Applicants must be serving in a Federal Aviation Safety Officer position, to include members of the Armed Forces. To qualify for the initial ICAP Federal Aviation Safety Officer Certificate, the applicant must complete a certified ASO course such as:
- the University of Southern California Safety & Security Course,
- DOT-TSI ASO Course,
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ASO Course,
- Southern California Safety Institute ASO Course, or
- one of the Armed Forces ASO courses.
The other option is to provide college transcripts that show that the applicant has completed the required ASO courses. The five basic courses are as follows:
- Basic Aviation Accident Investigation
- Human Factors
- Aviation Risk Management
- Aviation Safety Program Management/SMS
- Legal Aspects of Aviation
The renewal application is required every two years. To renew the ICAP Federal ASO certificate the applicant must complete 16 hours of CE required every 24 months and submit the renewal application. The renewal application will require that you document 16 hours of Aviation Safety Training. We will accept 4 hours of classes that you teach in the field. We would prefer the other 12 hours be from an outside source to include online training.
We encourage ASOs to attend the annual ICAP ASO workshop that we conduct every January. ASOs can send the completed renewal applications to aviationpolicy@gsa.gov. For those that attend the ICAP ASO Workshop, the Office of Aviation Policy will automatically update their ICAP ASO certificate and mail an updated certificate. Please note, the ASO Workshop is not an ASO certification course. The ASO Workshop is continuing education.
Please download and complete and mail the application to aviationpolicy@gsa.gov. Application must be received from a .gov or .mil address. Please provide a mailing address where you would like to receive the hard copy of your ICAP ASO Certificate. We cannot mail to an APO or PO Box.
U.S. General Services Administration