DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF DCA ON CABIN SAFETY ISSUE

2 - 3 October 2008, 10th Steering Committee Meeting, Macau

Thipsuda Chiamcharoenvut, Department of Civil Aviation, THA

Cabin Safety Seminar

Held on 22 – 24 April 2008 ICAO, Bangkok

The Flight Operations Inspection Division

Introduction

Regular surveillance of the operational aspects of all Air Transport Operators in

order to ensure safe and efficient commercial air transport services in the

country. The Division is responsible for carry out

Surveillance Inspection of the system and Certification Checks of aircrew as a part of its regular inspection program.

Responsible for carrying out all of the Safety Oversight Responsibilities

assigned by the ICAO and its Annexes.

Assessment of Air Operators

Financial resources Route structure Traffic studies Management

structure .. and more

Operation manual Maintenance manual

Flight Operations manual

Cabin Crew manual Dispatcher manual Dangerous Goods

manual .. and more

LEGAL ASSESSMENT TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT

Cabin Safety

Training Program

Inspections

Areas

To ensure that the operator’s overall training program continues to provide quality instruction by conducting an evaluation of the training program, curriculums, facilities, instructors, courseware, instructional delivery

method, testing, checking procedures which were previously approved by

DCA.

Depending on operator’s size, aircraft fleet, number of crew members, training locations and scope of

operation.

Training Program

Inspections

Areas

Training manual or Curriculums

Courseware

Instructional delivery methods

Testing and Checking

Ground Phrase

Academic

Training

ICAO DOC 7192 Part E1 and Thai DCA Announcement on Cabin

Crew Training Program Example subjects include:

Aircraft Components Duties and Responsibilities of

Cabin Crew Physiology of Flight Dangerous Goods

Human Factor Emergency Procedures

Ground Phrase

Emergency Practical Training

ICAO DOC 7192 Part E1 and Thai DCA Announcement on Cabin

Crew Training Program Practical drills include:

Wet drill Fire drill

Slide drill Emergency evacuation

Aircraft Familiarization (Aircraft visit)

Emergency Practical Drill

Wet Drill Wet Drill

Both at Thai Airways Training Center

Emergency Practical Drill

Fire Drill Fire Drill

Both at Thai Airways Training Center

Emergency Practical Drill

Slide Drill Slide Drill

At Thai Airways Training Center

Emergency Practical Drill

Aircraft Visit Aircraft Visit

Flight Phrase

On Job Traini

ng

Operators’ responsibility to

monitor newly trained Cabin crew

onboard the aircraft

Minimum 6 sectors before released

In-company final assessment

Cabin Crew Certificate, issued by

Air Operator, signed by DCA

Cabin Crew Certificate

Flight Phrase

Cabin En-

route Inspecti

on

Frequency of operational Inspections

by DCA At least 4 scheduled inspections

annually per airline

Areas of inspection Aircraft

Crewmember Flight Conduct

Flight Phrase

Recurrent

Training

As required by Thai DCA Announcement on Cabin Crew Training Program

(Recurrent) Once every year and record are kept in

personal log book

Example subjects include: Duties and Responsibilities of Cabin Crew

Physiology of Flight Dangerous Goods

Human Factor Emergency Procedures

Emergency drills First aid

Conclusions

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