Course Overview
Every aircraft recovery operation presents a challenge to those involved in the process. To prevent chaos in the airspace it is essential that simple steps need to be taken to ensure that a standard aircraft recovery operation does not turn into a complex, time-consuming operation.
The solution to safeguarding against chaos and time-consumption is to be organized, equipped and trained. We provide a 5-day training course which meets the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and of the International Air Transportation Association—Aircraft Recovery Task Force (IATA-ARTF).
Our course provides you the knowledge / skills you will need to deftly and correctly respond to any aircraft recovery emergency.
Course Objectives
- Identify legal aspects related to aircraft recovery operations
- Perform an initial aircraft recovery situation assessment
- Identify related aircraft recovery documents
- Determine the aircraft recovery category
- Identify the basic components of an aircraft recovery emergency plan
- Describe the major steps in the aircraft recovery process
- Identify the hazards related to aircraft recovery
- Describe and perform different ground reinforcement procedures
- Perform different roadway constructions
- Stabilize a disabled aircraft by using the right equipment
- Perform load calculation and determine the Center of Gravity (C of G)
- Identify the required equipment effectively
- Perform an aircraft recovery operation by using aircraft lifting bags and spreader bar
- Perform a de-bogging operation by using special towing equipment
- Perform equipment maintenance
Theoretic Subjects
- Legal aspects on aircraft recovery
- Emergency plan and responsibility
- Aircraft recovery category
- Health & Safety matters
- Survey
- Physical fundamentals
- Law of lever
- Load determination
- Weight reduction & management
- Aircraft preparation & stabilization
- Aircraft recovery operation process
- Aircraft lifting methods
- Aircraft lifting procedures & concerns
- ARC movement and side loads
- Ground reinforcement and road construction
- Towing and winching procedure
Practical Subjects
- Familiarization with aircraft recovery equipment
- Survey
- Aircraft stabilizing
- Recovery plan development & implementation
- Identifying of required recovery equipment
- Ground reinforcement & roadway construction
- Weight and force management and monitoring
- Types of shoring
- Aircraft lifting with pneumatic lifting devices & spreader bars
- Lifting of narrow body aircrafts
- Performing a real recovery scenarios
- Aircraft towing and winching