Aviation Ni-Cd Battery Maintenance Training (BMT)

Our Battery Maintenance Training (BMT) provides general guidance on how to efficiently manage Saft nickel-cadmium batteries. It helps customers increase service life and cut operating costs.

Please contact Saft at aircraft@saft.com to know more.

To register, please connect to Saft4U.

The training covers:

when to call for Saft assistance, technical expertise and/or help from our approved repair network
basic and advanced battery features and benefits
how to follow the Saft component maintenance manual (CMM) or operating maintenance manual (OMM) instructions

DESCRIPTION

Held over two full days, the BMT training program includes:

basic Ni-Cd battery electrochemistry
Ni-Cd operational characteristics
aviation battery troubleshooting, safety and environmental instructions
a comprehensive review of recommended battery maintenance instructions

BMT training is held in Valdosta, Georgia, USA (for North American and Mexican operators), and Bordeaux, France (for international operators except NAM and Mexico).

Training in Bordeaux includes a workshop tour and an aviation manufacturing assembly line presentation (cells, battery mounting, testing, storage).

Training courses are primarily in English (translation arrangements can be made on a case-by-case basis for French and other languages).

The Battery University curriculum is authorized by the US Federal Aviation Administration as a certified Inspection Authorization. The training amounts to eight hours’ worth of credits towards Inspection Authorization (IA) renewal.

BMT TRAINING COURSES PLANNING

Bordeaux, France 2025

19-20 February
16-17 April
18-19 June
9-10 July
24-25 September
22-23 October (in French)
19-20 November