CAPSCA EUR 06 Minsk (Belarus), 12−14 July 2017

CAPSCA’s new Training Programme: Reducing Public Health risks in Civil Aviation

Thanks to: Aviation Health Consulting

Hans U. Aebersold, 3018 Bern (Switzerland), phac@aebersold.net 1

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Training Course: CAPSCA Technical Advisor

Training Course

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Training Course: CAPSCA Technical Advisor

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Training Course: CAPSCA Technical Advisor Training

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Reducing Public Health Risks in Civil Aviation

Overview

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Precondition: Designation of the airport

What is a CAPSCA Assistance Visit…

… and what it is not!

Who performs these Visits?

How are the experts qualified?

What is the process of such an Assistance Visit?

How can you benefit from Assistance Visits?

What you get from the CAPSCA TA course

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Course overview

Module 1 –

Module 2 –

Module 3 –

Module 4 --

Precondition: Designation of the airport

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State authorities decide about designation of their airports.

PH requirements for a designation are defined by WHO.

«ToDos» are fixed in the IHR (2005) and other documents from WHO.

ICAO and CAPSCA are the specialists for the transfer of PH requirements into the Civil Aviation world.

Also non-designated airports can be visited.

CAPSCA offers its huge expertise.

What is a CAPSCA Assistance Visit…

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A minimum of two experts, one Public Health specialist and one Civil Aviation professional.

The Visit involves PH and CA authorities’ representatives as well as representatives from all relevant airport services.

The Visit takes two days: One day meetings, one day on-site visiting to the premises and debriefing.

The visited State and airport will receive a confidential report with findings and recommendations.

… and what it is not!

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The CAPSCA Assistance Visit is not an inspection…

… it is not an audit…

… and it is not a test.

But it is an excellent opportunity to get hints, recommendations and experiences from qualified experts.

States and airports are free to publish and implement the Visit findings and recommendations and request further assistance for implementation from ICAO and WHO.

Who performs these Visits?

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Visits shall be performed by trained and qualified CAPSCA experts.

ICAO in collaboration with WHO is actually developing an ICAO Training Programme (ITP); working title: CAPSCA Technical Advisors Course.

The course will be an initial theoretical training standard for CAPSCA Technical Advisors.

The ITP will be available in the second half of 2017.

How are the experts qualified?

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The Visit team consist of one Public Health expert and one Civil Aviation professional (e. g. experienced representatives).

The experts will usually work as a two-person team (minimum).

The team can be composed internationally.

The TA course reflects a lot of actual on-the-job experience and from earlier performed CAPSCA Assistance Visits worldwide.

What is the process of an Assistance Visit?

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Preparation: Request of State and/or airport; Visit coordination by CAPSCA with State and/or airport.

Authorities: Discussion and documentation checks with PH and CA authorities’ representatives.

Airport Services: Discussion and documentation checks (Emergency planning, medical and rescue services, security and handling staff, ANSP, aircraft operators).

Debriefing: with authorities’ and services’ representatives.

Final report: to CAPSCA, State and airport.

What is the process of an Assistance Visit?

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Sub-Task 141Examine documents

presented by airport

Medical and Rescue

Services according

to the reference list

in the «CAPSCA

State and Airport

Assistance Visit

Checklist».

Sub-Task 142Assess the

knowledge and

training status of the

emergency services

personnel.

Sub-Task 143Assess the

knowledge and

training status of the

medical services

personnel and the

personnel for PH

emergencies.

Sub-Task 144Perform a visit to the

premises designated

for PH emergencies.

If applicable:

Perform a visit to

other premises

designated for

passenger

assessment.

Sub-Task 146Check the availabi-

lity and types of dis-

infection and disin-

section products to

be used for affected

aircraft and the trai-

ning of the disinfec-

tion and disinsection

teams in the airport.

Sub-Task 145Check availability

and types of

Personal Protective

Equipment (PPE)

and training on the

use of such

equipment.

Sub-Task 147Check procedures

for safe removal,

transport and

disposal of waste

(Bio-hazard waste

management).

Sub-Task 148Provide feedback

and provisional

recommendations to

the medical and

rescue services

representatives about

Visit findings and

improvement

opportunities.

Sub-Task 118Establish a Visit

plan.

Sub-Task 181Analyze the

checklists and

records from the

visit to the different

departments.

Draft example of an Assistance Visit Element procedure

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References

ICAO

WHO

IATA

ACI

CDC

Others

How can you benefit from Assistance Visits?

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Send a letter to CAPSCA asking for an Assistance Visit to your State and a designated airport.

CAPSCA will coordinate and facilitate the time frame, programme and expert team.

You will profit from the international expert’s know-how and experience.

You will build up your own expertise by the Visit...

What you get from the CAPSCA TA course

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… and by delegating your experts to the upcoming ITP CAPSCA Technical Assistance course!

You benefit as an expert! you upgrade your knowledge permanently; you share your experience; you are part of an international expert’s network.

You benefit as State and/or airport! you get national experts with up-to-date knowledge.

Conclusion

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Become a CAPSCA member…

… and join the CAPSCA Technical Advisors course!

Thank you for your attention!