SureOps Hangar Anti-Icing Training Program

Course Description:

Aircraft anti-icing fluids can be applied to clean critical aircraft surfaces inside a hangar, to prevent snow, ice and other contaminants from accumulating on the aircraft during winter operations. 

The SureOps Hangar Anti-Icing Training Program is designed to teach personnel how to safely and effectively apply aircraft anti-icing fluids in hangar operations in compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.

This course is targeted to the North American market.


Who should take this Course?

The SureOps Hangar Anti-Icing Training Program is intended for:

  • Companies that apply Type 3 or Type 4 aircraft anti-icing fluids in a hangar in North America; and/or
  •  All company personnel with responsibilities in hangar anti-icing operations.


Course Duration:

The approximate duration of this course is 2 to 3 hours.


Course Language:

This course is given in English.


Course Completion:

After completion of the online Training Program, all participants will be required to successfully pass an online exam. If the participant completes the course and passes the exam, the participant will be issued with a Completion Certificate, which will be valid from the date of completion until July 31, 2023.


For More Information:

For more information on this course, or for group / business sales, please contact info@sureconsult.ca.



Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Intro & Welcome

    • Welcome Message from Mike

    • Course Introduction
  • 2

    De/Anti-Icing Policy

    • Global De/Anti-Icing Policies

    • Policy Quiz
  • 3

    De/Anti-Icing Terminology

    • Review of Commonly Used Terminology

    • Terminology Quiz
  • 4

    Aircraft Critical Surfaces

    • Review of Aircraft Critical Surfaces

    • Critical Surface Quiz
  • 5

    Regulations

    • Global De/Anti-Icing Regulations

    • Regulations Quiz
  • 6

    Standards

    • Global De/Anti-Icing Standards

    • Standards Quiz
  • 7

    Weather

    • Review of Winter Weather

    • Weather Quiz
  • 8

    Contamination

    • Contamination Introduction

    • Different Types of Contamination

    • Contamination Quiz
  • 9

    Reasons for De/Anti-Icing

    • Reasons for De/Anti-Icing Introduction

    • Deicing Accidents

    • How Aircraft Fly

    • Responsibilities for De/Anti-Icing

    • Aerodynamics Quiz
  • 10

    De/Anti-Icing Fluids & Fluid Storage

    • Review of De/Anti-Icing Fluids

    • Fluid Quiz
  • 11

    Fluid Testing

    • Fluid Testing Requirements

    • How to Perform a Refractometer Accuracy Test

    • How to Use a Digital Refractometer

    • Fluid Testing Requirements continued

    • Type 4 Fluid Shearing Off Aircraft Wing During Take-Off

    • Fluid Testing Requirements continued

    • Fluid Testing Quiz
  • 12

    Fluid Application

    • Fluid Application Procedures

    • Fluid Application Quiz
  • 13

    Holdover Time

    • Video Introduction to Holdover Time

    • Review of Anti-Icing Holdover Time

    • De/Anti-Icing Fluid Failure

    • Holdover Time Quiz
  • 14

    Communications

    • Required Communications as Part of the Anti-Icing Process

    • Communications Quiz
  • 15

    Anti-Icing Equipment Operation

    • Anti-Icing Equipment Requirements

    • Equipment Quiz
  • 16

    Spray Patterns

    • Anti-Icing Spray Patterns

    • Animation - Single Sprayer - Pattern Option 1

    • Animation - Single Sprayer - Pattern Option 2

    • Animation - Two Sprayers

    • Animation - Three Sprayers

    • Spray Pattern Quiz
  • 17

    Permissable Contamination

    • Permissable Contamination Overview
  • 18

    Aircraft Anti-Icing Requirements

    • Anti-Icing Requirements and Spray Diagrams

    • Spray Diagram Quiz
  • 19

    Checks

    • Checks

    • Check Quiz
  • 20

    Personnel Safety and PPE

    • Personnel Safety and PPE

    • Personnel Safety and PPE Quiz
  • 21

    Glycol and the Environment

    • Environment Considerations Related to Glycol Use
  • 22

    General Procedure Summary

    • Summary of General Procedures for Hangar Anti-Icing
  • 23

    Course Conclusion

    • Final Word from Mike

    • Exam Focus on Type 4 Fluid

    • Hangar Anti-Icing Training Exam