Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums (RVSM) Operations Training

Learning Outcomes

• Explain the principles and benefits of Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums (RVSM) in airspace management.
• Apply RVSM operational requirements including aircraft equipment, performance, and crew procedures.
• Analyze RVSM airspace structure and identify non-compliant scenarios and contingency actions.
• Demonstrate pre-flight and in-flight RVSM procedures including altitude keeping and contingency planning.
• Evaluate the impact of turbulence, weather, and system failures on RVSM operations.
• Implement RVSM compliance documentation and reporting as per regulatory standards.

Target Audience

This course is designed for pilots, air traffic controllers, and aviation maintenance personnel who require RVSM operational authorization or wish to deepen their understanding of RVSM procedures.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions provide hands-on experience with RVSM equipment checks, flight planning, and simulated in-flight scenarios. Learners will practice pre-flight inspections, contingency procedures, and crew coordination in a simulated environment to reinforce theoretical knowledge.

Practical Activities

• Pre-flight RVSM Equipment Inspection — Learners perform a thorough pre-flight inspection of RVSM-related aircraft systems using actual equipment and checklists. (4h)
• Flight Planning and RVSM Airspace Entry — Learners plan a flight through RVSM airspace, including route selection, altitude assignments, and contingency fuel calculations. (4h)
• In-flight RVSM Contingency Scenarios — In a flight simulator, learners handle equipment failures and turbulence requiring loss of RVSM capability, coordinating with ATC. (4h)
• Simulated RVSM Operations and Assessment — Learners conduct a full RVSM flight segment in a simulator, demonstrating compliance with all procedures, followed by debrief. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	40% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.