1. FAAM Induction Training
Proposed template for FAAM presentations
GN -19 Mar 2014
Notes:
The custom ‘FAAM blue’ is RGB 9,13,66. It’s close but not yet an exact match for the aircraft colour.
I don’t know who took the photo of the 146 from MOCCA so I haven’t put on an accreditation.
The title image could be replaced with something more relevant to a particular presentation.

2. Aims
To receive a level of induction and training material that allows you to go from this room and work safely on and around the facility, including the aircraft.
All the documentation in this presentation is available through the web site under the H & S tabs.
This induction will include a trip to the labs and Hangar. At the end of the process you must complete a form to say you have been given and have understood and will put into practice the guidance in this presentation.

3. The Facility Stake holder rich Split facility
FAAM (NCAS, NERC, Met Office)
DFL aircraft operators
Avalon aircraft engineering service
Split facility
Building 145 – Offices
Building 85 – Hangar
Bae-146 ARA
Building 85 – FAAM Laboratory

4. People Head Of FAAM Contracts/Finance/Admin Data/IT
Operation/logistics
Technical/Engineering
Head of Airborne
Science and Technology
Instrumentation

5. Web form http://axll.pythonanywhere.com/visit/add/
Before arriving and attempting to do any instrument work, including delivery of an instrument you must alert the Cranfield team of your requirements using the webform. If you are here simply to fly you do not need to fill this in.
Must be filled in 24 hours before arriving at FAAM, this will allow a pass to be issued if relevant and will allow you access to the aircraft on the ground. This is only relevant for instrument scientists. For flight days all personal will be escorted to and from the aircraft if not in possession of a pass.
If your application is successful at 4pm the day you applied a ‘yes’ will appear in the ‘Approved’ column on the FAAM visitor form. If this says ‘no’ or your name does not appear please ring the duty Ops for the day. Contact details are on the web.

6. Building 146 – FAAM Offices
Function of building – Offices and meeting rooms (including flight briefs and debriefs)
1. Access first point use door bell downstairs
2. Sign in to the building request pass if needed (point out office to get pass at), you will need to swap a piece of your ID or contact name of FAAM person working with you.
Policy on smoking,
Actions on discovering a fire How to raise the alarm, break any of the fire alarm points
How to call the fire brigade if you have time ring 2222 – give info on building (B145) and leave via escape route
If you hear the fire alarm please leave by the nearest exit.
Visitors will have been made to sign in or be with their host. Please congregate at the muster point on the lawn to the left of the building (outside Cranfield Press) AP28
4. Virtual tour of the
a. Offices, who is where – Ops, DFL, Instrument team etc.
b. Toilets,
c. kitchen – teas and coffees
d. recycling points
5. The front door is open from 8am until 6pm a pass will be needed outside of these hours.
6. If you are here to work for an extended period of time you will need to complete a DSE form

7. B85 Hangar E Emergency Exit E E E E
Function of the building – Aircraft Storage, fit/removal of instruments, on aircraft instrument work
Access to the Hangar for visitors is nominally between 9am and 5 pm and requires a Cranfield Airport pass or to be escorted.
Always follow the safe purple access route around the outside of the hanger, access to the aircraft is via the back of the hangar in the coned zone.
Keep an eye out for slips and trip hazards and be aware sometimes aircraft parts can extend over walkways and be hard to see, such as static wicks
Do not walk under wings and engines as they often leak toxic fluids
Always report to Avalon offices here and here to sign in, alert them to work you intend to under take and get any RAs checked off. If they are not there please ring the number on the door. Under no circumstances are you to begin work until you have signed in
Photography in the hangar is limited to the FAAM aircraft and only after permission has been sought, any pictures must not show any other aircraft.
Do not touch any aircraft
Toilets are here and here
Emergency exits are here, here and here. Signage will show you to the muster points which are here and here. E E E

8. Aircraft in Hangar
Avalon must be aware of your presence in the hangar and any work you intend on doing before you start, RAs for specific work must have been checked off by them. An online web form must have been completed prior to working.
Please think about what you wear in the hangar, there is a lot of medium industrial work going on, do not wear sandals or shorts above the knee. Think about the work you need to do and dress appropriately.
General tools must be logged out of the FAAM aircraft toolkit in the hangar. The tool tag system must be adhered to, non adherence might result in being banned from accessing the ARA in the future. Please use the tool trays available, this help with keeping your work neat, if applicable
Place your initials in the first column of the board and then use the numbered tags to place in the empty shadow that your tool is from.
If you need more that one row of tags simply sign out another one.
On returning your tools put the tags back on the board. If you are missing any please look for them and alert Avalon if you can not find them. There is no punishment for lost tools, unreported lost tools is potentially fatal
Any bespoke tools required must be shown to Avalon and their use accepted.
Access to the aircraft can be by the forward air stairs or by the rear, be careful if carrying unwieldy, large loads. If entering by the rear check that all the rails are in place
When working on the aircraft try to be neat, keep all Foreign Objet Damage/Debris (FOD) for throwing away. If you loose anything on the aircraft even small screws/washers report it as soon as possible to an engineer. You will not be blamed or ridiculed we have all done it give example and stress importance.
Leaks or spills, contact Avalon immediately with COSHH information where relevant.
After any work please report to Avalon and get them to accept your work prior to leaving the site, you will only be made to come back and tidy it if it is not up to standard.

9. Instrument Paperwork
As an instrument scientist working on airborne equipment there are two pieces of paper work you must become familiar with.
The first is a scientific equipment log book work card which you will be issued with on the removal of your equipment from the aircraft. This must be filled in when your rack/instrument has been removed from the aircraft even for the most seemingly insignificant action. E.g. changing a filter inside instrument, replacement of a cable, new fuses etc. If nothing has been done it should still be completed with “no work done”.
The form itself if fairly self explanatory work required, action taken and parts replaced
Please ensure you keep and attach all certificates of conformity for parts replaced/fitted.
If a rack has been removed from the aircraft, even if the rack has only been cleaned one of these forms must be filled in even if it says no work has been done. This document is required to issue a certificate of conformity and get your equipment back on the aircraft.
The second form is the Science equipment defect / work log. These forms are kept in the Avalon office, please ask a member of Avalon or FAAM to show you’re the folder, and are used primarily for work done on the aircraft or in the FAAM labs.
This must be completed when any scientific equipment is moved or disturbed, when scientific equipment id removed for work off the aircraft, i.e. removal for calibration. Or when any component of scientific equipment is replaced.
Column 1 is an identifier
Column 2 is the date/flight number
Column 3 is the work you need to do, i.e. row 2 replace an empty cylinder you fill this in before removing the empty cylinder from the aircraft.
Column 4 On returning with and refitting the replenished cylinder you fill in the action taken column “cylinder replaced”
Column 5 should be signed by the person undertaking the work
Column 6, your work is finally signed off by Avalon.
If in doubt about any of these processes please ask an Avalon or FAAM member of staff.
When delivering your rack Avalon will have to inspect prior to it being cleared to fly please ensure that scientific equipment log book is available for cross reference, this should be done 3 to 4 working days before flying starts. Please note FAAM will not support racks/instrument delivered without a tail lift vehicle. If you do deliver by ordinary van you will have to organize its removal from your van and delivery to the aircraft. Avalon can help with this.

10. B85 Labs E E E E
Function – space to undertake instrument work and light engineering. We also store our equipment and have and area for receiving and sending good/pack up
Access to the FAAM laboratories is between 7am and 7pm, to get beyond the transit area you will require a Cranfield Airport pass. On no account should you arrive and leave the laboratory facility without first ‘signing in’ at FAAMs main building.
You can gain access to the transit room to deliver equipment, simply press the door bell and we can buzz you in. You can go no further without a pass
Passes will be available from DFLs office on completion of an ‘accessing FAAM online form’.
There are two possible alarms, fire and gas alarms on hearing both exit by the quickest route, highlight routes, and congregate at the muster points , highlight there too.
There is a unisex toilet here
If you plan to work in the FAAM labs you must make yourself aware of the relevant risk assessments and COSHH information, on the walls by the doors to each. You must provide your own documentation before your start any work.
You must follow the codes of conduct posted in each lab, if you don’t you will be asked to stop your work.
Always check the viewing panel before opening the door to the hangar as the door opens onto the main walkway. As a reminder do not jam or leave any external doors open either to the hangar or outside, this could breach airside integrity.

11. The Pan/Ramp/Apron
Point out where apron 2 is, where we usually work, also point out general location of the the airside door.
When ever you are on the Pan/Ramp/Apron please be aware of slip and trip hazards – especially chocks, GPU cables and spilt aviation liquids.
Always wear a high viz jacket or tabard done up and the front.
The ramp can be a busy and dangerous environment so please always be vigilant, distractions can be hazardous. Listen out for calls such as clear prop.
Some dos and don’ts
NO SMOKING AIRSIDE
1. There is no use of mobile phones on the ramp
2. You are not to roam free and must be escorted if you do not possess an airside pass
3. Do not walk under the wings of our or any other aircraft
4. DFL will inform you of the safest route on the day of the flight, to be on the safe side it is prudent to always walk around the wings not under them.
5. Never pass behind running engines
6. Please do not access the pan if propellers are running.
7. Never ever cross the double white lines onto the taxiway – point out where these are.
8. If you see Laser Operation boards up, please do not approach the wing pylons. If you need to access this area please check onboard the aircraft with the cloud physics operator to ensure area is safe.
9. Any work done at a height above 2m, most frequently work on the blister/pylons, should be undertaken with equipment fitted guardrails. A risk assessment must be provided prior to work of this kind.
How to tell if a an aircrafts engines are running – anti collision lights. If you see them do not approach the aircraft, wait until they are off before approaching an aircraft
FOD Foreign Objet Damage/Debris is a potential source of catastrophic damage to aircraft as well as potential trip/slip hazard. Please ensure any items dropped on the pan are picked up. If you see FOD please pick it up and dispose of it.
The ramp is often a very noisy environment, we supply and suggest you wear ear protection at all times. Ear plugs can be found in the briefing room in B125.
Tool control still applies. When the aircraft is on the Apron preflight the tools are kept in the forward hold.
1. Sign out a bunch of tool tags from the forward hold, they are all numbered.
2. take the tools from the tool chest, if it is locked ask the FAAM preflighter for the key, replace the tool with a tag
3. after finishing work put the tools back and count your tool tag
If you are short or there is a tool missing please report it. There is a no blame culture around lost tools or lost items on the aircraft. Better a delayed or cancelled flight than a crashed aircraft.

12. Accident Reporting at FAAM
FAAM are committed to reporting accidents, incidents and near misses in a ongoing effort to ensure the facility is as safe as it can possibly be.
Please report any of the following as soon as is practicable to the Duty Ops manager at FAAM as well as to your own institutes reporting system.
Please report any dangerous working activities you encounter at FAAM.
Please report any near misses you have been involved in at FAAM.
Please report any incidents you have been party to at FAAM.
Please report any accidents you have had at FAAM.
Please refer those in the room to who the duty Ops people are likely to be.
Mo Smith
Doug Anderson
Axel Wellpot
FAAM reports and stores all of its incidents, accidents and near misses on the NERC online AINM system -

13. Flying If you are coming to fly
Please be here in good time for the brief/preflight, check the web for timings the day before.
Always remember your DFL/Cranfield airport pass
It is good practice to bring a passport/driving license and your wallet or purse – you might not end up where you think
Please do not attempt to fly in sandals heels or shorts above the knee, It is good practice to wear natural fibers or if inclined a flight suit
Please let DFL know in advance of any dietary requirements. Please also be aware that the food might not be to your liking, if you are a discerning eater please bring your own food.
DFL will give briefings on safety on the pan as a reminder, headset use and how to use the safety equipment on the aircraft on the day of your flight.
As an instrument scientist you should be aware once flying there is little or no provision to do instrument work, the aircraft does have a small onboard tool kit, any instrument work must be cleared with the flight deck and CCM will open the toolkit.

14. Fitness to Fly
Should not fly when under the influence of psychoactive substances or alcohol or when unfit due to injury, fatigue, medication, sickness (see list below) or other similar causes. Or after the 36th week of pregnancy (32nd week for multiple pregnancy).
angina or chest pain at rest
any active communicable disease (see next slide)
decompression sickness after diving or 24 hours after diving
increased intracranial pressure
infection of the sinuses or of the ear and nose and eustachian tubes
recent myocardial infarction
recent stroke
recent surgery or injury where trapped air or gas may be present (e.g. abdominal trauma, gastrointestinal surgery, craniofacial and ocular injuries, brain surgery or eye operations)
severe chronic respiratory disease
breathlessness at rest
unresolved pneumothorax
sickle cell anaemia
psychotic illness, except where fully controlled.
Please mention COLD, FLU or INABILITY TO CLEAR EARS

15. Fitness to fly continued
Consequences:
To the individual – You might not get the appropriate medical attention when needed in the air, diversion might take you away from suitable medical services.
To the science - you get worse on board and the aircraft has to return to base without fulfilling the science requirement. You transmit the illness to all onboard possibly grounding the aircraft for an extended period.
FAAM and DLF Operations reserve the right to stop you flying on evidence of any of the cases laid out in this and the previous slide.

16. Miscellaneous
Detachment health and safety will be discussed in relevant briefings but the majority of the rules and guidance here holds away from base.
Please do not hesitate to ask questions.
If there is something you think we have missed in this presentation please let us know.
We will now go on a quick tour of the facilities. This should take no longer than 10 minutes.
After the tour you will be asked to sign a form to say you have been given and have understood and will put into practice the guidance in this presentation.

17. Appendix FAAM website – www.faam.ac.uk
H & S on website -
New fliers info –
FAAM user info –
Accident reporting -
Contact info:
FAAM -
DFL Avalon -