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Benefits of Direct communication between Flight crew and arff. For a good communication it’s necessary to have the same language !. Unfortunately pilots are afraid of this situation, but for firefighters …. it’s a dream …. Brakes fire Manchester B 777 PIA.
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Benefits of Direct communication between Flight crew and arff
For a good communication it’snecessary to have the samelanguage ! • Unfortunately pilots are afraid of this situation, but for firefighters…. it’s a dream …
Incompréhensive communication and évacuation An evacuationcancreateothers dangers Engine explosion during t/o
ATC advise ARFF for an Organicacid 8L leak on a A4 ! The A4 is the NATO name for the VX gaz ! For ARFF 8L was the pallet position… It was an organicacid (drill code 8L) leak on a 1.4s explosive !!! Manyinterlocutors = a lot of errors CDG : dangerousgoodsleakage B 742F
Advised by the ATC and an other pilot thansmoke on the right landing gear the captaindecided to launch an evacuation No firewhen the ARFF was on the scene Wheel # 4 hub failure. B 777 UA duringtaxiing. Smoke and evacuation
No communication between flight crew and arffbefore the evacuation « unsafeevacuation » cancreatehazardous situation Sometime an evacuationis more dangerous
Brakesfire in Northkorea Captainfight the firewithhis jacket… Firefighters are better in this case !
Captainpriorityis the passengers and crewsafety He has a temporal pressure during a stressful situation (surprise effect) Contradictory informations =Flight attendants and externalviews (ATC, otherAcft…) Flight crewsneed informations : ATC, Otheraircrafts, ARFF… Evacuation is : 10% injuries (3% seriously) and financial impact (Slidesrecovery, delay…) Informations and evacuationdecision
What’swrong ? What do youwant, need ? On-board situation ? (Smoke, Panic, Heat…) Incident location ? (Cabin, Cargo, Engine …) S.O.B and disabled :WCH-STCR-UM-BLND-DEAF Cargo bay : DangerousGoods, AVI… Check-list complete ? (C/L EICAM, QRH…) ARFF need informations
External situation ? (externalview) Emergency contained or not ? Aircraftsecure ? (chocks, safety-pin’s…) Smoke, damages, brakestemperatures, hot spot ? Visual inspection Can we go to the gate, have you a rescuestair ? Except in case of evident emergency !( Weknock down the fire and wediscussafter ! by Mike BOUDEBZA ARFF philosopher)The decisionwillbecommon ! What do you ARFF expect ?
Simple, short sentences, unambiguous (Wheels, doors, enginesnumbers…) Accuracy location (Cargo FWD, AFT, Bulk, cabin, pallet position…) DangerousGoods use : UN or IATA code Do not use : acronyms, drill codes (X and W) Prefer communication withoutintermediaries(VHF, Flight Interphon, Hand signals) Undertaken actions and« What do youneed ? » Whichlanguage use ?
with VHF (Discrete Emergency Frequency) Withheadset (Flight Interphon) How to communicate ?
Recommendevacuation Recommend stop evacuation or movement ARFF hand signals (ICAO-FAA)
Flight QF 32 SIN : Engine #1 still running, fuel spillage and brakesoverheat (900 °c) Passengers and crewstays on board. Disembarkingwith ARFF rescuestair Direct communication works !
Knowledgeis power ! ICAO recommendpartnershipsbetweenairlines and ARFF (RescueCrewCharts) Regular meetings : « ATC-Airlines Crew-ARFF » ? Use the hand signals for communication betweenCrew/ARFF and Crew/Crew ? ATC call is the best way for request ARFF and Medical assistance (EMT, Paramedics) I canflywithyou ? How to increase the safety?
Grey smoke : stay on board… Black smoke : evacuate ! Remember :
Any Questions ? Michel « Mike » BOUDEBZA Captain II Platoon 3 PARIS CDG ARFF mikeboudebza@free.fr Cellular : + 33.6.18.80.53.13 « Black cat in myFiredepartment » Avoid CDG duringmydutyday…