equipment. Prepare pyrotechnics, select, and prepare a helicopter landing site or lay out search and rescue signals. ·
If people or communications are close, send for assistance. ·
If rescue is likely to be delayed because of distance or failing daylight, prepare suitable shelters, distribute necessary rations of food and water. If necessary, find fresh water. ·
Inform the Company (Ops Mgr, Chief Pilot) by the quickest and most private means of: ·
Aircraft and Reg No ·
Time, position of accident ·
Details of survivors ·
Nature of occurrence or other details ·
Notify Police, Fire, Ambulance, ATC, Gas/Electricity ·
Note weather details. ·
Make sketches, take photos. Preserve and protect documents and any flight data recorders. ·
Refer the media to the Company. Aircraft Accident Reporting All phone calls and actions taken should be recorded by the person receiving the initial notification – continuous watch should be kept for at least 48 hours or the duration of the process, whichever is longer. Callers should be identified, to ensure it is not a false alarm and to ensure it is indeed a company aircraft. No information should be released without Company authority, mainly for liability reasons. The Company Accident Report form should be completed, in addition to complying with the laws and regulations of the country of registration and the country in which the accident or incident occurred. If there is any doubt, the occurrence Accidents & Occurences 169 should be reported as an Accident; it can be reclassified later. The Company should form an Accident Board, consisting of people with varying qualifications as deemed necessary. This won’t be done on the spot, there should be a permanent list somewhere. Only allow 1 photographer and reporter on the scene (let them fight it out amongst themselves). The accident investigation kit should include a cellphone/satphone, camera, tape recorder, GPS, largescale map, magnifying glass, compass, tape measure/ruler, plenty of pens and paper (for witness statements and diagrams) first aid kit (to include tweezers), ruler, a packet each of latex and leather gloves, dust masks, tie tags, surveyor flags and tape, labels, torches, fluid sample bottles, and anything else for the circumstances (duct tape, restricted access signs, etc). If you get there before the TSB, take notes, keep detached and don’t disturb anything, unless it’s going to blow up or catch fire, which would destroy any evidence, including documentation, needing to be preserved. When taking |