Pre-Incident Planning

COURSE DURATION: 2 Days Training

COURSE DEPLOYMENT: Classroom / Virtual

PREREQUISITE: Basic Aircraft Construction

TARGET GROUP:

• Aviation Fire Fighters
• Watch Room Attendants
• Emergency Services

COURSE AIM: The aim of this is course is to enable the participants to bridge the gap between general planning and emergency response by translating specific plans into actions before aircraft accidents/incidents occur. It teaches how to craft a plan of operation so that appropriate procedures can be developed, and the necessary resources can be identified.

COURSE OBJECTIVES – UPON COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

• Apply best practices that can convert data to useful information
• Organize valid data and use the same data in the airport emergency plan
• Establish a system for sharing pre‐incident plans with responders
• Design and develop a complete pre‐incident plan

MINIMUM NUMBER OF ATTENDEES: 12

PASS MARK: 75%

AMOUNT: (PER LEARNER; PER DAY): R3896,47 (Excl. VAT)

MODULE 1 : TYPES OF AIRCRAFTS

• General aviation
• Commercial aviation
• Military aviation
• Aircraft by engine type
• Helicopters

MODULE 2 : TYPES OF ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS

• Declared or undeclared
• High – or – low impact
• Survivable or non-survivable
• Fire or no fire
• Rescue and/or fire control
• Hazardous materials
• Threats

MODULE 3 : POSSIBLE ACCIDENT SITES

• Airport areas
• Off airport areas
• Terrain
• Grid maps
• Exposures

MODULE 4 : ACCIDENT SITE ACCESSIBILITY

• Roads
• Bridge/Overpasses/Underpasses
• Fences
• Terrain

MODULE 5 : EMERGENCY RESPONSE NOTIFICATION

• Primary response notification
• Secondary response (Support Personnel)
• Methods of notification

MODULE 6 : CLIMATE CONSIDERATIONS

• Winds
• Rains
• Sleet and/or snow
• Effects of water

MODULE 7 : SUPPORT AGENCIES AND MUTUAL AID ORGANIZATIONS

• Police
• Medical Services
• Military
• Mutual Aid

MODULE 8 : AVAILABLE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT’S

• Rescue and fire fighting
• Heavy equipment
• Special-purpose equipment

MODULE 9 : COMMUNICATIONS

• Types of systems
• Radio frequencies
• Command posts

MODULE 10 : NEWS MEDIA

• Public relations/public information officer
• Access
• Periodic updates
• State agencies

MODULE 11 : REPORTING AN ACCIDENT

• Appropriate Civil Aviation Accident Investigation Authority
• Military
• State agencies

MODULE 12 : JOINT TRAINING EXERCISES

• Planning
• Simulation
• Field application
• Critique
• Revision