Aviation Underwater Egress Training for its Helicopter and Fixed
Wing Operations

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Aviation Underwater Egress Training for its Helicopter and Fixed
Wing Operations

T8493-130015/A
Beauchamp, Joanne
Telephone No. (819) 956-9251
Fax. No. (819) 956-7173

General
Transport Canada Aircraft Services Directorate (TC ASD) has a
requirement for the procurement of Aviation Underwater Egress
Training for its Helicopter and Fixed Wing Operations. The
Contractor must provide Underwater Egress training to prepare
participants on mental and physical considerations for both
deliberate and no-warning water entries and must possess the
capability to provide Emergency Breathing Systems (EBS)
training. Participants will receive practical experience in
ditching, both upright and inverted, in assigned crew positions
and under simulated night conditions, in aircraft type-specific
scenarios.

Work Scope
Transport Canada's Aircraft Services Directorate (TC ASD) is 
committed to providing life support solutions for its Air Crew
that can exposed to hazardous environments. The aim of the
Underwater Egress Training is to provide Aircraft Services Air
Crew travelling over water with the knowledge and skills
necessary to react to an aircraft ditching emergency. The
training must include care for themselves in a sea survival
situation and the ability to participate to the maximum extent
in their own rescue.

Course Objectives
The objective of the course (s) is to provide Air Crew Members
with a one (1) day Underwater Egress Training Program that
include, but are not limited to;

o	Helicopter ditching hazards
o	Hazards to aircraft and personnel during overwater operations
o	Safety and survival equipment requirements and utilization
o	Pre-flight consideration and procedures
o	Emergency ditching and evacuation procedures
o	Survival theory and pattern
o	Upright emergency evacuation (practical)
o	Survival and rescue water skills (practical)
o	Helicopter underwater escape using a Modular Egress Training
Simulator (METS)

The Egress Trainer must be capable of being configured to
simulate the aircraft emergency exits and internal reference
points that would be used to assist in the egress.
 
Each course will be conducted for a single aircraft type as
directed by TC ASD.


Course facilities must possess a realistic and challenging
training environment for enhanced training exercises that
include but are not limited to;
o	Training Pool
o	Underwater lighting
o	Wave, wind and rain generation
o	Thunder and Lightening and sound effects
Rescue Hoist, Scramble net and 26'jump platform

The following are mandatory requirements:

Optional Training
The contractor must also posses the ability to provide an
independent one (1) day course on Emergency Breathing Systems
and/or a combination two (2) day course for Helicopter Egress
and Emergency Breathing Systems. The main objective of this
training would be to provide Air Crew Members travelling over
water with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully
egress from a ditched aircraft while utilizing the EBS.
This program will include, but is not limited to;

o	Physiological hazards of breathing compressed air at depth
o	EBS Equipment characteristics
o	Pre-flight inspection
o	Clearing Procedures
o	Egress considerations
o	Shallow water egress trainer (SWET) (practical)

Prerequisites
The candidates will be selected by TC ASD and will be medically
fit. Candidates will possess a medical certificate as validation
for participation in the underwater egress training.

Course Size/Dates
a) The maximum course size will be eight (8) candidates;

b) The minimum course size will normally be four (4) candidates. 

c) Should a greater number of candidates present themselves for
training than is scheduled, the Contractor is obligated to
contact TC ASD Project Authority for permission to train the
candidate(s). If the Project Authority authorizes the training,
TC ASD will be billed in accordance with the Basis of Payment
for the training received.

d) The Contractor and the Project Authority will mutually agree
upon the exact dates and times of courses.

Course Curriculum 
The Contractor must provide Instructor/Lesson Guides after the
training course/curriculum outline is approved. The
Instructor/Lesson Guides are designed to serve as the
instructor's primary guide for topic sequencing, performance
objective accomplishment and presentation of detail during the
conduct of the training program. Instructor/Lesson Guides must
include all topics and sub-topics of the approved training
courses/curriculum outline.

Each guide must provide all the information necessary to support
that topic or subtopic through the performance objective,
enabling objective, and teaching point. Sufficient detail must
be presented inclusive of teaching points to preclude omission
of relevant information. Sample copies, in English, of
Contractor Instructor/Lesson Guides must be provided to the TC
ASD Project Authority on request.

Evaluation and Certification
a) The Contractor must develop a continuing evaluation program
to determine student progress. Progress to be evaluated by
instructors through classroom discussion, interviews, practical
exercises and progress tests;
	
b) Progress/evaluation reports are to be held on file with the
Contractor and are to be made available to the TC ASD Project
Authority or their designated representative on request; and

c) The Contractor must forward a course report/evaluation to the
Project Authority for every candidate who fails to meet the
satisfactory achievement level.

d) The Contractor must provide the following for all persons who
sucessfully complete the program based on performance standards;
1.	A Certificate for Aircraft Ditching/Helicopter Underwater
Escape Training (36 month validity)
2.	A laminated picture identification card

Contractor Support
The Contractor must provide the following:

a) a shallow water egress training device 

b) an Escape Trainer (ET) 

c) The ET must be complete with the following features and
equipment:
i.	Exterior emergency exits that replicate the function of those
exits in use on the B105, B206, B407, Dash 7 and Dash 8 aircraft
types.
ii.	Interior fixtures and workstations to simulate individual
aircraft configurations (for example, cockpit equipment, flying
controls, consoles and work stations).
iii.	Other equipment that may have an impact on aircrew during a
ditching scenario (for example, HEELS lighting, specific aircrew
harnesses).
iv.	Crane lower speed of a minimum of nineteen (19) meters per
minute to effectively disorientate trainees.
v.	Capability to simulate ditching scenarios at any rotation
angle ranging from 0o to 200o. The ET must be capable of being
stopped at any point during the 200o rotation cycle.

d) Classroom facilities

e) Audiovisual aids

f) Reference material (handouts, technical documentation and
other reference materials)

g) Pool facilities

h) Rescue diver equipment

i) Scuba air

j) Smoke generator

k) Gyroscopic effect training device

l) Supervision and monitoring to ensure the safety of candidates
at all times, including:
i. Safety features incorporated into the design of the ET (for
example, durability of equipment).
ii. With the brake applied, the ET must not be able to rotate,
whether in air or under water.
iii. All emergency exits must be equipped with fail safe devices.
iv. Aircrew harnesses must be equipped with emergency release
mechanisms.
v. Defined emergency response plan and first aid equipment.

m) Equipment such as immersion suits, aircraft life rafts, life
vest etc. 

n) Storage for Customer Supplied equipment (in the event that TC
ASD chooses to supply some of its own life rafts, vests etc.)

Training Recurrency
Aircrew will be on a three (3) year refresher cycle.
Delivery Date: Above-mentioned

The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any
procurement.

Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.