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Challenges faced by
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Humanitarian Aviation Operation
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Challenges faced by operators in Humanitarian Aviation Operation - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Challenges faced by operators in Humanitarian Aviation Operation - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Challenges faced by operators in Humanitarian Aviation Operation 1 2 Remote locations RWY incursions RWY condition RWY excursions Maintenance facilities Quick senior management risk demonstration SAR resources Crew
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Quick senior management risk demonstration
– Remote locations – RWY incursions – RWY condition – RWY excursions – Maintenance facilities – SAR resources – Crew Wellbeing – RFFS issues – Weather – Security issues – Fuel issues
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Sometimes you just need some more light
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Operational management issues
Even if the worst case scenario doesn’t happen, what about aircraft retrieval?
Does my safety case cover this?
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Varied facilities
Hangared maintenance resources Ramp based resources and
- utsourced hangarage
But it still needs to be part of your risk assessment!
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RWY incursions
Whether by animal (RI.A’s) or vehicular, aircraft or human (RI.VAP) control of unfenced runways will always be problematic. This is increased where populations have been allowed to inhabit land adjacent to the manoeuvring areas. Mitigations:
- Man fence.
- Vehicle hot spot map.
- Using google earth to identify
likely high traffic human/animal footpaths, tracks and causeways.
- Crew awareness.
- Ground crew/staff
awareness/inspections.
- Ground personnel backtrack.
Note MDM felt that low pass was more risky than ground inspection. RI.A mitigation strategy’s 9
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Further mitigations ‘In house’ RWY hotspot maps & risk assessments
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Possible causes:
- Approach fast (Vref+15kts)
- Is to high
- Touchdown point is long (not clear)
- Tailwind
- Contaminated RWY ● Wet RWY (forecast WX
vital)
- Unstabilized approach
- ‘Floated’ landing
(very likely if they are apprehensive about RWY contamination or trying to avoid a burst tyre)
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RWY excursions and condition
starts with acquisition…
Typical desert airstrips
Identification sometimes not easy
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Once you’ve got it… condition and markings vary… as do the frangibility of some obstructions!
The ideal
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RWY contamination is also linked to the next subject…
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RWY Excursion
Mitigations: Operational risk assessment for each sector. VFR - Stabilized approach. GA accepted in preference to an unstable approach. Low energy at touch down. Real time ‘verified’ RWY condition + WX is key. Clear markings, frangible distance to go markers, duplicate approach plates helpful. Good perspective, vital. No holes & no black holes! ‘Length is always nice to have’
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Blue Sky fit
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Wellbeing Freedom
Fatigue Susceptibility to illness Susceptibility to disease Eat anywhere Vaccinations Limited eating places & menu Hygiene Rest
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Domestic units pressed into service More up-to-date cab controlled monitors RFFS dedicated
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Risk Mitigation
Take off, initial climb, approach, landing incidents
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Red = incidents that involved a fire event
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AM: Early morning fog… PM: Running before the sand…
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Light defensive capability (Libya)
Isolated bases / camps
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Security issues
Traditional New threats
Nokia K95 stun gun (tazer) 25
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Poor fuel – Potential for AEO
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Fuel handling
- The problem of
getting the message across to multiple handlers.
- The problems of fuel
quantity issues and discrepancies with various handlers, with differing standards of equipment and accuracy.
- Mitigation: Fuel policy
and crew awareness
- f vital role fuel and
fuel quality plays in keeping the aircraft airborne.
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Fuel storage & handling
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At your service
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