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MANUAL on the ICAO BIRD STRIKE Informatlon SYSTEM (IBIS) Doc 9332-AN/909 MANUAL ON THE ICAO BIRD STRIKE INFORMATlON SYSTEM (IBIS) THIRD EDITION - 1989 Approved by flae Secretov Geaerwl arid published under his authoritv INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION Pitblished in separate English, Arnbic, Chinese, Freack, Russian and Spanish editions by the lnternulionat Civil Aviatiow Orgnrlizntiorl. All correspondence, P-wept orders and xubscriprions, shodd be addressed to the Secretuiy General. Orders shouId be sent to une of the following addresses, together with the appropriate remittance (by bank draft, cheque or mosey order) in U.S. dollars or the currency of the country in which the order is placed. Credit card orders (Amel-ican Express, Mastercard and Visa) arc: acc~paclat ICAO He~idqurrrtcrs. lniernnrionrll Civil A viution Organiiafion.Attention: Document Sales Unit 999 Urril~ersityS~FW, Montreal, Qwbec, Canad3 H3C 5H7 Telephone: +I (5 14) 954-8022; Facsimile: +I (5 14) 954-6769: Sitatex: YULADYA: E-mail: [email protected] Egypr. ICAO Regional Director, Middle &st Office. Egyptian Civil Aviation Complex, Cairo Airport Road, Heliopolis, Cairo 11776 Telephonc: +20 (2)267-4840; Facsimile: +20 (7)267-4843; Sitatex: CAICAYA France. DIrecteur rdgional cle I'OACI, Bureau Europe el Atlantique Nord, 3 bis, villa mile-~ergerat, 92522 Neuilly-sur-Seine (Cedex) TdCphone: +33 (1) 46 41. 85 85; Ttlicopieur: +33 (1) 46 41 g5 00; Sitatex: PAREUYA i~di~i.Oxford Book and Stationery Co.+Scindia House, New Delhi 1 10001 or 17 Park Street, Calcutta 700016 Telephone: i-9 1 (1 i) 33 1-5896, Facsimile: +9 1 (1 1) 331-2639 J~pnr~.Japan Civil Aviation Promotion Foundation. 15-12, kchome. Toranomon, Minatc-Ku, Tokyo Telephone: +8 1 (3) 3503-2686; Facsimile: +81 (3) 3503-2689 Ketlyu. ICAO Regional Director. Eastern and Southern African Office, United Nations Accommodation, P.O. Box 46294, Nairobi Telephone: +254 (2) 622-395; Facsimile: +254 (2) 226-706; Sitatex: NBOCAYA Mexico. Director Regional de la OACI. Oficina Nortertmerica, Cer~tronmkricay Caribe Masaryk No. 29-3er. piso, CoI. Chapultepec Morales, Mkxicg. D.F., 11570 Teldfono: +52 (55) 52 50 32 11; Facsimile: +52 (55) 52 03 27 57: Sitatex: MEXCAYA Nigeria. Landover Company, P.O. Box 3165, Ikeja. Lagos Telepllane: +234 (1) 4979780: Facsimile: +234 (1) 4979788; Sitarex: LOSLORK Perrf. Director Regional de la OACI, Oficina Sudamtrica. Apartado 4127, Lima 100 Telkfono: +5 1 ( 1) 302260; Facsimile: +5 1 (1 ) 640393; Sitatex: LIMCAYA Russidlri Fedemtioil. Aviaizdat, 48, 1. Franko Street, Moscow 121 35 1 Telephone: +7 (095) 417-0405; Facsimile: +7 (G95) 417-0254 Se~egaI.Di~ecteur regional de YOACI, Bureau Afrique widentale et centraie, Boite postale 2356, Dakar Ttlkphone: +221 8-23-54-52: Ttlkcopieur: +221 8-23-69-26; Silatex: DKRCAYA Slovakia. Air Traffic Services of the Slovak Republic, Letove prev;Idzkov& sluzby Slovenskej Republiky, State Enterprise, Letisko M.R.StefAnika. 823 07 Bratislava 21, Slovak Republic Telephone: +421 171 4857 1 1 1 1: Facsimile: +421 (7) 4857 2105 South Africa. Avex Air Training (Ply) LM.,Private Bag X102, Halfway House, 1685, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa Telephone: +27 (1 I) 3 15-000314; Facsimile: +27 (I I) 805-3Q9: E-maii: [email protected] Spain. A.E.M.A. - Aeropuertos Espafioles y Nnvegaci6n Airea, Cnlle Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena, 14, PIanta Tercera, Despacho 3. 1 1, 28027 Madrid Telkfono: +34 (91 ) 321-3148: Facsimile: +34 (91 ) 321-3 157; Carreo-e: [email protected] Thailand. ICAO Regional Director, Asia and Pacific Ofice, P.O. Box 11, Sarnyack Ladpmo, Bangkok 10901 Telephone: +66 (2) 537-8189; Facsimile: +66 (2) 537-8199: Sitatex: BKKCAYA United Kingdom. Airplan Flight Equipment Ltd. (AFE), la Ringway Trading Estate. Shadowmoss Road, Manchester M22 jLH Telephone: +44 16 1 499 0023: Facsimile: +44 161 499 0298; E-mail: enquiries8 afeonline ,corn., World Wide Web: http://www.afconljnc. corn Catalogue of ICAO Publications and Audio-visual Training Aids Issued annually, the Catalogue lists all publications and audio-visual training aids currently available. Monthly supplements announce new publications and audio-visual training aids, amendments, supplements, reprjnts, etc. Available free from the Document Sales Unit, ICAO Manual on the ICAO Bird Strike Information System (IBIS) (DOC9332-AN9091 Third Edition - 1989 AMENDMENTS The issue of amendments is announced reguIarly in the ICAO Joilrnul and in the monthly Supplements to the Cnrulogue of ICAO Publications and Audio-visual Trainirlg Aids, which holders of this publication shvu td consult. These amendn~ents are available free upon request. Foreword The ICAO Bird Strike Information System (IBIS) is a reporting system designed to collect and disseminate information on bird strikes which occur as a result of a colljsjon between an aircraft and a bird. Data supplied by Contracting States and aircraft operators to ICAO are stored in a computer for easy retrieval and analysis. This manual describes the reporting system, the codes used for storage of data in the computer and the types of analyses of the reported data that are available. Many States may be concerned only with the reporting and analysis aspects of bird strikes. Some States, however, may want to report bird strikes to ICAO by computer tape and code their own bird strikes. For these States, the IBIS Manual is a source document for data coding of bird strikes. Any enquiries concerning IBIS or this manual should be addressed to the Secretary General of ICAO, making reference to AN 4/9.I. 1. Chapter 1 Reporting ICAO State letter AN 4/9.1-79/179, dated 23 November 1979, requested Contracting States to report all bird strikes to aircraft. For this purpose, a Bird Strike Reporting Form was developed (see Sample Form 1). An over-all review of the lCAO Bird Strike Information System (IBIS) was carried out in 1985. After careful consideration of the advantages and disadvantages of amending the questions included in the reporting form, it was decided that, in order to retain continuity, no changes should be made to the reported strike data. Notwithstanding the decision to retain the current reporting form, a new Supplementary Bird Strike Reporting Form (see Sample Form 2) was developed for airlines, which are required to provide information pertaining to costs resulting from bird strikes, as well as detailed information on damage to engines. This is a post-incident report since engine damage and cost can only be ascertained after detailed inspection and assessment. It is believed that the questions on the forms are self-explanatory. However, several genera1 remarks about the forms and on certain questions may be useful. 1.1 PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF REPORTING FORMS 1.1.1 The forms are designed for direct reproduction by States. At the beginning of each form, space is provided for each State to add the address and/or instructions for returning the form to its appropriate authorities. It should be noted that it is not intended that forms be sent directly to ICAO. Similarly, at the end of each form, space has been provided to include the address within the State to which any bird remains, including feather fragments, should be sent. States will wish to complete these two pieces of information before reproducing the forms. Depending on the organizational structure of the State, it may be advantageous to reproduce self-copying forms to allow for multiple uses by different authorities within the State. 1.1.2 After reproduction by States, the blank reporting forms should be distributed to aircraft operators and to each aerodrome in the State. 1.1.3 In connexion with the question pertaining to the identification of the bird species involved in strikes, States are urged to confirm such identifications. Confirmation shouid be accomplished by means of a positive identification by a qualified person. When the bird species has been confirmed, the State should so indicate in the "remarks" portion of the form. Such confirmations will be coded in the computer-stored data. , 1.2 REPORTING BIRD STRIKE DATA 1.2.1 The ICAO Bird Strike Reporting Form is normally completed by the pilot following an aircraft collision with a bird; however, reports may be completed by airport ground staff, air traffic controllers or aircraft maintenance staff. The Supplementary Bird Strike Reporting Form is expected to be completed by the operator involved. The reports are normally sent to the appropriate authority in each State, after I 2 Manual on the JCA 0 Bird Strike Informarion System (IBIS) . - BIRD STRIKE REPORTING FORM Send to: Operator .............................. om2 Effect on Flight none Ua Aircraft MakelModel .................... WQP aborted takeoff 033 precautionary landing 054 Engine MakelModsl ..................... Ed06 engines shut down 03s ofher(specify) Dss Aircraft Registration .................... OY Sky Condition 37 Date day .... month .... year .... ca no cloud EIA some cloud Us Local time ............................ m overcasf Uc dawn DA day t3s dusk Oc night Oo .... ro Precipitation fog n3s Aerodrolne Name.. ..................... 11/72 rain 33 snow 040 Runway Used .......................... 1s Bird Species' ......... 41 Location if En Route.. .................. IP Number of Birds Helght AGL ............ ft 4s Seen42 I DA Speed (IAS) ............ kt 16 2-10 Ge Phase of Flight 17 11-100 Oc parked On en route DE more Oo taxi Oe descent OF fake-off run Clc approach OG Size of Birdu climb OD landingroll OH small Os medium OM Part(s) of Aircraft large UL Struck Damaged radome C1 18 Pilot Warned of Birds45 windshield I9 yes Or no Ex nose (excluding above) Om engine no. 7 C1 21 a Remarks {describe damage, injuries and 4w47 2 a 22 other pertinent information) 3 On t7 4 Zd prapeller a 25 wing/rotor 28 fuselage t] 27 landing gear @a 0 tail 0211 lights , 030 0 other (specify) 31 Reported by .................................. 'Send all bird remains including feather fragments to: IOptionall THIS INFORMATION IS REQUIRED FOR AVIATION SAFETY Sample Form 1 Chapter I.
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