Transcript Document

31 Jan 00
Contingency
Response Force
Brief
CRF BRIEFING
• MISSION SPECIFICS
• CONVOY STAGING
• COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES
– ON-SCENE
– SITREPS
• SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
– NORMAL LANDING
– CONTINGENCY / MODE LANDING
ELS/LAS
RESPONSIBILITIES
• FACILITY COMMANDER
– PROVIDE SUPPORT DETAILED IN FUNCPLAN 3610-99
– DESIGNATE ASCO
• ON-SCENE COMMANDER
– ENSURE CRF READINESS
– SUPERVISE CRF ACTIONS
– PROVIDE TIMELY SITREPS
• FIRE CHIEF
– PROVIDE STANDARD CRASH COVERAGE
– SUPERVISE CREW RESCUE
LAUNCH DAY
ACTIVITIES
• L-3:00 - LAUNCH TEAM ON CONSOLE IN SOC
• L-1:30 - LAUNCH ABORT SITES CALL IN ON
DDMS PHONE BRIDGE
– RECEIVE LATEST STATUS OF LAUNCH COUNT
– CONDUCT BRIEFING (1615 NASOC muster – OSC,
CDO, MED, BIO, SEC, FIRE, ODO, ATC, MASS CAS /
WX)
• L-0:15 - SITES CALL INTO DDMS PHONE BRIDGE
– ASCO MAINTAINS LOOP UNTIL CLEARED OFF
– (1730 POC roll call on ramp FM/Crash FM)
• L-0:00 - RUNWAY DEDICATED
• L+0:10 - CRF RELEASED (when notified by ASCO)
Pre-Staging (go abort)
FIRE CH
OSC
ODO
AMB
SEC
DECON
STAIRS
BUS
Rwy 29 Staging
+BIO
FIRE CH / OSC
ODO
AMB
SEC
DECON
STAIRS
BUS
Rwy 02 Staging
FIRE CH / OSC
+BIO
ODO
AMB
SEC
DECON
STAIRS
BUS
Rwy 11 Staging
+BIO
FIRE CH
ODO
/ OSC
AMB
SEC
DECON
STAIRS
BUS
Rwy 20 Staging
ODO
AMB
SEC
DECON
STAIRS
BUS
FIRE CH / OSC
+BIO
09
27
CONVOY STAGING
C/F/R
C/F/R
C/F/R / BIO
CH-1 / OSC
CH-2
SP
BUS
STAIRS
AMB
AMB
DECON
R-2
R-1
TOXIC CORRIDOR
• COMPUTED USING A KNOWN CONDITION OR A
NITROGEN TETROXIDE SPILL OF 80 LB/MIN,
OVER 8 MIN, IN 800 SQ FT SPILL AREA {NASOC &
Weather will run this upon notification of KEF
abort}
DATE: 11-20-95
TIME: 1430 GMT
CONTINUOUS RELEASE
MONOMETHYL HYDRAZINE (MMH)
SHORT TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT .48 PPM
TIME WEIGHTED AVERAGE .03 PPM
TEMP 74F, WIND 290/10
LIQUID RELEASE
EMISSION RATE 16 LB/MIN
SPILL AREA 320 SQ FT
EVAPORATION RATE 5.8 LB/MIN
MAX CONCENTRATION W/IN 30 M
CONCENTRATION AT 30M = 53 PPM
90% PROBABILITY HAZARD DISTANCE = 2256FT
HAZARD DIRECTION AND WIDTH = 110 DEG + 34 DEG
MAX DISTANCE FOR 1 PPM = 1074 FT
MAX DISTANCE FOR 3 PPM = 644 FT
MAX DISTANCE FOR 5 PPM = 539 FT
HAZARD ASSESSMENT
TEAM PREPARATION
• ENSURE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
AND MONITORING DEVICES ARE READY
– KNOWN LANDING TIME
– DOUBLE SONIC BOOM
• DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE ORBITER LANDS TO
SUIT UP
• BE READY TO APPROACH THE ORBITER ON THE
OSC’S COMMAND (COMMs !!!)
ORBITER LANDS
(L+30 min)
OSC INITIAL SIZE-UP
• USE BINOCULARS
• FACTORS TO CONSIDER:
– AMOUNTS OF TOXIC FUELS ONBOARD
– POOLING LIQUID
– FIRE / SMOKE
– VAPORS
– WINDS / WEATHER CONDITIONS
AFTER COMM
WITH ORBITER CREW
NOMINAL
•NORMAL LANDING OPERATIONS
•OSC PROVIDES ORBITER CREW SUPPORT
CONTINGENCY
•EMERGENCY CONDITION
•OSC DIRECTS RESCUE OPERATIONS
NOMINAL
VISUAL SIGNALS
IF OSC CAN’T TALK (UHF 259.7/282.8/243.0)
#1 CREW OKAY
#2 RCS/OMS/SIDE HATCH
SAFE
#3 APU SHUTDOWN
OSC “ROGER”
(HEADLIGHTS)
EMERGENCY
VISUAL SIGNALS
NEED ASSISTANCE
WILL NOT
JETTISON HATCH
HEADLIGHTS
FROM OSC
FLASHLIGHT
FROM
CREW
NEED
ASSISTANCE
WILL
JETTISON
HATCH
= EMER CREW
EGRESS
HAZARD ASSESSMENT
9
1250 FEET
SP
C/F/R
RESCUE
200 FEET
C/F/R
OSC / CH-1
6 oclock
position
12
BIO
STAIR
BUS
AMB
AMB
COLD
ZONE
DECON
C/F/R
WARM
ZONE
HOT
ZONE
3
HAZARD ASSESSMENT
• OSC CONFIRM OMS, RCS, AND SIDE HATCH SAFED
• PROCEED NO CLOSER THAN 200’
• CONDUCT FORWARD ASSESSMENT
– HATCH AREA
– FORWARD RCS THRUSTERS
– VENT DOORS
– CHOCK NOSE
• NOTIFY OSC OF DOWNGRADE
• CONTINUE AFT ASSESSMENT
FORWARD
BIO TEAM
200 FEET
AFT
PARTIAL DOWNGRADE
1250 FEET
C/F/R
SP
RESCUE
200 FEET
700 FEET
OSC / CH-1
BIO
BUS
STAIR
AMB
C/F/R
DECON
C/F/R
AMB
COLD
ZONE
WARM
ZONE
HOT
ZONE
FULL DOWNGRADE
1250 FEET
C/F/R
SP
RESCUE
200 FEET
700 FEET
OSC / CH-1
STAIR
BUS
C/F/R
AMB
DECON
BIO
C/F/R
AMB
COLD
ZONE
Ground stairs to
Orbiter nose
Points E-1 / E-2
WARM
ZONE
HOT
ZONE
NOMINAL RESPONSE
SUMMARY
• COMMUNICATIONS
• HAZARD ASSESSMENT
• PARTIAL / FULL DOWNGRADE
• NOMINAL ACTIONS
CONTINGENCIES
MODE = EMERGENCY SITUATION
• MODE I-IV - LAUNCH PAD EMERGENCIES
• MODE V - UNAIDED EGRESS / AIDED ESCAPE
• MODE VI - AIDED EGRESS / AIDED ESCAPE
• MODE VII - OFF RWY LANDING-INACCESSIBLE
• MODE VIII - BAILOUT
MODE V
UNAIDED EGRESS / AIDED ESCAPE
• DECLARED BY THE FLT DIR, CREW OR OSC
• C/F/R PROCEED TO 200’ OR AS REQUIRED
– REMAINING CONVOY ELEMENT STAY @ 1250’
• CREW EGRESS
– C/F/R TRANSPORTS CREW TO DECON / MEDICAL
MODE VI
AIDED EGRESS / AIDED ESCAPE
• DECLARED BY THE FLT DIR, CREW OR OSC
– FOR OSC - LOST COMM INCLUDING VISUAL
• C/F/R PROCEED TO 200’ OR AS REQUIRED
• RESCUE PERSONNEL INGRESS ORBITER
– IAW PROCEDURES DOCUMENT
• CREW EGRESS
– C/F/R TRANSPORTS CREW TO DECON / MEDICAL
MODE V / VI
CONVOY POSITION
1250 FEET
STAIR
C/F/R
BUS
RESCUE
SP
AS REQ’D
OSC / CH-1
AMB
BIO
C/F/R
CORRIDOR
AMB
DECON
C/F/R
COLD
ZONE
WARM
ZONE
HOT
ZONE
CONVOY JUST PRIOR
TO MODE (WORST CASE)
1250 FEET
C/F/R
SP
RESCUE
OSC / CH-1
STAIR
BIO
BUS
C/F/R
AMB
DECON
C/F/R
AMB
COLD
ZONE
WARM
ZONE
HOT
ZONE
EGRESS CONDITION
RED
• CATASTROPHIC CONDITION POSING
SERIOUS THREAT TO RESPONSE FORCE
– EXPLOSIVE, TOXIC
• DECLARED BY: OSC, FIRE CHIEF
• BROADCAST CONDITION
– RADIOS, SIRENS, LIGHTS
• EVACUATE ALL PERSONNEL BEYOND 1250’
– LEAVE ASTRONAUTS IF NOT READY FOR
IMMEDIATE EVACUATION
RESPONSE SUMMARY
CONTINGENCY
RESPONSE
NOMINAL
RESPONSE
1. ORBITER LANDS
2. OSC DIRECTS
HAZARD ASSESSMENT
3. PARTIAL DOWNGRADE,
OSC & C/F/R MOVE IN
4. FULL DOWNGRADE,
STAIRS MOVED IN,
ASTRONAUTS EGRESS
AND TRANSPORTED
E
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1. MODE DECLARED
2. C/F/R RESPOND, ALL
OTHERS EVACUATE TO 1250’
3. ASTRONAUTS EGRESS -ORC/F/R AIDS EGRESS
4. ASTRONAUTS AIDED IN
ESCAPE FROM AREA
1 2 5 0 FT
5. ASTRONAUTS DECON’ED,
TRIAGED, AS NECESSARY
5. ASTRONAUTS DECON’ED,
TRIAGED, AS NECESSARY
11 Day Mission Posture
• May have only 1 hour notice prior to Orbiter
landing
• Upon notification by Kennedy Space Center, IDF
will contact Tower (x7701) to activate the crash
phone net
• NASOC / OSC will ensure CDO, ODO, Bus and
Stairs are recalled
• All Orbiter Convoy teams form at ESSO with
ODO/OSC
• Same game plan is executed that we would use
today