Introduction to Emergency Management at Airports
Every airport needs to have in place an emergency response plan, in order to be prepared when worst scenario happens: an aircraft incident at or in the vicinity of an airport. This involves dealing with unforeseen events, contingencies and infectious diseases at an airport as well as business continuity. Staff need to be adequately trained to react on incidents. This interactive course will give an introduction on how to make an airport emergency risk assessment. Risks will jointly be prioritized and mitigation actions developed until the risk can be accepted.
Attending this course will provide participants with a structural and practical insight in emergency management. Basics of ICAO Annex 14 and EASA requirements will be taught before deepening the knowledge through the presentation of case studies. Practical exercises assist attendees to understand how emergency situations are being managed and which role each stakeholder plays in such scenarios: who is involved, which external stakeholders are needed or what role can an airport play in crisis situations. The results of practical table top exercises will be evaluated and can later assist planning at their own organisation.
This course targets all airport stakeholders who are involved in Emergency Planning and Management within their organizations (airport operators, ATC, RFFS, planners, inspectors) but also personnel of oversight authorities.
Course Details
Location:BerlinLanguage:English
Date:28.09. - 30.09.2022
Duration:3 days
Course Fee
For trainings in Berlin:
All customers will be charged 19% VAT.
The final price will be shown on your invoice.
Course Content
Legislation
- ICAO Annex 14
- EASA Regulation
- Local legislation
Risk management vs emergency management
- Risk assessment
- Risk matrix
- Correlation between risk management and emergency management
Types of emergencies
- Crash at own airport or its vicinity: case study
- Crash at other airport with impact on own airport: case study
Coordination, cooperation & communication
- Coordination on local level
- Coordination on different levels: impact on your organisation
- Cooperation between different possible stakeholders
- Role of communication
Agencies involved in the airport emergency plan
- Airport stakeholders
- Non-airport stakeholders
Roles & responsibilities
- Different disciplines
- Governmental responsibilities
- Operational responsibilities
- Airport operators
Incident management
- Definition
- Risk assessment
Leadership for operational staff
- Scenario setting
- Some useful figures to be prepared as leader
Trainer
Daniele Occhiato
Daniele holds a Diploma degree in aerospace engineering and a Master Degree in Aviation Safety. He is an aviation consultant and project engineer for airsight with extensive expertise in airport operations, aircraft operations, apron management services, ground handling, safety management systems and emergency response planning as well as auditing and compliance monitoring at aerodromes.
For more than 10 years, Daniele has been involved in the development and management of Safety Management Systems and Compliance monitoring systems in both complex (international hub) and less complex aerodrome realities.
At airsight, he is involved in the conduction of safety assessments at airports, focusing on airport and aircraft operations related issues as well as safety management systems.
Daniele is very knowledgeable in the international aerodrome regulations (ICAO/EASA), their national implementation, as well as industry’s best-practices and works for airsight as a lead auditor. He has been part of the auditor team for some ACI APEX (Airport Excellence Programmes) reviews at international airports.
Yves Brouwers
Yves is an experienced emergency expert with a strong airport background in emergency, compliance and business continuity management. His is furthermore certified in airside operations and runway safety management.
Yves started in this field as responsible Contingency Manager at Brussels Airport. During his work for the Red Cross, he was responsible for the emergency services in Flanders and gained extensive experience in the execution and planning of emergency services strategy.
He is currently working as an independent consultant and takes on various international projects, including updates of the Emergency and Evacuation Plan of Brussels Airport Company, the development of the Business Continuity Plan, the implementation of EU safety regulations as well as the conduction of audits and proposing corrective actions at other airports. Furthermore, he develops the training program for safety critical functions at Brussels Airport.
Target Group
- Aerodrome emergency planners
- Aerodrome operations operatives and management
- Aerodrome planning and development staff
- ATC staff, including management
- Civil Aviation Authorities staff
- Aerodrome inspectors and regulators
- Public authorities involved in airport operations
Course Location
Participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements. The accommodation and travel costs are at the charge of the participants. Please note that airsight does not perform any travel and hotel bookings for the participants. Rooms can however be booked directly by the participants by contacting the hotel.
Organisational Details
The course hours are scheduled as follows:
first training day: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
mid-training days: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
last training day: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
At the end of the course, all participants will receive an airsight certificate based on EASA training regulations, which is highly recognized throughout the aviation industry.
About airsight Training

airsight Training course quality
airsight operates an ISO 9001 certified Quality Management System and pursues the objective to provide high quality services that fully meet the clients’ needs.
Course Details
Location:In-houseLanguage:English
Duration:3 days
Course Content
Legislation
- ICAO Annex 14
- EASA Regulation
- Local legislation
Risk management vs emergency management
- Risk assessment
- Risk matrix
- Correlation between risk management and emergency management
Types of emergencies
- Crash at own airport or its vicinity: case study
- Crash at other airport with impact on own airport: case study
Coordination, cooperation & communication
- Coordination on local level
- Coordination on different levels: impact on your organisation
- Cooperation between different possible stakeholders
- Role of communication
Agencies involved in the airport emergency plan
- Airport stakeholders
- Non-airport stakeholders
Roles & responsibilities
- Different disciplines
- Governmental responsibilities
- Operational responsibilities
- Airport operators
Incident management
- Definition
- Risk assessment
Leadership for operational staff
- Scenario setting
- Some useful figures to be prepared as leader
Trainer
Yves Brouwers
Yves is an experienced emergency expert with a strong airport background in emergency, compliance and business continuity management. His is furthermore certified in airside operations and runway safety management.
Yves started in this field as responsible Contingency Manager at Brussels Airport. During his work for the Red Cross, he was responsible for the emergency services in Flanders and gained extensive experience in the execution and planning of emergency services strategy.
He is currently working as an independent consultant and takes on various international projects, including updates of the Emergency and Evacuation Plan of Brussels Airport Company, the development of the Business Continuity Plan, the implementation of EU safety regulations as well as the conduction of audits and proposing corrective actions at other airports. Furthermore, he develops the training program for safety critical functions at Brussels Airport.
Target Group
- Aerodrome emergency planners
- Aerodrome operations operatives and management
- Aerodrome planning and development staff
- ATC staff, including management
- Civil Aviation Authorities staff
- Aerodrome inspectors and regulators
- Public authorities involved in airport operations
Organisational Details
airsight offers this training course on request, worldwide. At the end of the course, all participants will receive an airsight certificate based on EASA training regulations, which is highly recognized throughout the aviation industry.
About airsight Training

airsight Training course quality
airsight operates an ISO 9001 certified Quality Management System and pursues the objective to provide high quality services that fully meet the clients’ needs.