Abstract:

Arff officers were employed by DHMI for primarily fire and emergency situations that occur in aircraft or airport terminal buildings of 61 airports in our country for any reason. Arff officers work in shifts at airports 24 hours a day. In addition, they are responsible for responding to aircraft  on the ground, as well as accident-destruction,fire and emergency situations that may occur in the terminal, by receiving training according to the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Legal basis of duty is the directive of aircraft accident, disaster rescue and fire fighting. In order to become an Arff officer, in addition to graduating from civil defense and firefighting and Emergency and Disaster Management programs of universities.

• Be at least 1.65 meters tall.
• Being at most 10 kilos more or 15 kilos less than the last two digits of the height expressed in centimeters. (Weighing and measuring will be on an empty stomach and bare feet)
• Asthma, bronchitis, shortness of breath, epilepsy, color blindness, stuttering, deafness, severe visual impairment, etc. not have a biological disorder.
• Excessive psychological sensitivity and excitement, behavioral disorders, fear of closed spaces, fear of heights, fear of darkness, bloodstain, etc. not have any of the psychological and nervous disorders.
• To have a "Health Board" report from a full-fledged state or university hospital, stating that he can work as an AARFF (Airspace Rescue and Fire Fighting) Officer all over the country, with the physical and psychological structure specified in the "c" and "ç" articles.

In this study, the views of 44 personnel trained in the Aviation Academy Erzincan training facility, which was put into service in 2017 in order to increase the technical, skills, knowledge and abilities of Arff officers, will be included and explanatory information about the facility will be presented.

 

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