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About BARS Program

An International Aviation Safety Program which utilizes Basic Aviation Risk Standards (BAR Standards)  to review aircraft operators supporting companies in the resource sector, humanitarian, government and insurance organizations, in their risk oversight of contracted aviation activities.

The Program is made up of four components:

The BAR Standard

A suite of risk based aviation industry Standards with supporting Implementation Guidelines. All Standards are developed and presented in the Bow-Tie Model for easy understanding and include a set of Controls…

Audit Program

A robust systems based annual audit conducted to the BAR Standard on the aircraft operators are critical elements in providing the end-users with the level of safety assurance required by their respective organizations;

Aviation Safety Training

Four types of training are available to auditors and operational presonnel; and …

Global Data Analysis Program

A central database to capture and analyze global aviation safety data which is then used to increase awareness of risk to BMOs and operators and provide learnings that drive the development of the BAR Standard and…

BARS Program Structure

The BARS Program provides a cost effective and robust means of monitoring, assessing and analyzing risks associated with your organization’s aviation activities.

1. The Standards

2. Audit Program

3. Aviation Safety Training Program

4. Global Data Analysis Program

The BARS Program requirement supplement, but do not replace, existing national and international regualtions. It is based on proven aviation safety principles, tailored to the needs of the resources and allied sectors. The Program uses a risk-based model framed around the actual threats to aviation operations and links these to associated controls, recovery and mitigation measures, as opposed to the outdated prescriptive format previously used by the industry.

The connection with other International Audit programs

The BARS Program is connected to other international safety oversight programs by fulfilling an increasing requirements by ICAO and regulatory authorities for an industry standard and robust audit program dedicated to the contracted aviation service sector.

In the same way IATA instituted the IOSA Program for the airline sector and IBAC developed the IS-BAO Program for the business/corporate sector, the BARS Program serves the diverse contracted aviation sector. Aviation service under contract can include activities as broad as passenger transport, aerial survey, sling loads for helicopters, offshore, RPAS and others.