The BAR Standards and Manuals

The BARS Program is made up of 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 and defences for the identified risks.

There are dedicated Standards for Offshore Helicopter Operations, Aerial Mustering and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). Within the Standards, there are Operational Categories for a wide variety of specialist roles such as airborne geophysical survey operations, night vision goggle operations, winching and hoist operations, medevac and helicopter external loads.

The Standards are developed by the industry and contracting companies and based around the specific risk these operations face in their day to day aviation activities.

The Basic Aviation Risk Standard v9

Contracted Aircraft Operations v9

Basic Aviation Risk Standard implementation guidelines v9

Contracted Aircraft Operations Implementation Guidelines v9

The Basic Aviation Risk Standard for RPAS v4

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems v4

Implementation Guidelines for RPAS v4

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Implementation Guidelines v4

The Basic Aviation Risk Standard for Utility and Energy v2

Utility and Energy Sector Standard v2

Implementation Guidelines for Utility and Energy

Utility and Energy Sector Standard Implementation Guidelines

The Basic Aviation Risk Standard for BARS OHO v6

Offshore Helicopter Operations v6

Implementation guidelines for BARS OHO v6

Offshore Helicopter Operations Implementation Guidelines v6

Flight crew competency based training framework for BARS OHO

Flight Crew CBT – Offshore Helicopter Operations

The Basic Aviation Risk Standard for Animal Management v3

Animal Management v3

FSF BAR Standard V9 French

The Basic Aviation Risk Standard v9 French

Contracted Aircraft Operation v9 in French


FSF BAR Standard V9 Spanish

The Basic Aviation Risk Standard v9 Spanish

Contracted Aircraft Operations v9 in Spanish


The Basic Aviation Risk Standard v7 Chinese

Contracted Aircraft Operations v7 in Chinese

The Basic Aviation Risk Standard for RPAS v4 French

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems v4 in French

The Basic Aviation Risk Standard for RPAS v4 Spanish

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems v4 in Spanish