Abstract:
The globalization process in almost all spheres of our life causes a
possibility of making equal living standards in all countries of the world. An
introduction to globalization was undoubtedly the development of air transport
which greatly accelerated the possibility of travelling on all continents. Along
with the development of technology, airplanes used for carrying people and
cargo become much better, quicker, but they also become more and more
complicated in respect of their construction. This also gives rise to requirements
that airports have to comply with, i.e. in order to receive super modern machines
they must be equipped with modern navigational facilities, modern equipment for
surface handling of airplanes and passengers. This, in turn, requires a
continuous development of knowledge and competence from airport staff to be
flexible in the constantly modernized environment. In consideration of a rapid
development of air transport, and consequently its increasing importance for the
world economy countries face a problem how to assure the high quality of
aviation services, its access for a man-in-the-street, and first of all safety in its
broad meaning, which is a synonym of quality in air transport. Nowadays, this
is the main problem in air transport which has priority before the comfort of a
traveller. Safety in aviation is approached in two dimensions – prevention of
occurrence events and removal of results of unforeseeable incidents, accidents or
catastrophes. A special part in this area is performed by the airport rescue and
firefighting service, commonly called the Airport Fire Service (AFS). The main
requirement for airport rescuers set by the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) is conducting rescue and firefighting operations in case of
an aircraft or airport incident (disaster) [...].
