Interim Report - Introduction - EASA

INTERIM REPORT – OPTIONS FOR CHANGE
EASA.2009.OP.21
3.6 Summary of relevant recommendations from AEA Training
Manual
These excerpts are not exhaustive, but are chosen to highlight some of the broader
recommendations which support the options presented in this paper. For a full
understanding of all the recommendations made by AEA the reader should refer to both the
AEA Recommendations and Training Manual documents.
Safety
The main deficiencies of de-icing / anti-icing operations (1.1) were found to contain errors in:
− inspection or the determination for the need of de-icing / anti-icing,
− the de-icing / anti-icing procedure itself and
− negligence/misinterpretation of holdover time.
The factors leading to these errors are:
− poor training,
− miscommunication,
− improper de-icing / anti-icing,
− fluid degradation,
− misinterpretation of tables and manuals etc.
Operators
− Everyone involved in each step of the de-icing / anti-icing process must be trained,
qualified and aware of their responsibilities and duties (1.2).
− Operators should have suitable ground handling agreements in place with de-icing /
anti-icing providers, at each airfield, which detail the rules and procedures.
− Flight Crew training should cover all relevant aspects of the ground process.
− Post-holder Training is responsible (2.1.3.8) for de-icing / anti-icing training for flight
crews, and qualification to be renewed annually with a theoretical part including an
examination.
− Proper communication with the service provider is important; there cannot be any
doubt of the procedure, fluid used, areas covered etc. when communicating and
verifying the process (7.4).
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