Fire and Cabin Safety Fire and Cabin Safety Research Research … … a Perspective a Perspective Maher Khouzam Maher Khouzam Chief, Regulatory Standards Chief, Regulatory Standards Aircraft Certification Aircraft Certification Transport Canada Transport Canada The Fourth Triennial International Fire & Cabin Safety Research Conference Lisbon, Portugal, 15-18 November 2004
Fire and Cabin Safety Research … a Perspective. Maher Khouzam Chief, Regulatory Standards Aircraft Certification Transport Canada. The Fourth Triennial International Fire & Cabin Safety Research Conference Lisbon, Portugal, 15-18 November 2004. Fire & Cabin Safety Research …a Perspective. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Fire and Cabin Safety Fire and Cabin Safety ResearchResearch
The Fourth Triennial International Fire & Cabin Safety Research Conference Lisbon, Portugal, 15-18 November 2004
Objective (or ‘Objective (or ‘why we do what we do..!why we do what we do..!’’)’’) The CSRTG – The CSRTG – what is it..? / what does it do..?what is it..? / what does it do..? What has been done – What has been done – the past…the past… What is being done – What is being done – the present…the present… What will be done – What will be done – the future…the future… ‘ ‘Who/why’Who/why’ this Conference..? this Conference..? EpilogueEpilogue
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Objective (or ‘Why we do what we do..!’)Objective (or ‘Why we do what we do..!’)
Safety improving but…Safety improving but…finite probability of accident/fatalitiesfinite probability of accident/fatalities
Can/must continue to improveCan/must continue to improve Fire still single biggest ‘killer’Fire still single biggest ‘killer’ New challengesNew challenges
ConsiderationsConsiderationsAviation is global Aviation is global
cooperation essentialcooperation essential need to harmonizeneed to harmonize
Regulations must be Regulations must be data-drivendata-driven Resources are limitedResources are limited
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CargoCargoComptsCompts
APUsAPUs
CabinCabinSafetySafety
FuelFuelTanksTanks
IsolatedIsolatedAreasAreasStructureStructure
FireFireSafetySafety
EnginesEnginesWheelWheelWellsWells
Informal cooperation since early 80’sInformal cooperation since early 80’s … …triggered by Cincinnati/Manchestertriggered by Cincinnati/Manchester
Cabin Safety Research Technical GroupCabin Safety Research Technical Group (CSRTG) set up in 1994 by FAA, TCCA & JAA (CSRTG) set up in 1994 by FAA, TCCA & JAA to integrate cooperative activitiesto integrate cooperative activities
Now includes 7 active ‘partners’:Now includes 7 active ‘partners’:
Model for other international R&D groupsModel for other international R&D groups
The CSRTG – what is it..? / what does it do..?The CSRTG – what is it..? / what does it do..?
cooperative and complementary programs cooperative and complementary programs yieldingyielding ‘‘unified’ findingsunified’ findings effective use of resourceseffective use of resources ……harmonized standards harmonized standards
joint publicationsjoint publications 4 international Conferences4 international Conferences
materials fire materials fire safetysafety systems fire systems fire safetysafety evacuationevacuation
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We’ve come a long way / many We’ve come a long way / many achievementsachievements
Improvements more difficult & costly butImprovements more difficult & costly but must pursue work must pursue work accidents still/will occur accidents still/will occur we face new challengeswe face new challenges
Need to continue to cooperateNeed to continue to cooperate All have to be involvedAll have to be involved
““The greatest danger for most of us The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, is not that our aim is too high and we miss it,
but that it is too low and we reach it.”but that it is too low and we reach it.”
MichelangeloMichelangelo
……and last, but far from being the least:and last, but far from being the least:
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The Fourth Triennial The Fourth Triennial International Aircraft Fire and Cabin Safety International Aircraft Fire and Cabin Safety Research ConferenceResearch Conference