Develop & Implement your ERP Desktop or Live Exercise
Aviation Emergency Response
Aircraft Operator Emergency Response Planning Exercise
Best Practice Emergency Response Plan (ERP) to achieve as a minimum every 24 months:
- Tabletop ERP Exercise
- Full Simulation Live Exercise
Construct a Corrective Action Plan (CAP), based on the formal evaluation of the DeskTop or Full ERP Exercise – Post-event Debrief, Feedback, and Data.
Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com) provides initial training, guidance, and support of the following ERP elements –
- Initial Notifications and Activation of the ERP (How & Who).
- On Station emergency response planning (Communication Protocols).
- Managing Humanitarian Assistance (Process & Communication).
- Go-Team organization (Training Preparation & Activation – Control & Administration).
- Crisis communication basics.
- Emergency Command Centre (Developing Roles Responsibilities and Communication protocols Ensuring Communication Viability during Training Exercises).
- ERP “Back Office” support validation procedures for Insurance, Legal and Financial Considerations.
What is considered during an Emergency Response Table Top Exercise?
Essentially the Exercises considers the following aspects:
- Roles, Policies, and Strategy.
- Using either verbal role-play in real-time or a scenario-based accelerated timeline.
- Another possibility could be an accident or serious injury within the hangar.
- ERP managers, Stakeholders, and other relevant Department Personnel should involve.
- Advance preparation is required for the exercise to achieve maximum effectiveness.
- Mentoring can be used to ensure any chosen scenario remains on track.
- Facilitation can drive the discussion to explore the consideration of the effectiveness.
Table Top Exercise Participant Roles
There are four typical roles for exercise participants:
- Facilitator,
- Responder(s),
- Operator, and
- Observer.
Note: It is possible to combine roles, however where manpower permits it is better not to.
Facilitator – (ERP Manager)
- Does not participate in the exercise.
- Directs preparation efforts for the exercise.
- Shares exercise-related information to Operators and Responders as the exercise develops.
- Provides support & guidance as required.
- Provides regular communication regularly throughout the exercise to ensure coordination.
Responder – Management Roles
- Assume responsibility for managing the Emergency.
- Addresses the impact on the department and Organisation.
- Activate the emergency response and activation of the Crises Control Centre.
- Has the authority to mobilize resources.
- Provide guidance to those in the Operator role.
- Participate in the preparation of information to be communicated by the nominated spokesperson.
- Engage in communication with municipal and other government authorities.
Operator – Departmental Personnel
- Front Line Staff.
- Real-Time or accelerated through tabletop exercise.
Observers (Do not participate in the exercise)
- Evaluate the effectiveness of all Participants.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the Exercise.
- Provide feedback to all roles.
- Provide Documentation of the Exercise.
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