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On the second day, the SAM members worked with CRM Instructor
Mabel Dominguez. She explained that when teams freely share ex-
perience and knowledge, they engage in much better conversation
and learn more from each other, resulting in more innovation and
creative solutions.
The exercise began with an analysis of the history of the SAM Re-
gion and the milestones that marked them as a team. The objectives
of the exercise were to pinpoint SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Op-
portunities, and Threats. The aim was then to analyze the impact of
these points, establish team goals, align the team to the developed
objective, establish an action plan, and generate a work commitment
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within the team.
Visual Thinking and Creative Thinking techniques were employed
during the exercise. The feedback was very positive. Most participants
described the process as valuable, engaging, and interesting.
Part of IFALPA’s Professional Development Program, the Human Fac-
tors in Aviation course (from the University of Southern California)
was held in Tunisia for the second time. The program was organized
in cooperation with the Tunisian Federation of Airline Pilots (FTPL). It
counts toward the Aviation Safety and Security Certificate offered by
the University of Southern California. The program enjoyed record
attendance. All 30 allowable spots were filled with attendees from
Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Turkey, and Senegal. The course was also
attended by staff from the training department and engineering from
SAM Regional Meeting Tunisair, Tunisair Express, and the OACA (Airport Authority).

The objective of the course is to provide each participant with use-
ful practical Human Factors knowledge and tools that can be readily
applied to improve safety within each organization. The experience
and expertise of each individual attendee also enriches the learning
experience for everyone. The instructor used time efficiently and em-
ployed relevant, recent, case studies. The class was broken down into
mixed groups where each participant had the opportunity to con-
tribute their knowledge of SMS and Threat and Error Management in
order to find the safest solution to a specific case.

At the completion of the course, all 30 participants received their Hu-
man Factors in Aviation Certificate and 4 participants graduated with
the full Aviation Safety & Security Certificate (3 from Tunisia and 1
from Senegal) in a ceremony attended by officials of the Tunisian
SAM Regional Meeting DGAC, the Airport Authority (OACA), and Captain Souhail Dallel EVP
AFI/MID of IFALPA. The USC courses have been very successful in
Tunisia, and FTPL hopes to organize more courses like the HFA in the
future.

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