The authors consider the peculiarities of internal affairs officers training for emergency mitigation in air transport. The problem of underpreparation of police officers for emergency and search and rescue operations in specific circumstances of emergency mitigation in air transport hasn’t been solved during a long time by now. The adoption of optimal forms and promising educational methods in the process of professional training of internal affairs officers is believed to be one of the ways to solve the problem. The article considers the possibilities of using the methodology of situational approach for the organization of training in the form of staff exercise, tactical and special training and tactical and special exercise. The authors suppose that the introduction of such educational forms into the educational practice will allow forming the necessary professional competencies. The use of staff exercise, tactical and special training and tactical and special exercise in the educational process not only helps develop the required skills, but also trains psychological resistance which helps perform operational tasks of this type fully and within the allotted time.