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aircraft safety training is Pro Aviation Safety Training's focus. Our aviation egress system will provide participants with the skill, knowledge and confidence to deal with a real ditching, underwater egress and sea situation.
Aviation, while not inherently dangerous, can be very unforgiving of any inattention to detail. Ditching and underwater egress is no exception. However, a successful ditching and egress is possible if you are prepared.
There are two basic types of ditching, controlled and uncontrolled. Controlled type ditchings may allow you more time to prepare and are usually precipitated by events such as fuel shortage / starvation, persistent engine / cabin fire, single or dual engine failure, flight control problem or gear box / drive shaft failures in helicopters. An uncontrolled ditching would more likely be the result of a "Controlled Flight Into Terrain" (CFIT) accident. This is obviously the more dangerous scenario due to the lack of time to plan and prepare.
As most ditchings occur with little or no warning time, flightcrew and passengers are caught by surprise and most fatalities due to drowning are caused by, disorientation ,panic, unfamiliarity with escape hatches/handles, non-availability of personal floatation devices, head injury caused by improper use of helmet (unfastened or improperly adjusted) and premature unstrapping prior to settling of the vessel.
Survival Training:
"Fatalities in seaplane accidents terminating in the water are frequently the result of post-impact drownings. Most drownings occur inside the cabin of the vessel. However, those who lived often found difficulty in exiting the vessel. Over two-thirds of the fatalities occurred when occupants who were not incapacitated during the impact drowned". A Study of Survivability in Seaplane Accidents - TSB Report # SA940.
Underwater escape will provide flightcrew and passengers with the knowledge and confidence to deal with a real emergency. "Underwater egress practice is invaluable for any pilot who flies regularly over water, regardless of the type of vessel flown. As a matter of fact, passengers or non pilot crews who also fly regularly over water should consider underwater escape". Transport Canada Aviation Safety., Issue 2/98
Safety Systems:
The "Underwater Escape Trainer", also known as a Dunker or HUET, is designed to instruct flightcrew and passengers in "underwater egress" in the event of an vessel sinking or rolling inverted upon water entry. This is a proven system, in both the military and civilian aviation industry, of saving lives by educating personnel in escape procedures and instilling confidence for a successful under water evacuation.
Learning the skills for ditching, underwater egress will prevent you from becoming another one of the many people who die each year in this unforgiving situation.
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