Airports Company South Africa Aerodrome Rescue and Fire

Airports Company South Africa Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting Presentation to the Transport Portfolio Committee

CONTENT INTRODUCTION LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS SA CAA LICENSING MANUAL OF PROCEDURES (MOP) FOR AERODROME RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING STATE OF COMPLIANCE OF ACSA OPERATED AIRPORTS AGAINST LICENSING REQUIREMENTS: (i) Level of protection required to be provided; (ii) Airport facilities affecting Rescue and Fire Fighting Services; (iv) Communications and Alarm Requirements; (v) Factors in the specification for Rescue and Fire Fighting Vehicles; (vi) Requirements for Equipment for rescue operations; (vii) Protective clothing and respiratory equipment; (viii) Ambulance and medical service; (ix) Extinguishing agent characteristics and fire stations; (x) Personnel and Emergency Organization; (xi) Aircraft Fire Fighting and Rescue Procedures; (xii) Rescue Operations in Difficult Environment and Training;

INTRODUCTION This presentation serves to brief the Transport Portfolio Committee on the existing legislative requirements governing the provision of aerodrome rescue and fire services and the current levels of compliance to such legislative requirements by the 10 ACSA operated airports: No ACSA Operated Airport ICAO Designation Code 1 O. R. Tambo International Airport FAJS 2 Cape Town International Airport FACT 3 Durban International Airport FADN 4 Port Elizabeth Airport FAPE 5 East London Airport FAEL 6 Bloemfontein Airport FABL 7 George Airport FAGG 8 Kimberley Airport FAKM 9 Upington Airport FAUP 10 Pilanesberg Airport FAPN

COMPANY NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR AERODROME RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING ICAO Annex 14 SA CAA – CAR’s SUBPART 2, 139. 02. 7: Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting ICAO Document 9137 -AN/898, Airport Services Manual, Part 1, Rescue and Fire Fighting SA CAA – CATS SUBPART 2, 139. 02. 7: Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting SA CAA Manual of Procedure (MOP) External and internal auditing; Detailed company procedures;

SOUTH AFRICAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR ACSA AIRPORTS South African Civil Aviation Regulations Requirement for License 139. 02. 1 No person shall operate an aerodrome which serves: • Aircraft with maximum certified mass exceeding 5 700 kg used In public air transport operations; • Aircraft used in aviation training; Unless in possession of a license. Design requirements Rescue and Fire fighting Environment Management Program Operations Manual Emergency Management System Notification of aerodrome data and information Quality Control System Personnel Requirements • Period of validity • Changes in quality control sys • Renewal of license

SA CAA LICENSING MANUAL OF PROCEDURES (MOP) FOR AERODROME RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING Airport Rescue and Fire-fighting Manual of Procedure SACAA R&FFS. The chapters referred to for inspection purposes, are depicted below and are those contained in ICAO Doc 9137 -AN/898 Parts 1 (enacted in CAR’s 139. 02. 7) MOP Chapter No Description Chapter 2 Level of Protection to be provided Chapter 3 Airport Facilities Affecting Rescue and Fire-fighting Services. Chapter 4 Communications and alarm requirements. Chapter 5 Factors in the specifications process for Rescue and Firefighting vehicles. Chapter 6 Protective Clothing and Respiratory Equipment. Chapter 7 Ambulance and Medical Services. CAR Part 139. 02. 21 Chapter 8 Extinguishing agent characteristics. Chapter 9 Fire stations. Plus SABS 0400 Chapter 10 Personnel. Chapter 11 Emergency organizations. Doc 9137 -AN/898 Part 7 and Doc 7192 -AN/857 part E 2 CAR’s 139. 02. 6 & 139. 02. 21, SA-CATS-AH 139. 02. 6 &139. 02. 22 Doc 7192 -AN/857 part E 2 ’s 139. 02. 6 & 139. 02. 21, SA-CATS-AH 139. 02. 6 &139. 02. 22 Chapter 12 Airport Fire-Fighting and Rescue Procedures. Chapter 13 Rescue in difficult environments. Part 139. 02. 7 Chapter 14 Training. Including Doc 7192 -AN/837 part E 2 Chapter 15 Foaming of runways for emergency landings.

AERODROME CATEGORISATION IN TERMS OF AERODROME RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING Aerodrome category ICAO Requirements Rescue and fire fighting vehicles 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 2 7 2

STATE OF COMPLIANCE AT ACSA OPERATED AIRPORTS Chapter 2: Level of protection to be provided ACSA > 70 000 ATM's per annum (2008) < 70 000 ATM's per annum (2008) Fire & Rescue Category Currently Provided Rescue and fire fighting vehicles ICAO Requirement Airport FAJS 220311 9 3 3 FACT 97432 9 3 3 FADN 52702 9 3 3 FAPE 66685 7 2 2 FABL 16210 7 (9) 3 3 FAEL 28768 7 2 2 FAGG 39727 7 2 2 FAKM 15550 5 1 1 FAPN 4764 6 2 2 FAUP 6734 8 3 3

STATE OF COMPLIANCE AT ACSA OPERATED AIRPORTS Chapters 3 - 17 MOP CHAPTER No DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT CURRENT LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE ACHIEVED Chapter 3 Airport Facilities Affecting Rescue and Fire-fighting Services. Compliant Chapter 4 Communications and alarm requirements. Compliant Chapter 5 Factors in the specifications process for Rescue and Firefighting vehicles. Compliant Chapter 6 Protective Clothing and Respiratory Equipment. Compliant Chapter 7 Ambulance and Medical Services. CAR Part 139. 02. 21 Compliant Chapter 8 Extinguishing agent characteristics. Compliant Chapter 9 Fire stations. Plus SABS 0400. Compliant Chapter 10 Personnel. Compliant

STATE OF COMPLIANCE AT ACSA OPERATED AIRPORTS Chapters 3 - 17 (Cont. ) MOP CHAPTER No Chapter 11 Emergency organization. Doc 9137 -AN/898 Part 7 and Doc 7192 -AN/857 part E 2 CAR’s 139. 02. 6 & 139. 02. 21, SA-CAT Compliant &139. 02. 22 Chapter 12 Airport Fire-Fighting and Rescue Procedures. Compliant Chapter 13 Rescue in difficult environments. Part 139. 02. 7 Compliant Chapter 14 Training. Including Doc 7192 -AN/837 part E 2 Compliant Chapter 15 Foaming of runways for emergency landings. Compliant Chapter 16 Aircraft Fuelling Practices. Compliant Chapter 17 Availability of Rescue and Fire-Fighting Information. Compliant DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT CURRENT LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE ACHIEVED

Summary • All ACSA airports are fully compliant in terms of International Civil Aviation Organization and SA CAA legislative requirements; • Preparedness is tested by conducting Full scale emergency exercises and desk top exercises as per ICAO/SA CAA requirements; • Compliance to existing standards at ACSA airports is ensured by conduct of regular internal audits and inspections; • Compliance to existing standards at ACSA airports is ensured by conduct of SA CAA licensing inspections and oversight inspections;