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Air carrier pilot gave suggestions to improve passenger safety during the covid-19 pandemic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1733143 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202003 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
With the recent concerns regarding covid-19; I see two areas [where] we can make some improvements to enhance the safety of our passengers and crew.1. Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds; especially after coughing or sneezing. If soap and water are not available; use hand sanitizer. This is very hard to do in an aircraft lav. I would suggest; effective immediately; we place hand sanitizer (with the who recommended alcohol content) in all aircraft lavs at all times.2. It appeared that starting about six months ago; ground ops would often open the potable water servicing door upon arrival (as opposed to when service was about to take place). Before covid-19 this was more of just an inconvenience to through passengers (no lav water in the sink) - now it is more of a safety issue; I would recommend ground ops disable the potable water during servicing for only the minimum amount of time required to complete servicing. Many thanks for taking the time to read this report.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier pilot gave suggestions to improve passenger safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Narrative: With the recent concerns regarding COVID-19; I see two areas [where] we can make some improvements to enhance the Safety of our Passengers and Crew.1. Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds; especially after coughing or sneezing. If soap and water are not available; use hand sanitizer. This is very hard to do in an aircraft lav. I would suggest; effective immediately; we place hand sanitizer (with the WHO recommended alcohol content) in all aircraft lavs at all times.2. It appeared that starting about six months ago; Ground Ops would often open the potable water servicing door upon arrival (as opposed to when service was about to take place). Before COVID-19 this was more of just an inconvenience to through Passengers (no lav water in the sink) - now it is more of a safety issue; I would recommend Ground Ops disable the potable water during servicing for only the minimum amount of time required to complete servicing. Many thanks for taking the time to read this report.
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