Emergency Simulation Drill Held at Senai International Airport

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A comprehensive emergency preparedness exercise was carried out at Senai International Airport last December 19.   The drill, organized by Senai Airport Terminal Services, simulated an aircraft crash-landing incident to evaluate the airport's emergency response capabilities.   The large-scale simulation involved over 200 personnel and included mock fires and casualty scenarios.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A full-scale emergency response exercise was conducted at Senai International Airport

00:07on December 19, simulating a Boeing 737 crash landing with 100 passengers on board.

00:22The morning drill tested the airport's emergency response capabilities and coordination among

00:27multiple agencies.

00:29The simulation depicted an aircraft flying from Kuala Lumpur experiencing technical difficulties

00:35and crashed landed at the airport.

00:37The full-scale emergency exercise was conducted by Senai Airport Terminal Services' Sendirian

00:43Berhad, a member of MMC Group, led by the Airport Fire and Rescue Services Department,

00:49aiming at ensuring the level of readiness and coordination of the airport authority

00:54and relevant agencies in the event of air disaster.

00:58Over 200 participants, including University Technology Malaysia students and personnel

01:03from various agencies, such as the Police, Fire and Rescue Department, National Security

01:09Council, Civil Defence Force, Health Ministry, Customs and Immigration, participated in the

01:15exercise.

01:17Senai Airport Terminal Services' Sendirian Berhad CEO, Kennedy Ayu, said conducting full-scale

01:23emergency exercises is crucial for the airport as it is the main gateway to the southern

01:28region for air travel.

01:30He says the exercise helps them to test their ability to manage emergencies under realistic

01:37conditions.

01:38He emphasized that the drill was part of their ongoing commitment to maintaining the highest

01:44safety and preparedness standards.

01:47The exercise, mandated by the Civil Aviation Authority Malaysia and complying with international

01:53civil aviation organization standards, aimed to identify potential weaknesses and improve

01:59collaboration among emergency responders.

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