Issue 11 Volume 1 / Issue 9 October 2017 Welcome to the latest edition of Aerodrome Safety Central. The newsletter is published on a quarterly basis and includes articles on Airfield news, Work in Progress and relevant safety issues. We welcome input from all based companies and if you would like to contribute to future newsletters please e-mail us at MASUHAWARDEN@AIRBUS.COM Steve Parry Steve Parry has left for pastures new and you can contact Richie Gallagher on Steve s old mobile number 07718 193538. Winter Operations (UG1501348) Winter Operations are upon us again! Please remember to take extra care when you are out on the airfield as there will be increased risks, including: When driving you may require a greater safety stopping distance when approaching an aircraft / vehicle dependant on surface conditions. Do not leave a vehicle unattended with the engine running simply to keep the cab warm or to charge the battery. Ensure attention is given to vehicle inspection prior to use. Check the operation of lights, battery condition and that sufficient anti-freeze is used in coolants and other fluids. Surfaces, particularly painted areas, treated with de-icing/anti-icing materials initially become more slippery. Staff and passengers should be warned to exercise extra care in these circumstances. High visibility clothing should be worn in accordance with current instructions. Make allowance for other staff whose movements may be restricted by difficult working conditions. Salt must never be used to de-ice apron surfaces due to the corrosive effect upon aircraft. 1
Avoidance of Water Spillage from Vehicles/Installations In freezing conditions, or when freezing conditions are forecast, action must be taken to avoid the unnecessary formation of ice on apron and road surfaces. Operators of specialist vehicles involved in the carriage of water must take special precautions as follows: Operators of potable water tankers and toilet servicing vehicles must be vigilant that there is no spillage or leakage leading to subsequent freezing. The flushing of potable water tanks is not permitted on apron surfaces. Care must be taken in the use of potable water points to contain spillage and overflow to a minimum. The washing of apron equipment, vehicles or aircraft is not permitted except in the specialist wash down areas provided. If a spillage occurs ATC/MASU should be informed immediately. All operators of aircraft parked on stand during freezing conditions should ensure the following: The galley drains are not left dripping on to apron surfaces When aircraft tanks are drained the drained water is disposed of where it cannot present an ice hazard if it subsequently freezes. Operators should contact the Aerodrome Operations Team/MASU if they have any queries about the suitability of de-icing or anti-icing materials. Any areas on the airfield you feel are unsafe due to Snow /Ice must be reported to MASU. Security Security is everyone s responsibility please report anything at all you think might be suspicious to security immediately on 666 or 01244 52 2299. For none emergency security issues call: External: 01179 36 4444 Internal: 123444 2
ATC Corner ATC are currently in the process of gaining approval for GNSS approach procedures for Hawarden. Global Navigation Satellite System approaches will futureproof the airport, and provide redundancy in the case of equipment failure or outages due to essential maintenance. Furthermore, there is additional scope for pilot training utilising the new approaches which we hope will attract new customers and a diversity of traffic. We are measuring the potential impact on the local community, and stakeholders as part of an Airspace Change Process to ensure as minimum impact as possible. The new approaches are simple and essentially overlay the current instrument approaches. The waypoints which shall be used can be seen on the diagrams below. The waypoints allow aircraft to join the final approach track from several directions, and have facility for holding patterns and go around procedures. The approaches that shall be used at Hawarden are LPV (Localiser Performance with Vertical Guidance). The lateral and vertical guidance is provided by GPS (Global Positioning System) and SBAS (Satellite-based Augmentation System). Lateral and vertical guidance are angular with increasing sensitivity as the aircraft progresses down the final approach track; much like an ILS indication. Aircraft shall be vectored by ATC to a waypoint at which point the aircraft shall fly the approach with no vertical/horizontal guidance from ATC. Once the airspace change proposal has been completed, it shall be supplied to the CAA who will review the procedures, publish charts and changes to the Hawarden AIP. As always if there are any questions about GNSS, or anything with regards to the ATC service we provide, please give us a call on 01244 522012, or e-mail atcopshawarden@airbus.com and we would be happy to help. Happy flying! 3
Procedure for WIP and Issue of Permits The following details are the updated procedure for working airside which will become effective from the 1 st November 2017. Job Registration Form A Job registration form shall be completed by the Airbus Representative and the contractor. Notification Notification of any work in progress on the airfield should allow a minimum of one day for routine jobs and at least a week for non-routine or planned activities. To enable a timely approval all relevant RAMS and Airside insurance certificate shall be submitted with the application form. A minimum of 25million airside insurance cover is required to be able to work airside. Once the work in progress has been planned and approved to take place the contractor should fill in form FM1502855 with relevant details (Valid for one week) and get it approved by the Aerodrome Management Team. Issuing Permit to Work The Manoeuvring Area Safety Team (MASU) will then issue a Permit to Work by completing form FM1502947 (Valid for one day only), remembering: The WIP must be signed off and passes returned on a daily basis before leaving site. The process with MASU will be repeated if the WIP is longer than one day. If the WIP requirement is longer than a week a new form FM1502855 must be completed and signed by the Aerodrome team No permits to work will be issued by the MASU unless the form FM1502855 is completed Documentation Required Documentation to be produced for a WIP will comprise of Risk assessments and Method statements (RAMS) from the contractor, Airside insurance cover certificate and a Safety assurance document (when CAA approval is required). Airside Permit to Work The supervisor or sponsor of any airside works must obtain an Airside Permit to Work before any work can be started. On the permit the conditions applicable to the works may be added, which must be adhered to at all times. A copy of this permit is passed to ATC by MASU for their information and action. 4
Collection of Temporary Passes All temporary airside security passes required must be collected from North gate Security Reception then proceed to Building 83 ATC to collect the WIP permit from MASU before work commences. MASU will ensure that the works supervisor is fully briefed and equipped for the work to be undertaken. Handover On completion, the works supervisor must inform MASU who will make sure the area is fit for normal operations before the contractor leaves the Airbus site. Dates for the Diary Please be aware of the following works to be carried out on the airfield Apron and Taxiway Alpha will be closed in October /November for resurfacing. The exact dates and the temporary procedures for this period will be sent out as soon as they have been finalized. Runway closure next year for resurfacing is 27th July 2018 to 13th August 2018. There will be enabling works before and after these dates which will be night works. Expected completion is the end of September 2018 5
Meet the Team Dave Starkey North Air Dave has been part of the refuelling team at Chester since re-locating from Edinburgh Airport in October 2005, to take up his position as Fuel Farm Manager on behalf of Air BP. After 12 years service in the RAF it was a natural progression to carry on this work in civvy street. He has overseen many major changes in his 10+ years at Hawarden, including the comings and goings of a number of staff members, (some celebrated, some mourned!), and none more so, than the re-location of the fuel farm facility in 2014 from where the new Beluga Line Station now sits, to the current location, behind Air Traffic Control. This involved working from a temporary fuel farm facility which is an unusual occurrence in aviation refuelling. The fuel facility is capable of holding around 300,000 litres of Jet A1 in its 3 75m3 storage tanks and 3 vehicles, 2 of which are 20,000 litre rigid trucks, and the pride of the fleet, a 1979 40,000 litre articulated vehicle capable of dual hose fuelling for Madrid Beluga flights. Hopefully, by the time of this publication there will be a new addition to the fleet in the form of a brand new 41,000 litre North Air liveried articulated refueller, which due to its size; will be difficult to miss whilst driving around site. Fuel is delivered to site in road tankers from both Stanlow and Backford terminals. The fuel is tested upon arrival prior to offloading the 38,000 litres into the storage tanks. The fuel facility provided over 8 million litres of fuel to customers during 2016, and Dave and the team are hopeful these figures will continue to rise, although the loss of Marshall Aviation has had an impact on this. All the team are very much looking forward to seeing and refuelling the new Beluga XL when it enters service. The chances are there will be a lot of people volunteering to carry out the first refuel on that aircraft. Outside of work, you are likely to see Dave in the Airbus Gym, (cleaning up after the big boys), or at Wrexham Golf Course, trying to improve on his 20 handicap, although after near 20 years of playing, that probably isn t going to happen! via email at: david.starkey@northair.co.uk or telephone 01244 535822 Serco and Airbus Support Just Culture Reporting 6