Aircraft Ditching Course – Rotary Wing (ADC-RW)

Training Overview

The ADC-RW course is designed to provide emergency response training specific for aircrews flying in rotary-wing aircraft (helicopters) while performing overwater operations. This training program will give aircrew and passengers the knowledge and survival skills necessary to prepare for water ditching, egress the aircraft, and utilize their equipment to survive until rescue arrives

This course will provide realistic rotary-wing ditching scenarios that will include surface abandonment and inverted underwater egress.

Programs are available with and without a compressed air Emergency Breathing System (EBS).

Training Duration and Timings

Approximately 8 hours of training completed over 1 day.

Classes run from 0800 to 1600 (time can be altered if necessary). Trainees absent from any component of the program will not be issued a certification until they have completed all requirements.