I personally created PDPCredit.com to bring PDP courses to business aviation professionals regardless of time travel schedules or availability. These online courses are available when you are! More courses will be rolled out in the near future, so please bookmark us! Reach out with any questions or comments! Lifelong learning is easy with PDPCredit.com.

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