Issue 17 June 2019 Volume 1 / Issue 9

Welcome to the latest edition of Aerodrome Safety Central. The newsletter is published on a quarterly basis and includes articles on Airfield news, Work in Progress and relevant safety issues. We welcome input from all based companies and if you would like to contribute to future newsletters please e-mail us at MASUHAWARDEN@.COM

SECURITY UPDATE

As per previous communications the Airside Enhanced Security vetting has now been implemented and relevant databases are being reviewed.

If you do not hold the below vetting requirements in the next few weeks your airside pass will be revoked;

- Basic Check (Background and Reference Check) - Basic Disclosure (DBS) – Criminal Record Check - GSAT Training – General Security Awareness Training - Medical must be in date

If you do not already have all of the above … ACT NOW don’t lose your airside access

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High Visibility Clothing

Hi Visibility Vests must be worn at all times when airside at .

They must be clean and fastened at all times.

If they are not clean and fastened they are not effective

Airport worker killed towing an aircraft in Kuwait it’s still happening!! . Don’t Get Complacent

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Aircraft Marshalling

All aircraft are required to be marshalled onto and off all aprons at Hawarden Airport

Aircraft must be marshalled using approved methods i.e.: Wands or Bats

Aircraft must not be marshalled using hand signals

JUST CULTURE

Serco and Airbus Support A Just Culture

A just culture should enable open reporting leading to learning and improvement. The definition of a just culture was introduced into EC regulation 376/2014.

‘A culture in which frontline operators or other persons are not punished for actions, omissions or decisions taken by them that are commensurate with their experience and training, but in which gross negligence, wilful violations and destructive acts are not tolerated’.

We encourage all operators and third party companies to embrace a just culture.

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ATC Corner

New Drone Restrictions and Flight Restriction Zones (FRZ)

Due to the increase in the number of incidents and infringements by, or involving, drones, the UK Government has issued a new set of drone regulations which came into force in March 2019.

The new regulations include a zone around most UK called the Flight Restriction Zone (FRZ). The Hawarden FRZ,

shown on the map below, includes the Hawarden ATZ (a circle with a radius of 2.5nm, centred on the midpoint of 22/04) and the runway protection zones, from the surface to 2000ft. The runway protection zones extend 5km from each of the runway thresholds with a width of 0.5km either side of the extended runway centreline.

The new regulations state that permission is always required to fly a drone of any size from the surface to 2000ft within an FRZ. During Hawarden Airport opening hours, ATC will issue permission to fly and, if the air traffic situation permits, can also issue permission to fly above 400ft (to a maximum of 2000ft). Outside of opening hours, the Aerodrome Operator can issue permission to fly but only up to 400ft, not above. Outside of the Hawarden FRZ, permission to fly above 400ft can only be issued by the CAA. Details on how to obtain permission from the CAA can be found on their website at www.caa.co.uk/uas or on the Dronesafe website at dronesafe.uk The Dronesafe website also includes a link to an interactive map which shows every FRZ in the UK.

It is illegal to fly any drone at any time within the FRZ unless you have permission from ATC or, outside of operational hours, from the Aerodrome Operator, so make sure you don’t get caught out!

As always if there are any questions about anything within this article, or anything with regards to the ATC service we provide, please give us a call on 01244 522012, or e-mail [email protected] and we would be happy to help. Visitors to the tower are also welcome with prior arrangementt

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Meet the Team

Warren Brown (Compliance & Safeguarding Officer)

Warren started his working career in Financial Accounts in 1996 and 1989 he also joined North Fire Service as a retained firefighter in conjunction with his full time employment. He eventually completed approximately 18 year’s service with North Wales and during this period decided to follow a full time career in the Fire Service sector and was fortunate to join the RFFS as a firefighter at Hawarden in 2001. After completing his initial training at the International Fire Training Centre at Teesside, Warren’s career progressed fairly quickly through the rank structure from Firefighter to Crew Manager in 2003, followed by Watch Manager in 2005 and later took on the role of Training Manager in 2009 where he was responsible for the management and implementation of the maintenance of competence scheme across the service.

After another 18 years in the RFFS Warren decided on a new challenge and change in career direction with the Airbus Operations Aerodrome Management team and has now took the position of Aerodrome (Compliance & Safeguarding Officer).

Warren will be responsible for the aerodrome safeguarding, crane permits and drone permits.

He will also do 3rd party compliance audits for the aerodrome team

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