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    Q400 Rescue & Firefighting

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    The document discusses International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards for airport rescue and firefighting services. ICAO classifies airports based on the largest aircraft that use the airport, with the De Havilland Dash 8 Q400 classified as a Category 6. However, where aircraft movements are less than 700 in the busiest 3 months, the level of protection may be one category lower. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration regulations specify only one rescue and firefighting vehicle is required for aircraft like the Q400, even though ICAO guidelines recommend two vehicles for Category 6 airports.

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    The document discusses International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards for airport rescue and firefighting services. ICAO classifies airports based on the largest aircraft that use the airport, with the De Havilland Dash 8 Q400 classified as a Category 6. However, where aircraft movements are less than 700 in the busiest 3 months, the level of protection may be one category lower. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration regulations specify only one rescue and firefighting vehicle is required for aircraft like the Q400, even though ICAO guidelines recommend two vehicles for Category 6 airports.

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    The document discusses International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards for airport rescue and firefighting services. ICAO classifies airports based on the largest aircraft that use the airport, with the De Havilland Dash 8 Q400 classified as a Category 6. However, where aircraft movements are less than 700 in the busiest 3 months, the level of protection may be one category lower. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration regulations specify only one rescue and firefighting vehicle is required for aircraft like the Q400, even though ICAO guidelines recommend two vehicles for Category 6 airports.

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    The document discusses International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards for airport rescue and firefighting services. ICAO classifies airports based on the largest aircraft that use the airport, with the De Havilland Dash 8 Q400 classified as a Category 6. However, where aircraft movements are less than 700 in the busiest 3 months, the level of protection may be one category lower. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration regulations specify only one rescue and firefighting vehicle is required for aircraft like the Q400, even though ICAO guidelines recommend two vehicles for Category 6 airports.

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    AIRPORT ACCESSIBILITY

    RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING

    Level of protection to be provided


    9.2.3 The level of protection provided at an aerodrome for rescue and fire fighting shall be appropriate to
    the aerodrome category determined using the principles in 9.2.5 and 9.2.6, except that, where the
    number of movements of the aeroplanes in the highest category normally using the aerodrome is
    less than 700 in the busiest consecutive three months, the level of protection provided shall be not
    less than one category below the determined category.

    9.2.5 The aerodrome category shall be determined from Table 9-1 and shall be based on the longest
    aeroplanes normally using the aerodrome and their fuselage width.

    9.2.6 If, after selecting the category appropriate to the longest aeroplane’s overall length, that aeroplane’s
    fuselage width is greater than the maximum width in Table 9-1, column 3, for that category, then the
    category for that aeroplane shall actually be one category higher.

    1
    AIRPORT ACCESSIBILITY
    RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING

    • ICAO (Annex 14-9.2.3)


    classifies the airport for a
    Q400 a Category 6
    • ICAO (Annex 14-9.2.37)
    recommends that airports
    have a minimum 2 rescue and
    fire fighting vehicles to support
    Category 6 aircraft
    • HOWEVER, where the number
    of movements is less than 700
    in the busiest consecutive
    three months, the level of
    protection provided shall be
    not less than one category
    1 RFF below the determined category
    vehicle (ICAO Annex 14-9.2.3)
    • The Q400 can be category 5
    ATR72

    Q400 2 RFF
    vehicle
    Avg 29 days x 8 flts/day x 3 mth
    = 696 movements
    3 RFF
    vehicle
    2
    RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING
    FAA / US-DOT AIRPORT CERTIFICATION SHOWS SINGLE TRUCK FOR Q400

    ICAO standards and


    FAA Index Aircraft length Vehicles Extinguishing agents
    guidelines are just that.
    Guidelines.
    either 500 pounds of sodium-based
    dry chemical, halon 1211, or clean
    The FAA, undoubtedly
    agent; or 450 pounds of potassium- the most experienced
    A <90 ft (<27m) 1 based dry chemical and water with CERTIFYING
    a commensurate quantity of AFFF
    to total 100 gallons for simultaneous AUTHORITY in the
    dry chemical and AFFF application. world recognizes that
    aircraft in the same
    500 pounds of sodium-based dry category as the Q400
    90 ft (27m) chemical, halon 1211, or clean only require 1 truck as
    1 agent and 1,500 gallons of water
    and the commensurate quantity of noted in REGULATION
    to
    AFFF for foam production 139.317.

    B one vehicle carrying the


    extinguishing agents as specified for
    Index A; and one vehicle carrying
    an amount of water and the
    <126 ft (<38m) 2
    commensurate quantity of AFFF so
    the total quantity of water for foam
    production carried by both vehicles
    is at least 1,500 gallons.

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