The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) will stage a Full Scale Emergency Exercise on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 involving a simulated ‘Aircraft Crash’ on the Aerodrome, a release from the airport said today.
According to the airport’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ramesh Ghir, the Emergency Exercise is a requirement of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards.
CJIAC’s last full-scale emergency was conducted on November 6, 2013, the release said.
“International Airports are required to conduct such exercises at least once every two years since it allows for testing of responses by all personnel involved, emergency plans and procedures and emergency equipment and communication,” Ghir explained.
The exercise will encompass 300 persons from from CJIA, Guyana Defence Force, Guyana Police Force, Airport Fire Service, Customs and Immigration, Airport Security Unit, Guyana Civil Aviation Authority, Diamond Diagnostic Centre, Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Airport Operators/ Airlines, the Civil Defence Commission and Port Health.
The exercise is schedule to start at 11: 00hrs with an “aircraft crash” being reported inside the aerodrome with 41 persons on board, after which the various agencies will be notified to respond to the accident, the release said.
