Theoretical aspects
- To update knowledge concerning the most relevant modifications about helicopter operations, systems, legislation and norms
- Concept of helicopter emergency response:
- Objectives and general purposes of firefighting safety
- Helideck team’s Priorities during an emergency
- Fixed and mobile firefighting systems
- Dynamic evaluation of risks
- Search and rescue on helideck and inside the helicopter
- Victims management.
Human factors effects on emergency response (stress effects on decision-making capacity)
Techniques to keep calm during emergencies response
Practical session
HLO emergency response
- Effective communication with all the personnel involved in the emergency response
- How to lead the team in a clear and decisive way
- To lead the entry into the accident area, considering the emergency team safety
- To supervise firefighting operations following the accident
- To supervise the non- firefighting operations during the helicopter accident
- To obtain feedbacks from HAD ERT on the plan progresses
- How to check the breathing apparatuses functions
- Fixed and mobile firefighting system use
- Spare emergency team use (briefing with the team leader)
- Missing personnel and victim management:
- Priorities
- Number of missing people
- Injured people management
Emergency response practical exercises
- Emergency entry and exit (on helicopter and on helideck)
- To keep escape means from the accident area
- Emergency response (no fire)
- Firefighting equipment choice according to the type of accident
- Use of firefighting fixed monitors
- Use of mobile and portable firefighting equipment (including fire extinguishers)
- Response to Class A fires caused by helicopter accidents
- Response to Class B fires caused by helicopter accidents
- How to unroll hoses and consequent dangers
- Localisation, extrication and management of missing person and victim after a helicopter accident on helideck
- Breathing apparatuses checks
- Use of breathing apparatuses
