ICAO Annex 14 Chapter 9

The aerodrome emergency plan document should include at least the following

• types of emergencies planned for

• agencies involved in the plan

• responsibility and role of each agency, the emergency operations centre and the command post, for each type of emergency

• Public health services

The emergency operations centre should NOT be a part of the aerodrome facilities but should be responsible for the overall coordination and general direction of the response to an emergency

• True

• False

Aerodrome emergency planning is the process of preparing an aerodrome to cope with an emergency occurring at the aerodrome.

• True

• False

Aerodrome emergency plan shall be tested by conducting:

1) a full-scale aerodrome emergency exercise at intervals not exceeding ___ years and partial emergency exercises in the intervening year to ensure that any deficiencies found during the full-scale aerodrome emergency exercise have been corrected

2) a series of modular tests commencing in the first year and concluding in a full-scale aerodrome emergency exercise at intervals not exceeding ___ years

• 2, 2

• 2, 3

• 3, 2

• 3, 3

An assessment of the approach and departure areas within ___m of the runway threshold should be carried out to determine the options available for intervention

• 500

• 1000

• 1500

• 2000

The principal objective of a rescue and firefighting service is to put out the fire in the event of an aircraft accident or incident occurring at, or in the immediate vicinity of, an aerodrome

• True

• False

The complementary extinguishing agent should be a ____ suitable for extinguishing hydrocarbon fires

• dry chemical powder

• halotron

• carbon dioxide

• foam

The amounts of water for foam production and the complementary agents to be provided on the rescue and firefighting vehicles shall be in accordance with the aerodrome category, except that for aerodrome categories 1 and 2 up to ___ per cent of the water may be substituted with complementary agent.

• 20

• 50

• 100

• 200

For the purpose of agent substitution, 1 kg of complementary agent shall be taken as equivalent to 1.0L of water for production of a foam meeting performance level B

• True

• False

At aerodromes where operations by aeroplanes larger than the average size in a given category are planned, the quantities of water shall be recalculated and the amount of water for foam production and the discharge rates for foam solution shall be ____ accordingly

• increased

• decreased

• reduced

• added