View
216
Download
0
Category
Tags:
Preview:
Citation preview
ARAC - ARFF Requirements Working Group
Airport Certification Issues Group
Review of Final Report
14 CFR Part 139- Subpart D
October 6, 2004
2
Airport Certification Issues Group
• Tasking: Review the existing ARFF Requirements in 14 CFR part 139, subpart D and identify requirements that should be added, modified, or deleted. This review shall include the current rule, other related FAA documents, and other recognized ARFF standards issued by other organizations. Federal Register / Volume 66, No 56 - March 22, 2001
3
Task
• As part of this project, ARAC should address the following issues:– Quantity of Agent & Number of Vehicles– Vehicle Response Times– Staffing Requirements– Airport ARFF Index
ARAC Certification Issues - New Task - 3/14/01
4
ARFF Requirements Working Group
• Members need not be ARAC members• Members appointed by the Working Group
Chairpersons• Membership must be “balanced” with equal
representation from opposing sides of the issues.• We also attempted to include airport geographic
location and size to that balance.
5
ARFFRWG Members & Support• Ben Castellano - (FAA) ARAC Assistant
Executive Director
• Ian Redhead - (ACI) ARAC Assistant Chair, Airport Certification Issues Group
• Jack Kreckie - (ARFFWG) Member/Co-Chair
• Armen DerHohannesian (ADA-LLC) Member/Co-Chair
6
ARFFRWG Members & Support• Charles Burroughs (IAFF) Member
• Mark Conroy (NFPA) Member
• Tom Farrier (ATA) Member
• Ken Gilliam FAA Representative
• Don Hilderbrand (IAFC) Member
• Captain Shannon Jipsen (IPA) Member
• Kathy Lord-Jones (Aviation Cabin Safety Specialists Inc)
7
ARFFRWG Members & Support
• Dawn Lucini (ACI-NA) Member
• Les Omans (San Jose Fire Dept) Member
• Bill Pahuta (Charlottesville Albermarle Airport, VA) Member
• Brad Penrod (Pittsburgh Int.) Member
• Pam Phillips (PANYNJ) Member
• Captain Tom Phillips (ALPA) Member
8
ARFFRWG Members & Support
• Jeff Vitti (Sacramento Fire Department)
• Craig Williams (AAAE) Member
• Keith Baggot (FAA R&D) Technical Support
9
Mission Statement• “To reasonably and responsibly recommend
ARFF standards, which provide for the safety and welfare of the travelling public, the aviation community and emergency responders. Secondarily, to make recommendations to the ARAC Airport Certification Issues Group, as necessary to maximize the ARFF effectiveness of 14 CFR FAR Part 139.”
10
Work Plan• ARAC Working Groups are required to
submit a “Work Plan” in compliance with FAA procedures described in “Operating Procedures for the ARAC” (Green Book).
• The ARFFRWG “Work Plan” was submitted and approved in April of 2002. This approval served as our “Notice to Proceed”.
11
Historic Perspective
12
Task Groups
• 139.303 - ARFF Staffing – Task Group Leader - Brad Penrod– Chuck Burroughs, Dawn Lucini, Bill Pahuta
• 139.315 - ARFF Index Determination– Task Group Leader - Craig Williams– Shannon Jipsen, Tom Phillips, Jeff Vitti
13
Task Groups
• 139.317 - Number of Vehicles, Quantities of Agent– Task Group Leader - Pam Phillips– Mark Conroy, Jack Kreckie, Les Omans
• 139.319 - ARFF Response Times– Task Group Leader - Tom Farrier– Armen DerHohannesian, Don Hilderbrand,
Kathy Lord Jones
14
Meetings
• Total of 12 formal meetings, followed by 3 conference call meetings of the ARFFRWG. These meetings were hosted by:
• ACI-NA Washington, DC
• AAAE Washington, DC
• GOAA - Orlando ARFF
15
Meetings
• Pittsburgh International Airport
• Boston-Logan International Airport
• MWAA-Reagan National Airport
• DFW International Airport
• Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport– Portions of these meetings were sponsored by,
ALPA, ADA-LLC and the IPA.
16
17
Interactive Research Sessions
• Orlando International Airport ARFF
• Pittsburgh International Airport ARFF
• Boston-Logan International Airport ARFF
18
19
20
21
Informational Briefings
• Derivation of airport revenue / funding alternatives and administrative approach to operational & maintenance issues.
• NTSB perspective of aviation safety
• History & background of aircraft extinguishing agents.
• NFPA 403 - NFPA 1710
22
Deliverables
• Final Report
• Meeting Minutes
• Related Recommendations, outside the context of Part 139
• Draft Advisory Circular - ARFF Staffing Task Analysis
• Bibliography
23
ARAC Process• The recommendations to satisfy the tasking
by ARAC, were submitted to Ian Redhead, Chairman of the Issues Group 2/14/04
• The Airport Certification Issues Group will review the document to determine if the task has been satisfied.
• If approved, the Issues Group submits the document to the full ARAC Committee.
24
Preamble• 68% of this document is devoted to the
Preamble.
• The Preamble serves as a foundation for discussion of background information and data. Subsequently this research effort was used to assist in the development of regulatory language, the objective of which was to satisfy the task assigned by ARAC.
25
139.303 - ARFF Personnel
• Preamble - There was NO reference to minimum ARFF staffing required by Index in the original 139 document.– Role of ARFF Personnel– Sufficient Personnel
• ARFF Training was moved from .319 to .303
26
139.303 Regulatory Language
• Consensus– The Working Group reached “General
Consensus” on the use of a Staffing Analysis to evaluate ARFF Staffing Levels.
– There were 2 opinions on how best to determine the minimum required level to perform those tasks identified within the specified time objectives.
27
139.303 Regulatory Language
• Option 1-Minimum ARFF Staffing & Staffing Task Analysis
• Cat 1 - 3 *
• Cat 4 - 3 personnel - A
• Cat 5 - 6 personnel - A
• Cat 6 - 9 personnel - B
• Cat 7 - 12 personnel - C
• Cat 8 - 12 personnel - D
• Cat 9 - 15 personnel - E
• Cat 10 - 15 personnel
28
139.303 Regulatory Language
• Option 1 - Additionally, a Staffing Task Analysis will be performed to determine additional staffing requirements. The analysis is based on a worst case accident/incident. The analysis shall be supported by a risk assessment which examines risk to aircraft occupants.
29
139.303 Regulatory Language
• Option 1 - .303 includes items to be used to determine the basic contents of the staffing task analysis.
• A DRAFT Advisory Circular, “ARFF Staffing Task Analysis” was developed (and submitted) by the task group as suggested guidance for conducting a task analysis.
30
139.303 Regulatory Language
• Option 2 - A staffing task analysis is the sole method used to determine minimum ARFF personnel required.
31
139.303 Regulatory LanguageItems Used to Determine Contents of Staffing Analysis
• Description / Airport• ARFF Category• Response Criteria• Aircraft Operations• Operational Hours• ARFF Services
Structure• Level of Personnel
• Level of Supervisors• ARFF Competence• Extraneous Duties of
ARFF Services• Alerting Systems• ARFF Vehicles• Extinguishing Agents• Special Equipment
32
139.303 Regulatory LanguageItems Used to Determine Contents of Staffing Analysis
• Medical Facilities
• Pre-Determined Attendance
• Other ARFF Staffing Sources
• Incident Task Analysis
33
139.303 Regulatory LanguageStaffing Task Analysis
• Results shall be recorded with the following information– Time Objectives, Starts with initial response
time, ends with all required tasks initiated.– Listing of all tasks & Priorities– Resources, Personnel & Equipment required for
each task– Comments, Explanatory Information
34
139.303 Regulatory LanguageStaffing Task Analysis
• In either Option 1 or 2, each Certificated Airport’s Staffing Analysis Will Be Subject to the Approval of the FAA and Shall Be Included in the Airport’s Certification Manual.
35
139.303 Training (relocated from .319)
• All ARFF personnel shall be properly trained to perform their duties. Such personnel shall be trained PRIOR to performance of Rescue & Firefighting duties. The Training curriculum shall include initial and recurrent training in at least the following areas:
36
139.303 Training
• Practical ARFF Driving Operations
• SCBA
• Evidence Preservation
• Incident Command
37
139.303 Training
• All ARFF Personnel shall participate in recurrent training on at least a monthly basis. All required topics shall be addressed at least every 12 months.
• All ARFF Personnel shall be trained to and maintain certification in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s First Responder: National Standard Curriculum
38
139.315 – ARFF Index Determination
Preamble
• Harmonizing w/ICAO Airport Categorization
• Aircraft Width + Fire Protection
• Air Cargo Aircraft
• ARFF Index Remission
39
139.315 – ARFF Index Determination
Consensus
• Full Consensus on harmonization with ICAO’s Categorization
• No Consensus regarding Remission although a majority favored
eliminating it.
40
139.315 – ARFF Index Determination
Regulatory
• Category Determination - Largest Air Carrier Serving the Airport.
• Proposed Airport Categories (Table 2)
41
Table 2 Airport Categories
25.0’250-295*10-
23.0’200-250*9E
23.0’160-200*8D
16.4’126-160*7C
16.4’90-126*6B
13.0’78-90*5A
13.0’59-78*4A
9.8’39-59*3GA-3
6.6’30-39*2GA-2
6.6’<301GA-1
Width up to
but not
Including
Aircraft
Length (ft.)
*indicates up to but not including.
Recommended Categories
Index
(Current)
42
139.317 ARFF Equipment & Agents
• Agents - Preamble– Primary Agent, 3% or 6% AFFF Mil Spec
Foam #MIL F-24385, QPL Listed– Complementary Agents, Potassium Bicarbonate
or Potassium Bicarbomate Dry Chemical.– Clean Steaming Agents currently approved are
Halotron and Halon 1211
43
139.317 Quantity of Agents
• Consensus: Unanimous agreement that the current quantities were not appropriate for current times.
• A majority of the WG agreed that NFPA quantities were appropriate while a dissenting opinion concluded that ICAO quantities with the 1000 gallons added back were appropriate.
44
139.317 Quantity of Agents
• There was also full consensus by the WG that the additional hazards of the ever increasing second level passenger deck of the B-747 have been neglected over the years.
45
Table 3 – Minimum Extinguishing Agent Quantities and Discharge RatesNote: Categories 1-3 fall outside the applicability of this Part. (* = GA)
AFFF Potassium Bicarbonate or
Potassium Bicarbomate
Clean Streaming
Agent
Water Discharge
Rate
Discharge Rate Discharge Rate
Airport
Category
Index U.S. gal gpm lb lb/sec lb lb/sec
1 * * * * * * *2 * * * * * * *3 * * * * * * *4 A 1335 390 300 5 300 5
5 A 2762 825 450 5 450 5
6 B 3744 1100 450 5 450 5
7 C 4877 1440 450 5 450 5
8 D 7778 1900 900 10 900 10
9 E 9570 2400 900 10 900 10
10 - 14264 3100 900 10 900 10
46
139.317 ARFF Equipment & Agents
• ARFF Vehicles - Preamble– Number of Vehicles - Tactical considerations– Capacity with regard to agent, personnel,
equipment.– Equipment loading / performance issues– Vehicles out of service / maintenance, repairs,
damage.
47
139.317 ARFF Equipment & Agents
• Rescue & Fire-Fighting Vehicles Consensus– The majority of the ARFFRWG felt that the
NFPA recommended number of vehicle were appropriate; a minority felt that ICAO number of trucks required were appropriate.
– The number of trucks required is directly related to required agent quantities as well as to enhance operational flexibility.
48
139.317 ARFF Equipment & Agents
• Rescue & Fire-Fighting Vehicles– Minimum Required ARFF Vehicles per
Category Described in Table 4• Maintaining Minimum Number of Vehicles:
Numbers of vehicles in Table 4 shall be met at all times with the ability to have the largest vehicle Out of Service.
• All foam producing vehicles to be tested at least semi-annually, Complimentary Systems Annually.
49
Table 4 – Minimum Required ARFF Vehicles per Airport CategoryNote: Categories 1-3 fall outside the applicability of this Part.
Airport Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Index GA GA GA A A B C D E -
Number of ARFF
Vehicles
NA NA NA 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
50
139.319 – Operational Requirements
Preamble
• ARFF response times
• Pre-positioning of ARFF Equipment
• ARFF response location
• Protective Clothing + Personal Equipment
51
139.319 – Operational RequirementsConsensus
• Full Consensus for Pre-positioning of ARFF vehicles
• General Consensus for Response time and location
• No Consensus for Protective Clothing + Personal Equipment – majority for using NFPA standards
52
139.319 – Operational Requirements
Regulatory
• Response Requirements for timed drills
• Pre-positioning of ARFF Vehicles
• Response Time Objectives
• Protective Clothing + Personal Equipment
53
139.325 - Airport Emergency Plan
• Change-Hold a full scale emergency plan exercise at least every 2 years.
• Additional sections required to address new age threats.– WMD-NBC Threats– Security Threat Level Changes / Modified from
Radiological Incidents
54
139.325 - Airport Emergency Plan– Consensus: There was no consensus on the issue.
The majority felt that the “full scale emergency exercise” should be harmonized with ICAO and NFPA, which require full scale exercises every 2 years.
– The minority held that changing the requirement to every 2 years poses a financial and organizational burden on the airport as well as other resources that play a part in a full scale emergency response.
55
Recommended