Preparedness for an aircraft accident

Abstract

The territory is defined by certain characteristics (geography, demography, climatology, etc.). Different kinds of dangers negatively affect protected interests. Protected interests are defined according to the laws of the Czech Republic life and health of persons, property, infrastructure and the environment. These dangers need to be assessed and subsequently prepared against them. This can minimize the possible negative impacts of the danger. On the basis of the Czech methodical document Concept of Civil Protection until 2020 with a view to 2030, a Threat Analysis of the Czech Republic was created, which identified 72 types of dangers. The article deals with the project Risk Mapping in the Czech Republic, which deals with these types of dangers. The project follows philosophically the Analysis of Threats of the Czech Republic. One type of danger is air traffic accidents, which carry the potential to endanger the health and lives of many people and the great damage to property. The accident has a direct link to the airport infrastructure. The project identified categories and elements of vulnerability. The article focuses on one of the defined elements in the project and it is the airport - the category of transport infrastructure. The article includes an assessment of the airport's preparedness for a serious air traffic accident. At the same time, it points out possible new findings on the evaluation of preparedness in the form of the application of simulations and software tools.