Project on Standards and Regulation regarding a Bird Strike

4.4 Air Operators:

The Canadian Aviation Regulation CAR’s define the rules and responsibilities that an air operator should follow.

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  Flight operation procedures
  
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  Aircraft dispatch systems
  
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  Aircraft maintenance procedure
  
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  Safety systems management and
  
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  Employment training requirements.
  

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  Standard Operating Procedure
  
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  Employee training and operation and
  
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  Reporting bird strike.
  

Standard operating procedure should be developed addressing the following areas; they are based on the flight operation, dispatch, maintenance and operation of aircrafts. They offer procedure to minimize the wildlife strikes and severity when included in the manuals [25].

The principles and techniques that is executed to minimize the bird strike are;

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  Plan the maximum possible altitude to be 3000ft AGL to minimize the probability of bird strike and is more challenging at low altitude.
  
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  By maximizing the rate of climb at departure, the probability of bird strike minimizes. This can be achieved by using Vertical Noise Abatement profile A.
  
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  Minimizing the speed limits the severity of bird strike
  
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  While accelerating above 250kts below 10,000 ft. MSL, it would result in the reduced speed while accelerating thereby prevailing in the altitude of the birds. They involve the birds of the larger size that are frequent and causes more damage
  
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  Using landing lights while operating below 10000ft.
  
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  Avoid planning and flying routes that are more known for bird habitant, along lake, river, and ocean at a low altitude.
  
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  For a rotatory aircraft the severity of strikes can be minimized by, making the pilots wear the helmets by visor, which minimizes the danger of windshield penetration
  
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  If the strike occurs the aircraft should be carefully inspected by an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer. Carefully inspect the main and tail motor as it’s not easily detectable [25].
  

Careful planning and application of rules and responsibilities can minimize the possibility and the severity of the wildlife hazards.

In the event of the flight planning, careful study should be done with the data collected on the potential of the hazard in the flight path

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  At the departure airport
  
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  In the flight path
  
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  In the arrival point and
  
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  Any other alternative planned airport [25].
  

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  The documentation about the airports contained in the Canada flight supplements
  
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  NOTAM and BIRDTAM in specific few countries that have the hazard details
  
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  Rules in the journal of Canada’s Aeronautical information publication
  
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  Aviation hazard advisory system that monitor the current movement of the birds [25].
  

In order to remove the bird life from the ramp areas the ramp operation Sop should mention the following:

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  Immediate removal of all garbage especially the food waste and make them in a closed storage
  
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  Cover all the containers with lids
  
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  The duty of the ramp officers is to make sure that the birds are not feed near the ramp areas.
  
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  Collecting all information and reporting them to airport wildlife management personnel.
  

Every last worker who is filling in as an air operator ought to experience preparing on dangers and expenses of wildlife strikes and the measures to minimize the cost and give the greatest security. There are a few ranges to be given for the operators in setting up the groups for the crises that regularly follow on account of a bird strike. Some of the suggested training method to follow are;

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  Annual data briefing on the bird strike that has been spotted within the company and the industry. They should review the situation and prepare an emergency procedure to follow in such situation.
  
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  Train in the simulator for the situation that involves aircraft performance degradation and multiple damages resulting in bird strike and the situation that forces the management to take the necessary actions that needs to be implemented for the safety of the passengers.
  
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  The crew resource management techniques should be performed to ensure the optimal usage of the cockpit and other available resources during the emergency situation such as a bird strike [25].
  

An aircraft organization has no commitment to make the workers mindful of the numerous issues connected with the bird strike, however the air operator has certain guidelines and direction in the autos in regards to the security mindfulness. They need to spread the security mindfulness among the representatives. A portion of the common sense and the fruitful courses through which the bird strike is viably conveyed through the workers are;

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  Analysing and publishing the annual statics in the bird strikes
  
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  Implanting the sketches of the bird strike to make a creative awareness
  
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  Issuing bulletins regarding the bird strike to warn the pilots
  
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  Issuing warning to pilots about the migratory bird’s approach and the safety measures that has to be implemented, in the wake of a disaster
  
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  Educate all the members in the company in terms of disaster management and the procedures to reduce the risks
  
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  Keeping all materials easily available for employee review [25].
  

• The security reporting framework must be established on the standard of non-correctional reporting of wellbeing episodes.

• Safety reporting-framework information that is imparted to other wellbeing experts must be displayed in a mysterious shape that darkens character of the journalist.

• Wildlife-strike information must be imparted to other wellbeing experts, for example, Transport Canada and airport natural life administration staff.

• Wildlife-occurrence report structures ought to reflect the Transport Canada Bird/Wildlife Strike Report frame to guarantee remedy data is accounted for in a uniform way.

• Maintenance work force ought to likewise have a method whereby they can report wildlife strike harm to the natural life occurrence reporting framework [25].