Airport Emergency Planning And Crisis Management

Introduction

• Airport Operators must be able to cope with an emergency occurring at the airport or in its vicinity and to minimize the impact.
• This course investigates the importance of planning for emergency situations and of properly managing activities in crisis situations.
• It introduces the international requirements of an Emergency Plan, discusses how to manage the press and media in crucial situations, as well as focusing on business continuity and the return to normal operations after a crisis.
• The course provides guidance on current industry best practices within the framework of the Aerodrome Emergency Plan (AEP).
• This course on crisis management offers participants the basics in identifying, preventing, and controlling crisis situations. Crisis management basics, from preparation to training and compliance are discussed, as are various stages of a crisis, and the need to establish a crisis management team.

Objectives

• Explain the key role of emergency planning.
• Apply relevant tools and advice to implement emergency plans and procedures.
• Recognize the ICAO's Standards and Recommended Practices for emergency planning at airports
• Develop table top and full scale emergency drills
• Plan, develop and execute an emergency plan, plus coordinate the parties and processes involved
• Explain the need for a crisis management plan to respond to major emergencies occurring at airports;
• Evaluate crisis management systems at aerodromes and identify required improvements
• Describe the essential components of a crisis management team;
• Identify the composition and function of a crisis management team;

Who Sould Attend

• Officers and Staff • Airline Officials • Civil Aviation Authority Officials • Emergency Response Planning Managers • Station Managers and Duty Officers • State authorities involved in airport emergency response planning • Personnel from airport stakeholders and service providers that operate at the airport.
• Officers and Staff • Airport Safety Managers
• Officers and Staff • Airport Emergency Managers
• Managers
• • Airport Operations Directors

Course Content

• Module 00: Course Introduction
• Module 01: The international SARP’s of an Airport Emergency Plan
• Module 02:Basics of aviation emergency management
• Module 03:Types of Emergencies
• Module 04: Emergency response leadership skills
• Module 05: Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Service
• Module 06: Emergency response facilities
• Module 07: Emergency response exercise aircraft Recovery
• Module 08: Roles and responsibilities of Airport
• Module 09: Accident and incident investigation
• Module 10: Runway safety team
• Module 11: Crisis Management
• Module 12: Crisis Control Centres
• Module 13: Managing the media
• Module 14: Communication during crisis
• Module 15: Command center missions

Prerequisite

• Participants must have basic technical Aeronautical knowledge with an experience (5 years minimum) in Aviation industry, especially Airport operations in a middle/senior managerial level.

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