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FAAN Trains Airside Drivers On Safety
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has concluded a five day Airside driver’s Safety Training for Drivers working at the airside.
The training workshop, which was organised by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), in collaboration with Handover Aviation Business School was based on the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Annex 14 and designed to ensure safe driving by all vehicle drivers and equipment operators in Nigerian airports. The objective, according to the coordinators of the workshop was the achievement of safety of lives and property at the nation’s airports as it relates to driving at the airside. The programme, which last ed for five days covered all aspect of caution and safety while driving on airside.
Speaking at the closing ceremony before certificates were awarded to the participants, the Regional Manager, Mr Uche Nwanguma, commended the coordinators and participants for their endurance, the workshop last ed.
Mr Nwanguma, who was represented at the occasion by the Assistant General Manager, Human Resources, Mrs. I. F. Obi-Arumgbo, said the workshop covers areas such as authorization, procedures and airport operations, adding that enforcement, airside security and vehicle access were part of the programmes.
Other areas the workshop covered include, ground vehicle operations, use of road ways and operating speed limits. Construction and fuel trucking and handling procedures, run-way and taxi way incursions and vehicle accidents.
The workshop further featured Air operations area, (taxi way signs, lighting), holding position mark’s and instrument Landing System (ILS) critical area and communication procedures and frequencies.
However, one of the participant who spoke to The Tide after receiving an award, Mr Francis O. Odoemene said the workshop was educating and enriched their knowledge on what they already know while at the airside.
Mr Odemene said the participants cut across all the agencies within and outside the aviation sector. He said the main objective was safety while working at the airside, but regretted that the programme was supposed to be held in Lagos.
He noted that participants were taught to drive at the airside, speed limits, landing of trucks and other safety measures and airport operations.
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