About the workshop on aircraft de-icing

Within the framework of ICAO-IAC RER/01/901 "Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness" Regional Project implementation the workshop on deicing with Airbus/ATR support was held on February 3-4, 2016. 150 representatives of aviation authorities and leading airlines and airports of the Republic of Armenia, Republic of Belarus, Kyrgyz Republic, Russian Federation, Republic of Tajikistan, Interstate Aviation Committee specialists (IAC specialists), France, Federal Aviation Authority of the USA (FAA) took part in the workshop. 

At the first day of the workshop in the Interstate Aviation Committee the IAC specialists conducted analysis of aviation security in the region of Member States of the Agreement. 

Airbus and ATR specialists made a report on de-icing requirements and ground personnel training, they presented the main aspects of pilots training as well.

Within the framework of sharing best practices on "Aircraft ground de-icing" methodological recommendations prepared by the IAC jointly with representatives of the leading RF airlines and airports the following reports of leading specialists of aerodromes and airlines ground support services were presented: "Assurance and inspection of aircraft deicing quality in airports" and "Amendments to "Aircraft ground de-icing" methodological recommendations. 

At the second day the workshop was held on the basis of Sheremetyevo International Airport. The participants were informed about aircraft de-icing procedure, visited the storage area of deicing fluids, familiarized with the storage and utilization procedure of de-icing waste fluids, visited the laboratory of de-icing fluids diagnostics and aviation specialists training center at Sheremetyevo Airport as well.  

The workshop participants emphasized coordinated and highly organized work of ground handling services and airlines crews participating in aircraft ground de-icing procedure. 

The workshop participants approved "Aircraft ground de-icing" methodological recommendations and supported proposals on new areas of their development: 

- aircraft de-icing standards; 

- deicers traffic patterns near airports;

- preliminary aircraft de-icing;

- aircraft de-icing in arctic conditions (very low temperatures); 

- aircraft with operating engines de-icing; 

- phraseology, forms of aircraft de-icing order;

- runway (RWY) and taxiways (TWY) de-icing fluid effect on aircraft structure and systems. 

A plan for developing amendments and additions to the methodological recommendations "Aircraft ground de-icing" methodological recommendations including the generalization of all proposals of workshop participants and publication of new recommendations to the end of August, 2026 for the further implementation in work of airlines and airports of the Member States of the Agreement on Aviation and Use of Airspace during autumn-winter navigation of 2016-2017 was approved.

At the end of the workshop the certificates were given to all participants.