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Chapter 5 - Ground Crew Supplement

• Role of Ground Crew
• Trained Personnel
• Initial Training
• Recurrent Training
• Recommended Practices
• Record Keeping
• Fluid Description
• Colour
• Qualified Fluids
• Industry Fluid Specifications
• Freezing Point
• Refractometer Use in Determining a Glycol Based Fluid's Freezing Point
• FPD Fluid Strength When Applied
• FPD Temperature Buffer
• Guidelines on the Use of Representative Surfaces
• Deicing and Anti-icing Procedures
• Deicing/Anti-icing Fluid on the Cockpit Windscreen
• Adequate Nighttime Flood Lighting
• Fluid Application Procedures
• One-step Deicing/Anti-icing
• Two-step Deicing/Anti-icing
• No Spray Zones
• De-icing the Engine Area
• Ground Deicing/Anti-Icing With Main Engines Running

Fluid Application

• Spray Pressure
• Proper Coverage
• Heat Loss
• Areas to be Covered
• Excessive Application
• Inspection for Contaminants
• Representative Aircraft Surfaces
• Collection and Disposal
• Environmental Impact
• Fluid Contamination
• New Equipment
• Weatherproof Covers
• Internal Inspection of Tanks
• Transfer of Fluid
• Dedicated Equipment
• Labeling
• Forbidden Mixtures
• Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
• Techniques for Implementing the Clean Aircraft Concept
• Critical Surface Inspections
• Emergency Service
• Conclusion

Date modified:

2010-05-20

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