Abnormal emergency procedures - Fire fighting
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What are the CAA fire fighting procedures? (CAA= Attacker)
2.Obtain fire extinguisher, gloves and PBE unit
3.Identify source
4.Use PBE unit in case of heavy smoke
5.Attack fire
6.Monitor for possible re-ignition
What are the CAb fire fighting procedures?
2.Obtain additional fire fighting equipment
3.Relocate passengers away from hazard zone
4.Remove oxygen bottles, PBE units and luggage from the vicinity of the fire
5.Support CAa during fire fighting
Name methods of Extinction (of fire)
- Cooling = with water or other liquids, the water absorbs the heat from the fire, thus reducing the temperature
- Smothering (smoren) = by sufficiently reducing the oxygen contents of the air in the immediate vicinity of the burning material
- Starving = by removing the fuel from the vicinity of the fire or by removing the fire from the vicinity of combustible (brandbare) items
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With witch sort of fires you may NEVER use the halon?
- Oil
- Gasses
- Greases
- Dangerous goods
- Electrical
- Oven
- Flight deck
What are the SCA's tasks in case of fire on board?
- To prevent panic the SCA makes an announcement via the PAS to inform the passengers about the situation and that necessary steps are taken
- Keep flight crew regularly up to date about fire and smoke conditions
- Because all fire incidents are technical incidents the flight crew will make a complaint in the AML and fill out an ASR
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