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

CDG : RTO AND BRAKES FIRE 20 MN LATER

ENGINE EXPLOSION DURING T/O

INCOMPRÉHENSIVE COMMUNICATION AND ÉVACUATION

AN EVACUATION CAN CREATE OTHERS DANGERS

CDG : DANGEROUS GOODS LEAKAGE B 742F

ATC advise ARFF for an Organic acid 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 organic acid (drill code 8L) leak on a 1.4s explosive !!!

Many interlocutors = a lot of errors

WHEEL # 4 HUB FAILURE. B 777 UA DURING TAXIING. SMOKE AND EVACUATION

Advised by the ATC and an other pilot than smoke on the right landing gear the captain decided to launch an evacuation

No fire when the ARFF was on the scene

SOMETIME AN EVACUATION IS MORE DANGEROUS

NO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FLIGHT CREW AND ARFF BEFORE THE EVACUATION

« UNSAFE EVACUATION » CAN CREATE HAZARDOUS SITUATION

FIREFIGHTERS ARE BETTER IN THIS CASE !

BRAKES FIRE IN NORTH KOREACAPTAIN FIGHT THE FIRE WITH HIS JACKET…

INFORMATIONS AND EVACUATION DECISION

Captain priority is the passengers and crew safety

He has a temporal pressure during a stressful situation (surprise effect)

Contradictory informations =Flight attendants and external views (ATC, other Acft…)

Flight crews need informations : ATC, Other aircrafts, ARFF…

Evacuation is : 10% injuries (3% seriously) and financial impact (Slides recovery, delay…)

ARFF NEED INFORMATIONS

What’s wrong ? What do you want, need ? On-board situation ? (Smoke, Panic, Heat…) Incident location ? (Cabin, Cargo, Engine …) S.O.B and disabled :WCH-STCR-UM-BLND-

DEAF Cargo bay : Dangerous Goods, AVI… Check-list complete ? (C/L EICAM, QRH…)

WHAT DO YOU ARFF EXPECT ?

External situation ? (external view) Emergency contained or not ? Aircraft secure ? (chocks, safety-pin’s…) Smoke, damages, brakes temperatures, hot

spot ? Visual inspection Can we go to the gate, have you a rescue stair ? Except in case of evident emergency !( We knock down the fire

and we discuss after ! by Mike BOUDEBZA ARFF philosopher) The decision will be common !

WHICH LANGUAGE USE ?

Simple, short sentences, unambiguous (Wheels, doors, engines numbers…)

Accuracy location (Cargo FWD, AFT, Bulk, cabin, pallet position…)

Dangerous Goods use : UN or IATA code Do not use : acronyms, drill codes (X and W) Prefer communication without

intermediaries(VHF, Flight Interphon, Hand signals)

Undertaken actions and« What do you need ? »

HOW TO COMMUNICATE ?

WITH VHF (DISCRETE EMERGENCY FREQUENCY)

WITH HEADSET (FLIGHT INTERPHON)

ARFF HAND SIGNALS (ICAO-FAA)

RECOMMEND EVACUATIONRECOMMEND STOP EVACUATION OR MOVEMENT

EMERGENCY CONTAINED

DIFFÉRENTS SIGNAUX VISUELS SSLIA

DIRECT COMMUNICATION WORKS !

FLIGHT QF 32 SIN : ENGINE #1 STILL RUNNING, FUEL SPILLAGE AND BRAKES OVERHEAT (900 °C)

PASSENGERS AND CREW STAYS ON BOARD. DISEMBARKING WITH ARFF RESCUE STAIR

LANDING WITH ENGINE FIRE

HOW TO INCREASE THE SAFETY?

Knowledge is power ! ICAO recommend partnerships between

airlines and ARFF (Rescue Crew Charts) Regular meetings : « ATC-Airlines Crew-ARFF »

? Use the hand signals for communication

between Crew/ARFF and Crew/Crew ? ATC call is the best way for request ARFF and

Medical assistance (EMT, Paramedics) I can fly with you ?

REMEMBER :

GREY SMOKE : STAY ON BOARD… BLACK SMOKE : EVACUATE !

ANY QUESTIONS ?Michel « Mike » BOUDEBZACaptain IIPlatoon 3PARIS CDG ARFFmikeboudebza@free.frCellular : + 33.6.18.80.53.13

« Black cat in my Fire department » Avoid CDG during my duty day…