MIAA tests readiness to respond to aircraft response
THE Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) is set to test its readiness to respond to any aircraft crash during the Crash Rescue Exercise (CREX) 2023 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Friday, August 4, 2023.
Airport Authorities of member states to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) are required to conduct bi-annually, a full-scale airport emergency exercise and a table-top exercise during the intervening year.
These are done to ensure that airport authorities are attuned to the latest recommendations under the ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (ICAO-SARPS) manuals.
Apart from prescribing to the standards of the ICAO-SARPS, this year’s crash rescue exercise shall assess the effectiveness of prevailing guidelines and procedures contained in the 8th edition of the MIAA Airport Emergency Plan (MIAA-AEP).
“This year’s exercise is another first in the history of the MIAA because we shall also simulate the management and handling of relatives of victims of the aircraft accident, something that was never done before,” said MIAA Officer-in-Charge Bryan Co.
While rated as a Category IX airport, MIAA’s current rescue and firefighting capability is Category X compliant making it ready to respond to an airport emergency involving an Airbus A380.
Co assures that there will be no flight disruptions and normal operations will continue smoothly during the conduct of the exercise.
