{"id":235552,"date":"2016-07-30T14:06:54","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T14:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=235552"},"modified":"2016-07-30T14:06:54","modified_gmt":"2016-07-30T14:06:54","slug":"gcaa-holds-plane-crash-simulation-exercise-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=235552","title":{"rendered":"GCAA holds plane crash simulation exercise [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Major roads close to the Kotoka International Airport were earlier closed to traffic Saturday morning to allow for a full scale emergency simulation exercise.\u00a0The exercise started at 9 am and ended around noon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/f3c8293d-a88c-4c02-9087-3151a495c2dd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235562\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/f3c8293d-a88c-4c02-9087-3151a495c2dd.jpg\" alt=\"f3c8293d-a88c-4c02-9087-3151a495c2dd\" width=\"600\" height=\"381\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The exercise planning team comprised representatives from the Ghana army, Ghana air force, 37 military hospital, the Fire Service among others who were mandated to develop and conduct the exercise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/75f43cdb-0267-47d7-9973-a9e1c0803032.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235558\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/75f43cdb-0267-47d7-9973-a9e1c0803032.jpg\" alt=\"75f43cdb-0267-47d7-9973-a9e1c0803032\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The exercise dubbed \u201cAbronoma\u201d was in line with the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and International Civil Aviation Organisation Regulations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/d6bd11ad-3b68-46cf-a6e2-f16562c96ce0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235561\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/d6bd11ad-3b68-46cf-a6e2-f16562c96ce0.jpg\" alt=\"d6bd11ad-3b68-46cf-a6e2-f16562c96ce0\" width=\"600\" height=\"377\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These regulations enjoins Ghana to conduct a full scale emergency exercises every two years to evaluate the state of preparedness in handling emergencies at the airport.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/094ad2a5-6d6a-4ee2-8fb7-ced0ecc88b62.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-235559\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/094ad2a5-6d6a-4ee2-8fb7-ced0ecc88b62.jpg\" alt=\"094ad2a5-6d6a-4ee2-8fb7-ced0ecc88b62\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The exercise saw\u00a0portions of the Tema Motorway, Spintex and East Legon Police Station roads blocked to vehicular traffic.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Kwame Botchway\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major roads close to the Kotoka International Airport were earlier closed to traffic Saturday morning to allow for a full scale emergency simulation exercise.\u00a0The exercise started at 9 am and ended around noon. 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