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B727 Mobilisation and Logistics Plan Revision 2 Property of Oil Spill Response Document Title Document Number OSRL-OPER-GUI-00192 B727 Mobilisation and Logistics Plan Revision 2 B727 Mobilisation and Logistics Plan REVISION HISTORY Revision Date Description Author Reviewer Approval 0 February 2017 Creation of document Matt Jeans Lee Prendergast Dan White 1 November 2018 Document Update Matt Jeans Ajibola Fashola / Shane Jacobs Fiona Carson 2 January 2019 Document Update Matt Jeans Ajibola Fashola Shane Jacobs ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Confidential. Not to be reproduced in any form or media without written consent from the management of Oil Spill Response Limited. Printed versions are uncontrolled and will not be updated. Page 1 of 20 Property of Oil Spill Response Document Title Document Number OSRL-OPER-GUI-00192 B727 Mobilisation and Logistics Plan Revision 2 Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 3 Purpose ............................................................................................................................... 3 2. Technical Specification ...................................................................................................... 4 3. Mobilisation ....................................................................................................................... 7 Mobilisation Type ................................................................................................................ 8 Flight Clearances ................................................................................................................. 9 Crew .................................................................................................................................... 9 4. Indicative Flight Times ..................................................................................................... 10 5. Dispersant ........................................................................................................................ 11 6. Operations ....................................................................................................................... 13 7. Responsibility Matrix ....................................................................................................... 16 8. Costs ................................................................................................................................ 17 9. Additional Information .................................................................................................... 18 10. Example 727 Operations.................................................................................................. 19 Figure 1 Mobilisation Flowchart ................................................................................................ 8 Figure 2: Example spider track of an aircraft on a sortie ........................................................ 15 Figure 3 – Example Spray Mission from a Forward Operating Base ....................................... 20 Table 1: Technical Specification ................................................................................................ 5 Table 2: B727 Range .................................................................................................................. 6 Table 3: B727 Example Flight times ......................................................................................... 10 Table 4 Dispersant approved for use with TERSUS ................................................................. 11 Table 5: Air cargo carrier global availability indicative estimates ........................................... 12 Table 6: Responsibility Matrix ................................................................................................. 16 Table 7: Example mobilisation of dispersant to the Republic of Congo.................................. 19 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Confidential. Not to be reproduced in any form or media without written consent from the management of Oil Spill Response Limited. Printed versions are uncontrolled and will not be updated. Page 2 of 20 Property of Oil Spill Response Document Title Document Number OSRL-OPER-GUI-00192 B727 Mobilisation and Logistics Plan Revision 2 1. Introduction Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) provide one Boeing 727 Aircraft (G-OSRA or G-OSRB) equipped with a TERSUS dispersant spray system. The aircraft is based at Robin Hood Airport – Doncaster, Sheffield, UK and is ready to be ‘wheels up’ 4 hours from mobilisation. The TERSUS system consists of 7 dispersant tanks, 1 pump module and 1 service pallet, with ancillaries and dispersant ground loading equipment. A stockpile of dispersant (Dasic Slickgone NS) is stored adjacent to the aircraft and can be loaded within the 4-hour mobilisation time. Purpose This document is a guide to assist the planning and understanding of the processes for the mobilisation and operation of the Boeing 727 TERSUS dispersant delivery system. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Confidential. Not to be reproduced in any form or media without written consent from the management of Oil Spill Response Limited. Printed versions are uncontrolled and will not be updated. Page 3 of 20 Property of Oil Spill Response Document Title Document Number OSRL-OPER-GUI-00192 B727 Mobilisation and Logistics Plan Revision 2 2. Technical Specification Aircraft Type B727-2S2F(RE) Tail Number G-OSRA and G-OSRB Operator 2Excel Aviation Ltd Base Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) EGCN Call Sign Broadsword 27A or 27B Crew 2 pilots, 1 flight engineer and 1 task specialist Range Approximately 2500nm unladen. Communication Aviation VHF (OSRB also has HF1), satellite phone 1 G-OSRA does not have an HF radio and the aircraft maybe subject to some flight restrictions. (See Section 5 for more information). ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Confidential. Not to be reproduced in any form or media without written consent from the management of Oil Spill Response Limited. Printed versions are uncontrolled and will not be updated. Page 4 of 20 Property of Oil Spill Response Document Title Document Number OSRL-OPER-GUI-00192 B727 Mobilisation and Logistics Plan Revision 2 Other Length 153ft Information Wingspan 108ft Height 34 (fin) Empty 97,471lbs weight Max 56,672lbs payload Max fuel 54, 304lbs load Max 203,100lbs Take-off weight Max payload 56672 (lbs) 25,707kg Cargo Hold Main deck volume 4667 ft3 Lower deck volume 1466 ft3 Useable volume Main deck consists of 12 freight bays: 11 fitted for 88”x125” pallets, and 1 for a 60.4” x 125” pallet System TERSUS 15000 litres installed Airport 6000ft 1,828m Concrete/Asphalt requirements For Aircraft Classification Number (ACN) and Pavement Classification Number (PCN) please contact OSRL. Smaller airfields to be used will need to confirm the strength of the runway, associated taxiways and parking areas before operational spill use. The B727 requires Fire Category Cover Category 7 from the operational airport. Table 1: Technical Specification ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Confidential. Not to be reproduced in any form or media without written consent from the management of Oil Spill Response Limited. Printed versions are uncontrolled and will not be updated. Page 5 of 20 Property of Oil Spill Response Document Title Document Number OSRL-OPER-GUI-00192 B727 Mobilisation and Logistics Plan Revision 2 Empty Full Dispersant configuration Maximum 2500Nm 2250Nm 1400Nm with spray booms fitted Range Transit speed 480kts TAS 480kts TAS 250kts Spray speed ~150kts Table 2: B727 Range Note: Table 2 is indicative only, all ranges and speeds depend upon several variables including location, Forward Operating Base location, temperature, altitude, weather, payload etc. Contact the OSRL Duty Manager for precise timings if required. The spray booms will be fitted upon arrival in country before first spray operations. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Confidential. Not to be reproduced in any form or media without written consent from the management of Oil Spill Response Limited. Printed versions are uncontrolled and will not be updated. Page 6 of 20 Property of Oil Spill Response Document Title Document Number OSRL-OPER-GUI-00192 B727 Mobilisation and Logistics Plan Revision 2 3. Mobilisation SPILL Assessment of severity and strategy selection Notify OSRL Duty Manager and consider the need for Are OSRL Tier 3 standby or potential to No dispersant services escalate. Continue to required? monitor and evaluate situation Yes Notify OSRL Duty Manager Discuss requirements for example: • Aerial Dispersant Application Information required: • Dispersant required • Quantity to be loaded OSRL Notification Form • Spray arm configuration • Airport of operation Email Mobilisation Authorisation Form signed by Nominated Callout Contact OSRL Duty Manager Authority to OSRL Duty Manager: for list of Nominated Callout Authorities if required [email protected] Assist in obtaining: • Required Clearances Liaise with Oil Spill Response • Permissions to Spray Duty Manager Dispersant Mobilise: dispersant stockpile if required Maintain contact with OSRL Duty Manager ____________________________________________________________________________________________
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