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NEWS NEWS

BUILDING ‘ANA BLUE BASE’ • Operation of the cabin lighting systems

• Location and stowage of emergency equipment

• Cabin security and safety procedures

• Operation after decompression/oxygen mask deployment (in selectable zones) – featur-
ing EDM’s auto-retract and auto-close system
• Practice in smoke & fire filled cabin drills and procedures (various locations/scenarios)

• Proficiency Check – Door closing, arming & disarming

• Simulated flight deck for Flight Deck door access scenarios, Pilot Incapacitation & Com-

munications training

• Operation of cabin interphone and communication system

• Operation of CACP panel

• Full EDM SEPTRE system
EDM were delighted to confirm the Site Acceptance Test at ANA last year which concluded

our site work at ANA’s blue base facility. EDM remain committed to supporting ANA through the

warranty period and long in to the future as a valued customer.
ABOUT ANA BLUE BASE
Construction concluded in March 2019 and allowed for partial operation from April 15, 2019.

ANA plans for the facility to be both fully operational and open to the public by June 2020.

“ANA Blue Base represents ANA Group’s firm commitment to improving the quality of the

travel experience for all passengers,” said Hiroyuki Kunibu, Senior Vice President of ANA HOLD-
INGS INC. “We have spared no expense in designing a world-class facility that will house ad-
vanced training equipment as well as areas for employees to unwind with their colleagues. Once

complete and fully operational, we will be proud to welcome guests to a facility that exemplifies
the values our company holds dear.”
It will house training simulators that will provide ANA personnel with the experience they

need to appropriately respond to a wide range of potential emergencies.
In addition to advanced mixed reality and virtual reality flight simulation technology, the facil-

DM, a leading global provider of training simulators to the ity is home to a motion mock-up for flight attendants and interactive fire fighting training both

Ecivil aviati on and defence sectors, announced the comple- first in Japan. There will also be door training for emergency situations and a specially designed
tion of a project with All Nippon Airways (ANA). pool to recreate water landings.

A high-fidelity B777 Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) The facility was given the name “ANA Blue Base” after it was selected by a poll of ANA Group

was installed at the airways new, state-of-the-art training centre staff. The team aims for the facility to serve as a base that promotes the ANA brand and also as a
called “ANA Blue Base”. welcoming place where employees can gather. Q

After EDM Ltd were selected to supply ANA with the new CEET,
the UK team began designing and manufacturing the complex

build, incorporating various features that ANA requested be
installed.
The CEET is designed specifically to meet the Buyer’s require-

ments and to meet the training requirements as defined in the

relevant international cabin crew training standards.

Close attention was paid to the critical dimensions within the

cabin such as distances from attendant stations to door open and
close handles, indications and warnings, distances to emergency

equipment and simulation of other features that underpin the

achievement by the crew of critical training objectives.

The CEET is designed for ease of operation from an instruction-

al perspective with particular attention being paid to the speed

and ease (efficiency) in which a training scenario can be set up, in-

stigated, de-briefed and repeated via the unique EDM Safety and
Emergency Procedures Training Reality Engine (SEPTRE) system.
The B777 CEET was designed and manufactured to be broken
up into modules for ease of transport and delivery to this unique
facility, entering via an access point in to the second floor.

The B777 trainer features the following:

• Four fully functional B777 training doors (with simulated
malfunctions)

• General familiarisation with the cabin internal layout

including representative interiors and functional towage
areas
• Fully functional galley monuments including powered units

and water supply/drainage
• Representative lavatory cubicles for smoke/fire training,

attendant call procedures and door removal

• Operation of the cabin attendant seats

• Location and function of indicators and warning placards

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