This course is recommended for Pilots, Flight Crew Members and Flight Operations Personnel operating in winter or cold weather environments.
Every winter season, aircraft ground deicing and anti-icing operations become one of the most critical safety activities in aviation. From frozen contamination on lifting surfaces to the correct application and limitations of holdover times — flight crew are directly responsible for the clean aircraft concept and the final go/no-go decision before every departure.
This interactive course will guide flight crew through the full scope of aircraft ground deicing and anti-icing operations — from the effects of frozen contamination on aircraft performance to fluid types, holdover time tables, communication procedures and special operational aspects — ensuring you are equipped to fulfil your responsibilities with full confidence and in compliance with applicable regulations and standards.
DE/ANTI-ICING TRAINING.
BUILT ON SAE STANDARDS.
Before every winter departure, the final authority on aircraft contamination check is the Pilot in Comand — not the deicing team, not the dispatcher. A single error in judgement can compromise the safety of the entire flight.
Ice forms in seconds
Contamination builds faster than most crews expect
HOT tables have limits
Holdover time is a guide — not a guarantee
Regulators require it
Authorities mandate structured deicing training for all flight crew in winter ops.
Fluid types matter
Type I, II, III and IV — each with different applications and holdover limitations.
Clean aircraft is your call
The post deicing check and final go/no-go decision rests with the Pilot in Comand.
Built in accordance with SAE AS6285, AS6286 and AS6332 — the Global Aircraft Deicing Standards — for initial and recurrent deicing and anti-icing training for flight crew.
Objectives of the De/anti-icing for Flight Crew (DI-L80)
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the requirement for aircraft ground deicing and anti-icing and the regulatory framework that governs it;
- Describe the effects of frozen contamination on aircraft performance and flight characteristics;
- Apply the Clean Aircraft Concept and understand its regulatory and operational implications;
- Identify meteorological conditions that lead to ice, frost and snow accumulation on aircraft surfaces;
- Conduct a contamination check to establish the need for deicing;
- Verify the post deicing/anti-icing check and confirm the aircraft is clean before departure;
- Identify and apply general techniques for removing frozen deposits from aircraft surfaces;
- Describe deicing and anti-icing procedures using fluids and understand the differences between fluid types;
- Interpret Holdover Time (HOT) tables and apply their limitations correctly in an operational context.
Target Audience
- Commercial airline pilots and co-pilots
- Flight crew operating in winter or cold weather environments
- Flight operations officers and dispatchers supporting winter operations
- Supervisors overseeing flight crew winter operations compliance
- Any flight operations personnel required to understand ground deicing and anti-icing procedures
De/anti-icing for Flight Crew (DI-L80) course format
- 100% online, self-paced e-learning
- 4 hours to complete
- 17 lessons across 4 structured modules
- Interactive content with practical operational scenarios
- Available on desktop and mobile
- Use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox for best experience
- 6 months enrollment validity from date of purchase
- Performance assessed via final exam
Recommended Level
- Entry to intermediate level
- No prior deicing training required
- Basic understanding of flight operations and aircraft systems is an advantage
Exam Information
- Unsupervised online exam, taken at your convenience
- 30 multiple choice questions
- 45 minutes to complete
- Passing grade: 80% correct answers
- 2 attempts allowed
Certificate Awarded
Upon successful completion of the De/anti-icing for Flight Crew (DI-L80) course you will receive an Octans Training Certificate of Completion available to download and print for your records.
3+
Participants
Discount Starts
50%
Maximum Saving
For Large Groups
100%
SOP Adapted
Your Standards
- 4 Sections
- 17 Lessons
- Lifetime
- The requirement for aircraft ground deicing/anti-icing3
- The methods for checking the aircraft for contamination2
- The practical methods for aircraft treatment with deicing/anti-icing fluids7
- 3.1General techniques for removing frozen deposits from aircraft surfaces
- 3.2Deicing/anti-icing by fluids – procedures in general
- 3.3Basic characteristics of aircraft deicing/anti-icing fluids
- 3.4Types of fluid checks required and the equipment for this
- 3.5Fluid application and the use plus the limitations of Holdover Time (HOT) tables
- 3.6Communication procedures and deicing/anti-icing code
- 3.7Aircraft in general and common critical areas of surfaces and instruments
- Special aspects of aircraft deicing/anti-icing operations5
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