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SWISSPORT BOS – TERMINALS C & E
DE‐ICING / ANTI‐ICING PROCEDURES
FLIGHT CREW BRIEFING SHEET
AIRCRAFT ARE ALWAYS UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE FAA ATC TOWER.
SWISSPORT AIR‐TO‐GROUND FREQUENCY 129.70 “SWISSPORT DE‐ICING”
TYPE I DE‐ICING FLUID: CLARIANT OCTAFLO EF
TYPE IV ANTI‐ICING FLUID: CLARIANT SAFEWING MP IV LAUNCH (100%)
THE DE‐ICING SUPERVISOR WILL CONTACT THE FLIGHT CREW VIA 129.70 PRIOR TO FLUID
APPLICATION. AIRCRAFT SHOULD BE PUSHED BACK 10‐15FT WHEN DEICING ON‐GATE TO ENSURE
SAFE MOVEMENT OF DEICING TRUCKS AROUND THE AIRCRAFT.
THE DE‐ICING SUPERVISOR WILL ASK THE FLIGHT CREW FOR THE REQUESTED METHOD TO BE USED
‐ ONE‐STEP (DE‐ICING ONLY) OR TWO‐STEP (DE‐ICING AND ANTI‐ICING ‐ AND AREAS TO BE
SPRAYED (WINGS AND TAIL ONLY, ENTIRE AIRCRAFT, ETC).
THE FLIGHT CREW WILL NOTIFY THE DE‐ICING SUPERVISOR WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IS “CONFIGURED”
(BRAKES SET, PACKS OFF) FOR DE‐ICING AND READY FOR FLUID APPLICATION TO BEGIN.
THE DE‐ICING SUPERVISOR WILL MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH THE FLIGHT CREW DURING THE DE‐
ICING / ANTI‐ICING PROCESS VIA 129.70 AND PROVIDE UPDATES DURING THE PROCESS.
THE DE‐ICING SUPERVISOR WILL NOTIFY THE FLIGHT CREW WHEN DE‐ICING / ANTI‐ICING IS
COMPLETE.
POST DE‐ICING / ANTI‐ICING CHECK – THE AIRCRAFT AND CRITICAL SURFACES WILL BE INSPECTED
AND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION GIVEN OVER THE VHF FREQUENCY:
o FLUID TYPE / NAME (if different from above)
o FLUID CONCENTRATION
o START TIME IN LOCAL TIME OF THE FINAL FLUID APPLICATION
o AIRCRAFT IS CLEAN
o EMPLOYEE NUMBER OF SUPERVISOR COMPLETING INSPECTION
OFF‐GATE DEICING PROCEDURES
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE PROCEUDRES, THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR
OFF‐GATE DE‐ICING.
A MARSHALLER WILL BE PRESENT TO DIRECT THE AIRCRAFT TO THE DESIGNATED PARKING
POSITION.
THE FLIGHT CREW WILL SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND SHUTDOWN ALL ENGINES (UNLESS
OTHERWISE DIRECTED).
THE DE‐ICING SUPERVISOR’S VEHICLE WILL BE PARKED IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE
DURATION OF THE DE‐ICING PROCESS. THE FLIGHT CREW MAY NOT MOVE THE AIRCRAFT AFTER
THE DE‐ICING/ANTI‐ICING PROCESS IS COMPLETE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS MOVED AND CLEARANCE
IS RECEIVED FROM ATC GROUND CONTROL.
EMERGENCY CONTACTS:
SWISSPORT OCC ‐ +1 (617) 561‐1100
TONY MCCLARY – DE‐ICING MANAGER +1 (617) 799‐3921