Interim Report - Introduction - EASA

INTERIM REPORT – OPTIONS FOR CHANGE
EASA.2009.OP.21
Most of these messages are essential for safe coordination, and as such would benefit from
international standardisation and use, as well as continuously open channels of instant
communication during de-icing / anti-icing. The adherence to special instructions, the Code
and the results of the post treatment check effectively (like the mass and balance
documents) allow the captain to establish whether the aircraft is airworthy, and whether it
remains in that condition. Therefore, the communication from the service provider should be
from a suitably qualified person, who ought to be willing to “sign-off” his/her work, by
communicating their name (perhaps as part of the “aircraft clean” or Code messages).
Furthermore, this person should be present at the operation, in charge of the operation and
able to conduct the post treatment check. The Code and “aircraft clean” elements should
also be recorded. If, for contractual reasons the post treatment check is conducted by
another organisation, then this element of the communication should also be delivered by the
qualified person, who is present and also provides his/her identity.
COMM. Standardise communication elements and their meaning.
COMM1. Clarify that the anti-icing Code only provides those information elements within
it and does not infer anything else.
COMM2. Require a separate “aircraft clean/aircraft not clean” message following the
post treatment check.
COMM3. Require a separate “equipment and personnel clear of aircraft” message.
COMM4. Require continuous verbal contact between de-icing / anti-icing crew chief and
flight deck.
COMM5. Require critical messages (aircraft clean) to be delivered by qualified person
who is present at the operation.
COMM6. Require this qualified person to provide his/her name/number with either the
Code, or the post treatment check results.
COMM7. Require operators to include these elements in their contracts with service
providers.
Dangerous Goods
This is another area where unlicensed personnel working for non-certified organisations are
responsible for activities, which if not carried out to the required standards will introduce
hazards and therefore introduce risk into aircraft operations. Unlike de-icing / anti-icing, the
regulators have found a way of ensuring that all operators and their handling agents comply
with the same set of standards.
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