Draft ICAO Circular on NLA.pdf - Airports Council International

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4.2.1.3 Tactical issues for external and internal situations
4.2.1.3.1 The following issues will need to be considered:
a) aircraft configuration (number of decks, exit locations, cabin crew rest area locations
and cargo hold layout etc.);
b) sill height of the upper deck for access and egress for Rescue and Fire Fighting
personnel who may need to enter the aircraft, including forcible entry, where necessary;
c) upper deck escape slide deployment and safe egress area will be greater than for current
code E aeroplane;
d) enhanced command and control procedures appropriate to the aircraft type and size;
e) fuel capacity, including location of tanks and fuel pumps;
f) for internal fires, airport authorities may consider the use of Positive Pressure
Ventilation (PPV) 4 systems;
g) holds, and capacity of on-board extinguishing systems;
h) aircraft size, including the gross mass for recovery planning; and
i) adequacy of communications between emergency response teams and the pilot in
command.
4.2.1.4 Appropriate level of service and equipment
4.2.1.4.1 The aerodrome will need to conduct a task resource analysis and generic assessment that
should consider the provision of specific resources, trained personnel and rescue equipment commensurate
with the level of NLA operations. Critical situations should be identified and addressed accordingly.
4.2.2 Rescue and fire fighting services
4.2.2.1 General
4.2.2.1.1 The introduction of NLA and the evolutionary growth of existing types present new
challenges to RFF services. In particular, the greater airframe surface area and the need to protect a large
number of passengers exiting from more than one deck may require revised procedures, increased quantities
of extinguishing agents, specific training for cabin staff and emergency crews, direct communications
between the pilot-in-command and the emergency services, and strategies for access to an upper deck as
appropriate. Rescue crews should be prepared for larger numbers of passengers transiting the protection area
during evacuation.
4 A Positive Pressure Ventilation System introduces breathable air into a smoke-filled fuselage.
<strong>ICAO</strong> Version 4.1 — 15 March 2004