Head - ARFF

JOB PURPOSE

To ensure the fire safety of all airport building by conforming the provision of adequate fire protection & prevention measures as per the regulatory requirement by ensuring the requisite compliance by timely are renewing the Fire NOCs. To ensure the emergency plan & procedures are in place to deal with all types of emergencies listed in the Aerodrome Emergency Plan and ensure that it is implemented by organizing the requisite trainings and mock drills as per schedule. To ensure compliance to DGCA Civil Aviation requirement by organizing mock exercise at airport & organize trainings with regard to Fire Safety and Airport Emergency Plan to stakeholders.

To ensure the fire safety of all airport building by conforming the provision of adequate fire protection & prevention measures as per the regulatory requirement by ensuring the requisite compliance by timely are renewing the Fire NOC s.

To ensure the emergency plan & procedures are in place to deal with all types of emergencies listed in the Aerodrome Emergency Plan and ensure that it is implemented by organizing the requisite trainings and mock drills as per schedule.

To ensure compliance to DGCA Civil Aviation requirement by organizing mock exercise at airport & organize trainings with regard to Fire Safety and Airport Emergency Plan to stakeholders.

ORGANISATION CHART

To prepare, review & update the Aerodrome Emergency Plan and disseminate the same to all internal, external departments and stake holders. Plan , organize and conduct Table Top , partial and full scale Exercise as per Airport Service Manual part-7 and Director General Civil Aviation Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR)/guidelines/Air Safety circulars to ensure the compliance of Aerodrome Emergency Plan and Aerodrome certification of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

• Schedule and completion records.
• Review records.

To ensure Regulatory compliance of National Building Code, Andhra Pradesh Fire Service Act and to conduct building fire and evacuation exercise especially for Passenger Terminal Building, Air Traffic Control, Cargo building and New Site office Twice in a year for each building and to plan and organize training for building occupants, Floor wardens and Emergency Response Team in building evacuation and effective fire control at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

• Schedule and completion records.
• Training Records

To plan & schedule trainings with regard to fire safety and Airport emergency plan for all stakeholders as per DGCA guidelines and Telengana Fire Service act.

• Schedule and completion records.

To assist Head-ARFF in planning budget requirements for conducting mandatory emergency exercises.

• Annual Operating Plan

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

To plan and implement fire prevention activities including fire safety promotion activities for Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Ensure compliance with provisions of National Building Code of India 2005and Telangana Fire act through fire safety audits & fire hazard inspections. Ensure that all buildings in Rajiv Gandhi International Airport have adequate life safety & fire safety provisions such as evacuation signage, fire orders, evacuation route map and assembly points and coordinate with legal and corporate relation department for obtaining No Objection Certificate/renewal for applicable building from Telengana State Disaster Response & Fire Services.

Annual Plan of Fire Prevention activities

Fire safety audits & closure reports

No Objection Certificate/renewal issued for applicable building by Telengana State Disaster Response & Fire Services.

To initiate appropriate action for ensuring availability of adequate fire extinguishers and their serviceability in Rajiv Gandhi International Airport as per applicable statutory requirements. Annually audit the buildings/facilities of airport where the fire extinguisher, hydrants are not covered under ARFF inspection / maintenance programme to ensure adequacy of fire safety and upkeep of fire fighting facilities in such buildings.

Fire extinguisher register

Annual plan, Fire safety audit & closure report

To manage Hot Works in Rajiv Gandhi International Airport by laying out Hot work Procedures & ensuring work permits are issued in co-ordination with works committees as per procedure.

ARFF Standard Operating Procedure no. 09 & Hot work permit register

To plan and procure fire extinguishers, spares and consumables required for maintenance of fire extinguishers and to assist Head ARFF in preparing Annual Operating Plan & keep record of expenditure and maintain Service Level Agreement pertaining to ARFF invoice payments.

Stock register

Annual Operating Plan of ARFF and record of purchase request, purchase order & invoices

Ensure monthly MIS reports of ARFF are prepared & submitted timely.

Monthly MIS reports

EXTERNAL INTERACTIONS

DGCA, AAI, Telengana State Disaster Response and Fire Services.
Site supervisors of Contractor performing hot works At Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Government agencies at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Joint Venture partners
GMRAA
Airlines, Concessionaries, Apollo Medical Center

INTERNAL INTERACTIONS

HR, Technical services, FMS, CFL, Finance
AOCC & Airside department
Terminal Operations
GHIAL Security & RAXA security
Procurement (Central Store)

FINANCIAL DIMENSIONS

Opex : Nil

OTHER DIMENSIONS

Direct reports: 08
Indirect reports :96
No of airport community staff trained in Fire safety : 9000

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation /Post graduation or equivalent
Basic Fire Fighting training in Aviation
Fire Officer training in Aviation
Certification in Disaster management - (Desirable), Train the trainer (Desirable)

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Relevant and total years of ExperienceMinimum 18 years of relevant experience out of which minimum progressive experience of 5 years in supervisory & 6 years should be in officer grade with instructional experience & exposure on emergency planning.

COMPETENCIES