S375 - Air Support Group Supervisor

Reviewed: 2006     Hours: 20

Course Description:

This course leads students through the duties and responsibilities of the air support group supervisor (ASGS) and addresses aviation safety, risk management, airspace coordination, dispatch relations and coordination, fixed wing, rotor wing and military operations.  The desired outcome of this course is to prepare students to make the transition from being a type 1 helibase manager (HEB1) to an ASGS.

There is a pre-course work assignment that familiarizes students with the various reference materials used by an ASGS.  The pre-course work is available on the Training Working Team website at http://training.nwcg.gov/online.html .

Objectives:

• Perform the duties and responsibilities of the ASGS.
• Use risk management techniques to perform tasks safely.
• Coordinate airspace and build dispatch relations.
• Define the ASGS role as it relates to fixed wing, rotor wing, and military operations.

Target Group:

Qualified type 1 helibase managers desiring to become qualified as air support group supervisors.

Minimum Instructor Qualifications:

Lead and unit instructors must be qualified as air support group supervisors.

Also see Instructor Certification at the beginning of the Field Manager's Course Guide.

Prerequisites:

Qualified as a type 1 helibase manager and successfully completing the pre-course work (70% minimum passing score).

Offer Level:
Regional, state, or area

This Course Description is verbatim from the NWCG Field Manager's Course Guide (156 page PDF: Adobe Acrobat Reader required) and accurate as of 12-17-2009.

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