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SCBA
Usado para
self-contained breathing apparatus
Fonte1
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Airport services manual: part 1: rescue and firefighting. 4th ed. Montreal, 2015. (Doc. 9137 AN/898).
Nota adicional1
Jargon: airpack; air-pack.
Contexto
RFF personnel may be called upon to effect a rescue from an aircraft cabin in conditions of great stress working in an atmosphere heavily laden with smoke and fumes. If self-contained breathing apparatus is supplied, careful training in its use is essential.
In aircraft accident situations, where a fire situation has been controlled or extinguished, the interior of the aircraft may be filled with smoke or the bi-products of decomposing materials. It is important to create a survivable atmosphere within the aircraft as soon as is practicable, to protect any occupants who may be unable to escape and to facilitate search and rescue operations by RFF personnel. Smoke and fumes will impair vision, make movement difficult and may rapidly prove fatal to all occupants. If making entry into the aircraft, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) should be worn; ventilation of the aircraft is the only satisfactory means of creating a survivable atmosphere.