You are the commander of a flight carrying 60 veterans aged from their late sixties to early seventies. Among them are six amputees, two wheelchair users, three partially sighted passengers, and one deaf passenger. There are also 10 unaccompanied children travelling, aged between seven and ten. Who needs to be notified, and when?
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A
Before the aircraft doors close, the commander must be notified that there are 70 special passengers including 10 unaccompanied children.
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B
Before boarding, the commander must be notified that there are 6 amputees, 2 wheelchair users, 3 partially sighted passengers, 1 deaf passenger and 10 unaccompanied children.
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C
The take-off and destination aerodrome fire services must be notified by the commander that there are 70 SCPs with 11 PRMs.
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D
The operator must inform the fire services that there are 6 amputees, 2 wheelchair users, 3 partially sighted passengers, 1 deaf passenger and 10 unaccompanied children.
- SCP - Special Categories of Passenger
- PRM - Persons with Reduced Mobility
The commander must be informed about the carriage of SCP's. The cabin crew would also need to know, to manage the cabin, but the examiner is testing the regulation which states that the commander must be informed, as shown below...
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Before the aircraft doors close, the commander must be notified that there are 70 special passengers including 10 unaccompanied children → INCORRECT. The commander needs to be informed in advance, not once the passengers have boarded. Not all of the veterans are necessarily SCP's despite their age. The commander only needs to be informed of PRM's and SCP's.
Before boarding, the commander must be notified that there are 6 amputees, 2 wheelchair users, 3 partially sighted passengers, 1 deaf passenger and 10 unaccompanied children → CORRECT. These passengers all qualify as SCP's.
The take-off and destination aerodrome fire services must be notified by the commander that there are 70 SCPs with 11 PRMs → INCORRECT. The commander must be informed prior to the boarding of any SCPs. Besides not all of these 70 passengers are necessarily SCP's.
The operator must inform the fire services that there are 6 amputees, 2 wheelchair users, 3 partially sighted passengers, 1 deaf passenger and 10 unaccompanied children → INCORRECT. The commander must be informed prior to boarding of any SCPs.
EASA AIR OPS
Regulation (EU) No 965/2012
CAT.OP.MPA.155 Carriage of special categories of passengers (SCPs)
(a) Persons requiring special conditions, assistance and/or devices when carried on a flight shall be considered as SCPs including at least:
(1) persons with reduced mobility (PRMs) who, without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006, are understood to be any person whose mobility is reduced due to any physical disability, sensory or locomotory, permanent or temporary, intellectual disability or impairment, any other cause of disability, or age;
(2) infants and unaccompanied children; and
(3) deportees, inadmissible passengers or prisoners in custody.
(b) SCPs shall be carried under conditions that ensure the safety of the aircraft and its occupants according to procedures established by the operator.
(c) SCPs shall not be allocated, nor occupy, seats that permit direct access to emergency exits or where their presence could:
(1) impede crew members in their duties;
(2) obstruct access to emergency equipment; or
(3) impede the emergency evacuation of the aircraft.
(d) The commander shall be notified in advance when SCPs are to be carried on board.
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