Soft Courses · SEPT
Safety Equipment & Procedures Training
The drills that keep you and your passengers safe when it matters most — emergency equipment, evacuation and survival procedures, practised until they are second nature.
One dayStart and finish in a single day
AnnuallyRenewed every 12 months
Open to allGuthrie students and visiting crews are welcome
What’s covered
- Location, operation and limitations of the safety equipment carried on board
- Fire extinguishers, first-aid kit, ELT/beacon, life jackets and life raft where fitted
- Emergency evacuation and rapid egress drills
- Ditching, brace positions and survival on land and on water
- Smoke or fumes in the cabin and cockpit
- Passenger safety briefings, and managing passengers under stress
- Emergency communications and alerting search and rescue
How often you need it
SEPT is renewed annually. Book a refresher every 12 months to stay current — it runs in a single day, so it’s easy to keep on top of.
Why it’s worth doing
- You react correctly in the first few seconds — when it matters most
- Confidence handling equipment you hope never to use
- Reassures your passengers, your operator and your insurer
Beyond the cockpit
Like much of what we teach, these skills reach well beyond aviation. Learned correctly the first time and fully understood, they serve you at work, on the road and at home — wherever life takes you.
Courses run on scheduled dates through the year — see the calendar or ask us for the next intake.
Book SEPT
One day, and you’re current. Tell us which date suits you and we’ll book you in.