Aircraft Ground De-icing / Anti-icing Procedures (Basic and Recurrent)

Understand De-icing/Anti-icing operations as required by existing SAE standards and recommendations, aircraft manufacturer’s requirements, perform practical de/anti-icing assessment.

What you will learn:

• Common standards, regulations and recommendations.
• Basic knowledge of airplane performance.
• Terms and definitions, used in de/anti-icing procedures.
• Conditions which can lean to the formation of ice on the airplane.
• Effects of frost, snow, ice and slush on airplane performance.
• Airplane in general and common critical areas.
• Basic characteristics of airplane de/anti-icing fluids, including causes and consequences of fluid degradation, fluid remaining on surfaces, and dried and/or rehydrated residues.
• General techniques for removing deposits of frost, ice, slush and snow from the airplane surfaces and for anti-icing.
• De/Anti-Icing procedures in general and specific measures to be performed on different   airplane types.
• Airplane Contamination Check, Post De/Anti-icing Check, Pre-take off check, Pre-take off contamination check of the airplanes.
• De/Anti-icing equipment and facilities operating procedures.
• Personal Safety Precautions and Human Factor.
• Local Emergency Procedures.
• Environmental considerations, e.g. where to de-ice, spill report, hazardous waste control.
• Fluid application guideline tables and limitations. Interpretation of Holdover Time tables.
• De-icing/Anti-icing Codes and Communication procedures.
• Knowledge of the English language concerning de/anti-icing procedures and communication.
• Types of De/Anti-icing fluid quality check. Fluid handling.
• Local rules and restrictions. Airport operational procedures.
• Duties and Responsibilities of the persons, involved in de/anti-icing operations.
• De-icing coordination procedures in general.