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Civil and Military Aircraft Procedures for Police Officers and Emergency Services Personnel
Civil and Military Aircraft Procedures for Police Officers and Emergency Services Personnel
Summary
The first people to arrive at an aircraft accident site can
significantly help minimise injury and loss of life, reduce
property loss through damage and fire, and prevent loss of clues
and evidence as to the factors that contributed to the
accident.
To preserve evidence for an effective investigation, it is
essential to appropriately manage and control the accident
site.
Often, emergency services (police, fire brigades and ambulance)
are the first trained personnel at aircraft accident sites.
This booklet, jointly produced by the Australian Transport
Safety Bureau (ATSB) and the Directorate of Defence Aviation and
Air Force Safety (DDAAFS), assists you, in your emergency services
role, to better understand the essential procedures as well as the
many hazards on aircraft accident sites.
The booklet also provides guidance to civil authorities, the
military, or others arriving at an aircraft accident site.
It supersedes the joint ATSB/DDAAFS booklet: Civil and Military
Aircraft Accident Procedures for Police Officers and Emergency
Services Personnel (Editions 1, 2, 3 and 4).
This booklet also features a 'what to do' checklist in its
centre pages for easy reference.
The checklist should help personnel undertake essential actions
as safely as possible.
For both civilian and military aircraft, accidents must be
reported within 24 hours. The contact details are:
Civil: All civil aircraft accidents are
required, by law, to be reported to the ATSB: 1800 011
034.
Military: All military aircraft accidents are
required to be reported to the DDAAFS Duty Officer on 0410
626 357 and, IF PRACTICABLE, the nearest military
base.
Type: Safety Education Material
Series Number: Edition 5 - June 2010
Publication Date: 29/07/2010
ISBN: 978-1-74251-050-1
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