The document discusses airport emergency planning, outlining the types of emergencies that can occur at an airport, the roles of different agencies in responding to emergencies, and components of an airport emergency plan. It describes types of aircraft and non-aircraft emergencies, the objectives of emergency planning to minimize impacts and maintain operations, and agencies that should be involved like air traffic services, rescue and fire fighting, and medical services. It provides details on developing mutual aid agreements and sample outlines for airport emergency plans.

1. Airport Emergency Planning

2. ModuleThree;
Airport Emergency Planning

3. Objective
At the end of the session participants should be able to;
Demonstrate knowledge in airport emergency planning.
• Describe airport emergency plans
• Identify and appreciate the role of assisting agencies in AEP
• Communication and Coordination activities of the emergency response
structures.

4. Outline
• Airport Emergency Planning
• Types of Emergencies
• Emergency Organizations (Agencies)
• Airport Emergency Plan
• MutualAid Agreements

5. What is Airport Emergency
Planning?
Aerodrome emergency planning is the process of preparing an
aerodrome to cope with an emergency occurring at the aerodrome or in
its vicinity.

6. Objective of Airport Emergency
Planning
The objective of aerodrome emergency planning is to minimize the effects of an
emergency, particularly in respect of saving lives and maintaining aircraft
operations.
• Reduce
Loss of life and injuries
Material damage
Environmental damage
• Maintain safe airport operations

7. Airport Emergency Planning
Purpose
The aerodrome emergency planning sets forth:
• the procedures for coordinating the response of different aerodrome
agencies (or services) and
• those agencies in the surrounding community that could be of assistance in
responding to the emergency.

8. Types of Emergencies
Different types of emergencies which can be anticipated
are:
a) Emergencies involving aircraft,
b) Emergencies not involving aircraft
c) Compound emergencies

9. Types of Emergencies
a) Emergencies involving aircraft,
• accident — aircraft on-airport
• accident — aircraft off-airport
land
ii) water
• incident — aircraft in flight
i) severe air turbulence
ii) decompression
iii) structural failure
• incident — aircraft on ground
• incident — sabotage including
bomb threat
• incident — unlawful seizure

10. Types of Emergencies
b) Emergencies not involving aircraft.These include:
• fire — structural
• natural disaster
• dangerous goods
• medical emergencies
Sabotage and bomb threats
Directed at
Airport operator
Airlines or other tenants.
May require national and international
involvement.

11. Types of Emergencies
c) Compound emergencies.
• 1) aircraft/structures
• 2) aircraft/fuelling facilities
• 3) aircraft/aircraft

12. Emergencies NOT involving aircraft (Cont.)
Medical Emergency
Contagious and infectious diseases:
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
(SARS) contingency plans.
• Quarantine requirements for specific
arriving or departing aircraft (Ebola,
Covid-19 etc.)
Collective food poisoning:
• May involve food and beverage
concessions in the terminal building
or aircraft catering services.

13. Emergencies NOT involving aircraft (Cont.)
Natural disasters
• Storms
• Flooding,
• Earthquakes
• Tsunamis*

14. Emergencies Involving
Airport Facilities and Services

15. Emergencies involving aircraft (Cont.)
On-Airport Accidents
This refers to any incident that could
cause personal injuries and/or damages
to an aircraft. This includes aircraft crash,
onboard fire and ground collision within
the airport boundaries.
Off-Airport Accidents
• This refers to any incident that could
cause personal injuries and/or
damages to an aircraft outside the
physical boundaries of the airport.
• An off-Airport aircraft accident does
not necessarily involve an aircraft
departing or arriving at the airport.

16. Emergencies NOT involving aircraft (Cont.)
Off-Airport emergency involving:
The airport may be required to deploy emergency vehicles and
personnel to participate in mutual aid operations under the
community Airport Emergencies.
Examples
Other mass transit modes (trains, vehicles, etc

17. Emergencies NOT involving aircraft (Cont.)
Temporary loss of vital services:
• Electricity
• IT System failure
• Cyber attack
• Communications
• Water & sewage treatment
Stranded passengers in terminal building following:
• Cancellation of flights
• Severe weather conditions

18. Classification of Aircraft Emergencies
• The aircraft emergencies are generally classified as:
• Aircraft accident-
an aircraft accident which has occurred on or in the vicinity of the airport;
• Full emergency;
an aircraft approaching the airport is, or is suspected to be, in such
trouble that there is imminent danger of an accident; and
• Local standby”.
an aircraft approaching the airport is known or is suspected to have
developed some defect, but the trouble is not such as would normally
involve any serious difficulty in effecting a safe landing

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20. Emergencies in Difficult Environments
The Aerodromes located close to water
and/or swampy areas, or difficult terrain.
The aerodrome emergency plan should
include the establishment, testing and
assessment at regular intervals of a
predetermined response for the specialist
rescue services.

21. Emergencies in Difficult Environments (Cont’d)
Planning for Emergencies in difficult environments
• Identify the type of emergency
• Appoint a mission coordinator
• Search and Rescue action plan
• Potential Situations
• Search area(s)
• Execution
• Co-ordination
• Communication

22. Agencies Involve
a) Consider role the agencies may have in support of aircraft emergency or disaster
response plans.
a) Coordinate their local Emergency Operations Plans (EOP) with the AEP.

23. Agencies Involve
Agencies to be considered are:
a) air traffic services;
b) rescue and fire fighting services
c) police and/or security services;
d) airport authority;
e) medical services;
f) hospitals;
g) aircraft operators;
h) government authorities;
i) communication services;
j) Rescue co-ordination Centre;
k) Mutual Aid Agencies; and many others
The emergency plan is to have the co-operation and participation of all the concerned airport/community
authorities.

24. Agencies Involve
On Aerodromes Agencies
ATS,
RFF,
AM,
Health,
Security/Police, etc.
Off Aerodromes Agencies
Fire Dept,
Police,
Medical,
Ambulance,
Hospital,
Military,
Ports and Harbour Authority,
etc.

25. Airport Emergency Plan

26. Airport Emergency Plan (AEP) – Cont’d
2.2.1The airport emergency plan shall provide for the co-ordination of the
actions to be taken in an emergency occurring at an airport or in its vicinity.
Airport Services Manual, Doc. 9137, Part 7.
• Coordinated programme between the airport authority, stakeholders and
the surrounding community.
• Responsibilities are defined in the emergency plan.
• Instructions to all agencies.
• Provides guidance to Airport Emergency Planning Committee & serves as a
basis for testing the plan.

27. Airport Emergency Plan (AEP)
• Is a reference document for training & familiarization.
• Ensures maximum and efficient utilization of resources to minimize human
suffering and loss of life, as well as damage to property.

28. Emergency Plan (Cont.)
The plan must include:
Preplanning before an
emergency
Operations during an
emergency
Support and
documentation after an
emergency

29. Who is Responsible?
• The airport authority develops the emergency plan.
• Airport authority ensures that all agencies are
familiar with their responsibilities as well as other
agencies' duties.

30. Responsibility for the AEP
The airport operator is responsible for the establishment, promulgating and
implementing the AEP.
The AEP should describe the coordinated response of all relevant agencies that
can be of assistance.
The airport should ensure that all participating agencies having duties and
responsibilities are familiar with their assignments.
They should be familiar with other agencies duties in the plan as well.
The AEP must be reviewed at least once every 12 months by all the parties
involved.

31. Airport Emergency Plan
The airport emergency plan is to ensure that there is:
a) orderly and efficient transition from normal to emergency operations;
b) delegation of airport emergency authority;
c) assignment of emergency responsibilities;
d) authorization by key personnel for actions contained in the plan;
e) co-ordination of efforts to cope with the emergency; and
f) safe continuation of aircraft operations or return to normal operations as soon
as possible.

32. Mutual Aid Agreements
It is important that the airport authority establishes emergency mutual aid
agreements which define responsibilities and/or liabilities of each contributing
party with surrounding communities.
These agreements should include at least the following:
a) clarification of the political and jurisdictional responsibilities of the agencies.
b) establishment of the command authority; i.e. a single on-scene commander
(with designated alternates if necessary);
c) communication priorities at the accident site;
d) organization of emergency transportation facilities under a predesignated co-
ordinator (s)

33. Elements of an AEP
• A scope describing the extent of the plan and those involved in it.
• A description of the emergency communications network.
• A chain of command and identification of responsibilities for responders.
• An identification of specific actions and procedures for selected
emergencies.
• An agreement or description of what each supporting agency will provide.
• An airport grid map or other accident/location identifier system.
• Other information and documentation that pertain to implementing the
AEP.

34. Sample Outline of an AEP
Table of Contents
• General
Purpose
Responsibility Checklist
• EmergencyTelephone Number
• Emergency Organization Responsibilities
Airport
Government Agencies
Private Agencies etc.

35. Sample Outline of an AEP Cont’d
• Types and Levels of Emergencies
Aircraft incidents or accidents
Bomb incidents
Structural fires
Natural Disasters
Sabotage & Hijacking etc.
• Response Procedures

36. Sample Outline of an AEP Cont’d
• EmergencyAlarm Communication
• Removal of Disabled Aircraft
• Training Session
• Public Information
• Appendices

37. The End

38. Airport authority
AssistingAgencies
Activation
command and Control
The agencies involved in the airport emergency plan shall be alerted to;
Fire/Structural
Sabotage: BombThreat (Including Buildings)
Unlawful Seizure
Natural Disaster
Medical Emergency
Hazardous Material Incident