Emergencies

Question 1

Aircraft Accident

Answer 1

has occurred or is inevitable on or in vicinity

(use crash alarm)

Cease Operations

Question 2

Aircraft Accident off field

Answer 2

No crash alarm

Call RFS

Call ACC/RCC declare DETRESFA

Continue operations

Question 3

Full Emergency:

def/qualifying

Answer 3

a/c is know or suspected to be in such trouble that there is danger of an accident.

Mayday/ PAN

Engine failure 50%

Any hydraulic failure

Continue operations but sterilize rwy

Question 4

Sterilize Runway:

For/by

Answer 4

For Mayday/PAN/Full

• DRO before 10Nm

(no deps from 4Nm)

• SRO before 20Nm

OFZ by 15Nm

Question 5

Local Standby

Answer 5

A/c is known or suspected to have developed some defect but which would not normally involve any serious difficulty in effecting a safe landing.

(continue normal ops but give priority)

Question 6

AGI

Answer 6

Aircraft on ground is known to have an emergency other than accident, requiring AFS.

Pass a/c rego to AFS

Question 7

Medical Emergency

Answer 7

Pilots must declare an emergency to receive priority.

Inform Airport Ops Control Centre

Question 8

Bomb Threat

Answer 8

If ordered taxi/tow to

• Zone A - Twy M between MA & MB
• Zone B - Twy M between M15 & M16

Question 9

Unlawful Act

Answer 9

Pass to AFS

Don’t use “Hijack” use “Security Threat”

“Confirm squawking assigned code”

Pilots may use “… channel 7500”

Question 10

Special Service

Answer 10

Cover for High Power runs

Refuelling/defuelling on stand

Hot Brakes (consider AGI)

Fuel Spill

Not to be used when immediate response is reqd

Question 11

Weather Stand-by

Answer 11

When weather conditions are such as to render TO/Landing difficult or difficult to observe eg:

Severe xwind

Dust storms

Fog

Thunderstorms

Windshear

Question 12

Radio Failure

Answer 12

• Squawk 7600
• Squawk ident
• Local standby/Full emergency

1 click = yes

2 click = no

3 click = say again

4 click = request homing

Question 13

INCERFA

Answer 13

uncertainty exists as to the safety of an a/c and it’s occupants.

Question 14

ALERFA

Answer 14

apprehension exists as to the safety of an a/c and it’s occupants

Question 15

ALERFA is declared when:

Answer 15

• After INCERFA still nothing
• 5 mins of being cleared to land and fails to
• Unlawful Interference
• Experiencing op difficulties but forced landing not likely

Question 16

DETRESFA

Answer 16

There is a reasonable certainty a/c is in grave and imminent danger or require immediate assistance

Question 17

DETRESFA is declared when;

Answer 17

• after ALERFA still no comms
• fuel is considered exhausted or insufficient
• operating difficulties so forced landing likely
• a/c is about to make or has made forced landing

Question 18

ATC actions for Emergencies

Answer 18

A = Acknowledge

S = Separate

S = Silence

I = Inform

S = Support

T = Time

Question 19

INCERFA is declared when:

Answer 19

• No comms within 30 mins comms shld have been rx’d
• A/c fails to arrive within 30 mins of ETA

Question 20

AFS Full Emergency Response Positions

Answer 20

Main to N4

12 to K7

30 to K12

Fire Commander to landing threshold