Flight Safety Information May 7, 2020 - No. 092 In This Issue Incident: Volga Dnepr A124 at Anchorage on May 6th 2020, engine fire Incident: Argentinas A332 over Atlantic on May 6th 2020, hydraulic leak CFIS: DON'T WAIT TO RENEW YOUR CERTIFICATE New aviation safety guidance for managing COVID-19 is published Kenya and Somalia to Jointly Investigate Cargo Plane Crash Excess, imbalanced weight caused 2018 Newport helicopter crash, NTSB says Supersonic Jet Company Invests $300 Million in Move to Florida Boeing Supplier Restarts Work on 737 Max in Step to Jet's Comeback Qatar Airways in talks with banks for billions of dollars in loans: sources American Airlines Pulls More Airbus Jets from its Fleet Virgin Galactic, NASA teaming up on superfast 'point to point' flight Online - Human Factors & CRM Courses The USC Aviation Safety & Security Program Has Moved Online! SCSI Online Human Factors in Accident Investigation Course Call for Nominations For 2020 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award On-line CRM Training Sessions Incident: Volga Dnepr A124 at Anchorage on May 6th 2020, engine fire A Volga Dnepr Antonov AN-124, registration RA-82043 performing flight VI-3175 from Anchorage,AK (USA) to Khabarovsk (Russia) with 13 crew on board, was climbing out of Anchorage's runway 15 when the crew reported the failure of the #1 engine (D-18T, outboard left hand) and requested to return to Anchorage. The aircraft was cleared to maintain 2000 feet and received radar vectors. Upon contacting departure the crew again indicated Mayday Mayday Mayday reporting they did have a fire which was extinguished by now, ATC queried engine fire, which the crew affirmed. The crew requested runway 07R for the return and was vectored for an ILS approach to runway 07R. The aircraft landed safely on runway 07R about 12 minutes after departure. Emergency services reported the aircraft was safe to taxi in. The aircraft remained on the ground in Anchorage for 22 hours, then departed again and is currently enroute to Khabarovsk. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VDA3175/history/20200506/1000Z/PANC/UHHH http://avherald.com/h?article=4d6f4478&opt=0 Back to Top Incident: Argentinas A332 over Atlantic on May 6th 2020, hydraulic leak An Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus A330-200, registration LV-GIF performing flight AR-1130 (dep May 5th) from Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA (Argentina) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 70 people on board, was enroute at FL390 over the Atlantic Ocean about 470nm northeast of Fortaleza,CE (Brazil) when the crew decided to turn around and return to Buenos Aires due to a leak in the green hydraulic system. The aircraft landed safely back on Ezeiza's runway 29 about 11:10 hours after departure. The aircraft was to take residents of the United Kingdom to London and get 240 residents of Argentina back to Argentina (repatriation). The aircraft is still on the ground in Buenos Aires about 7 hours after landing. http://avherald.com/h?article=4d6edbbf&opt=0 Back to Top CFIS: DON'T WAIT TO RENEW YOUR CERTIFICATE If your flight instructor certificate is expiring soon, don't procrastinate. Otherwise, you could create some extra paperwork for yourself. Flight instructors whose certificates have expired or will expire between March 31 and May 31 will need submit a paper Form 8710 to renew their certificates. The recent special federal aviation regulation (SFAR) allows for those with CFI certificates expiring March 31 to May 31, until June 30 to provide evidence of an approved method of renewal. If your CFI certificate is set to expire at the end of May, AOPA ASI has been informed that if you complete an online flight instructor refresher course at the stroke of midnight at the last day of the month (May 31), you will be unable to complete your renewal paperwork because, according to IACRA, your certification has expired. CFIs in this situation may have completed the requirements for renewal, but IACRA will not process the application. "Now it really is paperwork instead of an electronic application," said John Collins, AOPA Air Safety Institute chief flight instructor. "It's a little bit slower, but CFIs will need to mail their Form 8710 to the Air Safety Institute." "We will process that paper application for you at no extra charge and provide you with your graduation certificate and temporary certificate just as if you'd completed the eFIRC prior to your expiration date," Collins said. Mail your completed form to: eFIRC Processing AOPA Air Safety Institute 421 Aviation Way Frederick, MD 21701 A fillable PDF of the 8710-1 and 8710-11 (Sport CFI) forms are available on the FAA website. CFIs will also need to submit a copy of the front and back of their CFI card and their government-issued photo ID as part of the renewal process. CFIs who weren't able to complete a FIRC in March or April can take advantage of the SFAR provision to complete a FIRC before June 30 and renew with their original expiration month. AOPA suggests using the Air Safety Institute eFIRC. A paper 8710 will be required. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2020/may/06/cfis-dont-wait-to-renew-your-certificate Back to Top New aviation safety guidance for managing COVID-19 is published Some impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are posing new challenges in regard to aviation safety, airport security and risk management. Aviation safety discussed in new handbook ICAO has developed a new publication to help countries address the aviation safety risks arising due to the global effects of COVID-19. Produced specifically for national aviation regulators and civil aviation authorities (CAAs), the new 'Handbook for CAAs on the Management of Aviation Safety Risks related to COVID-19' was developed with the support of aviation experts serving on the ICAO Safety Management Panel. "COVID-19 has presented the entire world with many new types of challenges and the need to adjust how we conduct ourselves in our day-to-day lives," commented ICAO Secretary General, Dr. Fang Liu. "As a highly integrated and complex network, international aviation has not been immune to these effects, some of which pose new challenges in managing risks which were never before considered in traditional safety management practices. "ICAO therefore considered it essential to provide new guidance in this area as quickly as possible, so that the countries we support can continue to effectively coordinate, collaborate and communicate to uphold the highest possible levels of aviation safety while they maintain the continuity of critical operations." The new ICAO handbook is available on the ICAO COVID-19 Safety Risk Management website. https://www.internationalairportreview.com/news/117041/aviation-safety-risk-management-icao-covid19/ Back to Top Kenya and Somalia to Jointly Investigate Cargo Plane Crash The Kenyan-registered private plane was carrying humanitarian supplies to use in the fight against the coronavirus. NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali and Kenyan officials have agreed to jointly investigate the crash of a private cargo plane in Somalia on Monday, an incident many thought could further escalate political tensions between the two countries. The Kenyan-registered aircraft was undertaking a humanitarian mission when it crashed in the town of Bardale, in the southwestern Bay region of Somalia. The plane, which belonged to the African Express Airways, plunged around 3:30 p.m. local time, killing all six people on board. The plane was delivering supplies related to the coronavirus pandemic and had initially left the Somali capital Mogadishu for Bardale. Officials have said the cause of the crash remains unclear, but there is speculation that it was shot down. While members of the Somali militant group Al Shabab remain active in southern Somalia, Bardale and its airstrip are secured by Somali forces, as well as Ethiopian troops who are part of the African Union peacekeeping mission in the country. Somalia's president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, invited Kenyan civil aviation authorities to team up with their Somali counterparts to investigate the crash. Mr. Mohamed also said the government had "increased aviation safety measures" to ensure that much-needed supplies reached their intended recipients. Somalia's transportation minister, Mohamed Abdullah Salad, along with senior Kenyan and Ethiopian officials, visited the site of the crash on Wednesday. With 835 confirmed coronavirus infections, Somalia has the second highest number of cases in the whole of eastern Africa, behind Djibouti, which has 1,120 cases. Somalia has a weak health care system, and humanitarian organizations have warned in recent weeks that many cases were going untested and undetected. "The situation is on the verge of spiraling out of control," said Richard Crothers, the Somalia country director for the International Rescue Committee. "We are seeing widespread community transmission in a country that will not be able to handle a multitude of severely ill patients at once." Beyond decades of violence, the country has in the past year alone faced a severe drought, flooding and a devastating locust invasion, leaving millions of Somalis displaced and hungry across the country. "To say that the people of Somalia have already suffered enough would be an understatement," Mr. Crothers said. The crash of the private cargo plane comes amid monthslong strained relations between Kenya and Somalia. In March, tensions worsened after Kenya said that infighting between federal Somali government troops and forces loyal to a regional leader had spilled over onto Kenyan territory. In April, Kenyan security officials said that members of the Somali army attacked Kenyan defense forces who were on patrol. The International Court of Justice is also adjudicating a long-simmering maritime border dispute between the two nations, with public hearings set for next month. While details of the crash remain scant, "any suspicions of foul play will have serious consequences" for regional security, said Omar Mahmood, senior Somalia analyst with the International Crisis Group, an organization that seeks to prevent deadly conflicts. "Getting a clear answer on what happened and managing the investigation in a cooperative and transparent manner will be critical to avoiding a blame game that spirals out of control," he said. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/world/africa/somalia-kenya-coronavirus-aid-plane-crash.html Back to Top Excess, imbalanced weight caused 2018 Newport helicopter crash, NTSB says A helicopter that went down in a Newport Beach neighborhood in 2018 crashed because it was slightly overweight and imbalanced, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The crash, which killed three people including the pilot and left a fourth passenger seriously injured, happened on Jan. 30, 2018, just after takeoff from John Wayne Airport en route to Catalina Island for a quick lunchtime pleasure trip. The four-seat Robinson 44 Clipper I weighed 2,476 pounds at liftoff, including fuel, occupants and baggage. That put it 76 pounds over its limit for safe, controlled operation, and with a forward center of gravity. The final NTSB report, published April 8 - more than two years after the incident - says an examination of the airframe, engine and related systems showed no evidence of preexisting mechanical malfunctions or failures. "The [surviving] passenger stated that the pilot did not ask any of the passengers for their weights, nor did he instruct them where to sit, suggesting that the pilot did not perform weight and balance calculations before the flight," the report says. "Given the lack of mechanical anomalies, it is likely that the pilot experienced a loss of helicopter control due to his decision to operate the helicopter outside of its published weight and balance limitations." Surveillance video of the takeoff showed that the helicopter assumed a nose-low position upon liftoff and mostly maintained that position throughout the takeoff and initial climb. This tilt is consistent with a forward center of gravity, the report says. "Helicopter performance is not only affected by gross weight, but also by the position of that weight," the report concludes. "The pilot should ensure that the helicopter is properly balanced within its center of gravity limitations... Since the fuselage acts as a pendulum suspended from the rotor, changing the [center of gravity] changes the angle at which the aircraft hangs from the rotor. If the [center of gravity] is too far forward of the mast, the helicopter hangs with its nose tilted down." Radar data showed that the helicopter got about 500 feet above the ground before it began its rapid descent, which the surviving passenger described to investigators as "straight down." The crash happened about a minute after takeoff, less than a mile from the airport. The pilot did not make any distress calls. The survivor told police that the pilot told the group "something's wrong" and apologized. The aircraft clipped the roofs of two houses and hit the side of a home on Egret Court near Shearwater Place in the Bayview Terrace community. A person on the ground also suffered minor injuries. The R44 was leased to Revolution Aviation - a flight school and touring company at JWA - from Spitzer Helicopter LLC of Canyon Lake in Riverside County, according to public records. Revolution Aviation later changed its name to One Above Aviation. It has since gone out of business. https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2020-05-06/excess-weight-caused-newport-helicopter-crash-ntsb-says Back to Top Supersonic Jet Company Invests $300 Million in Move to Florida Aerion Supersonic, now in Nevada, is working on the world's first privately built supersonic airplane. A Nevada-based company in pre-production for a supersonic business jet is investing $300 million in its new Florida headquarters with help from Shutts & Bowen attorneys. Aerion Supersonic will built its Aerion Park headquarters on 61 acres leased at Orlando Melbourne International Airport. This is expected to be an economic boost creating 675 jobs by the time the first model is flying. The state already has a big aerospace and aviation industry with more than 470 companies for aircraft parts, assembly, surveillance and more, according to economic development public-private organization Enterprise Florida Inc. The new Aerion headquarters will be on Florida's Space Coast, home to the Kennedy Space Center, a primary launch site for spacecraft, and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the military spaceport. The $300 million investment will be spread over several years and includes construction and equipment. "Aerion is going to be a major player in Florida's evolving aerospace industry," said Shutts partner Brett Renton in Orlando. He and office co-managing partner Daniel O'Keefe led Aerion's legal team. Partner Russell Hintze and associate Cameron Katz in Orlando and partners Joseph Goldstein in Fort Lauderdale and Neil Shoter in West Palm Beach also worked on the transaction. O'Keefe and Renton worked through complex tax issues and deal legalities in tandem with site-selection guide J.M. Mullis Inc. based in Tennessee. Aerion did an extensive search before settling on its Florida location. "Determining Aerion's headquarters involved an extensive search and evaluation study, considering numerous possible locations across multiple states where Melbourne emerged as the clear choice," O'Keefe said in prepared remarks. "Time was of the essence in moving this fast-paced deal forward, which involved lengthy and complex processes at every stage." The deal had to be executed remotely to comply with social-distancing requirements imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Government approval for the aerospace maker's headquarters would have been done in person. "Since the transaction involved multiple government entities, each had to approve the deal in compliance with the Florida Sunshine Laws amid the pandemic," O'Keefe said, referring to the state's open government law. Gov. Ron DeSantis on March 20 issued an executive order allowing for technology use such as video conferencing to obtain government approval. Aerion Supersonic, now based in Reno, is developing supersonic jets, starting with the AS2 business jet, which promises to be the first privately built supersonic jet in the world. The first flight is projected for 2024 with the model going into service in 2026. The company was founded by billionaire businessman and philanthropist Robert Bass and is led by chairman, president and CEO Tom Vice. "We are building the next generation of high-speed transportation networks that will revolutionize global mobility without leaving a carbon footprint on our world," Vice said in a news release. Construction on Aerion Park is to start later this year. https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2020/05/06/supersonic-jet-company-invests-300-million-in-move-to-florida/?slreturn=20200407072412 Back to Top Boeing Supplier Restarts Work on 737 Max in Step to Jet's Comeback • Spirit AeroSystems had suspended production in January • Recertification of the grounded aircraft still up in the air Boeing Co. has asked its largest 737 Max supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., to resume work, a critical step toward restarting production of the beleaguered jetliner after a nearly four-month hiatus. "They've asked us to start right now," Tom Gentile, Spirit's chief executive officer, said during an earnings call Wednesday. The Covid-19 pandemic and factory shutdowns have been particularly devastating for Spirit, which manufacturers about three-quarters of each Max aircraft for Boeing, shipping fuselages by rail from Kansas to the Seattle-area for final assembly. Overall production is resuming at a slower-than-expected pace, and is at risk of further cuts depending on how airlines recover from a collapse in travel. Under an agreement reached by the two companies earlier this week, Wichita, Kansas-based Spirit will ship 125 Max frames to Boeing this year. That's fewer than the 216 frames Boeing had requested before the virus outbreak and global recession injected fresh uncertainty to its plans to return the narrow-body aircraft to the commercial market. Boeing is working toward a slow restart of its Max final assembly lines in the coming weeks, a spokesman said. He declined to provide a specific date when the Renton, Washington, plant would fully reopen. The Chicago-based planemaker halted manufacturing of the Max in January, citing uncertainty over when regulators would lift a flying ban imposed in March 2019 after two crashes killed 346 people. Timing Uncertain The timing of regulatory approval is still in question, with government technical teams completing the last remaining reviews in social isolation. Spirit said in a filing Wednesday that it expected the Max to be certified for flight "no earlier than late summer." A manufacturing hub spun out of Boeing about 15 years ago, Spirit derives more than half its revenue from the Max. The company has laid off thousands of workers and seen its credit downgraded to junk status as it weathers the crisis. With Max output likely to be dented for years and Airbus SE also reeling, the aerospace supplier is looking for other ways to put its unused capacity to work. Spirit is making 22,000 ventilators for the U.S. government stockpile while it looks to lock in more recession-proof work for the Pentagon, officials said. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-06/boeing-supplier-restarts-work-on-max-in-step-to-jet-s-comeback Back to Top Qatar Airways in talks with banks for billions of dollars in loans: sources DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar Airways is in talks with banks for loans worth billions of dollars, three sources familiar with the matter said, as the state-owned airline readies to begin rebuilding its network that has been crushed by the coronavirus pandemic. The talks with banks are happening on a bilateral basis, the sources said, with one of them adding the company could explore offering a guarantee from the ministry of finance for the fundraising. Qatar Airways, which declined to comment on the talks, announced on Wednesday it would start re-opening routes that it had been forced to abandon during the outbreak that has virtually halted international travel. That follows a March warning it was burning through cash as it remained one of few global airlines continuing to operate regular, scheduled - though limited - services. Qatar Airways has, like other airlines, said it would have to eventually seek state aid and has since temporarily cut salaries and told staff to prepare for substantial job cuts. The airline last month signed an $850 million financing provided by Standard Chartered for seven Boeing 787-9 aircraft. Gulf rival Emirates, in the United Arab Emirates, has also been recently in discussions with lenders about financing, sources have said. https://www.yahoo.com/news/qatar-airways-talks-banks-billions-092518095.html Back to Top American Airlines Pulls More Airbus Jets from its Fleet The airline is trying to simplify its fleet in response to plunging demand. American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) is parking its fleet of Airbus (OTC:EADSY) A330-200s in storage until at least 2022, part of the airline's broader effort to downsize in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like other airlines, American has been scrambling to cut costs and ground aircraft in response to air traffic demand falling 90% year over year. International flying, the A330-200's primary mission, has been cut particularly hard and is expected to take longer to recover than domestic air travel. Airlines are retiring significant numbers of planes, but for the most part those have tended to be the older, less efficient parts of their fleet. American to date has retired about 80 planes, including its entire fleet of Airbus A330-300s, its Boeing 757 and 767 fleets, and its Embraer E190s. American's fleet of 15 A330-200s has an average age of 14 years.. American said the A330-200s routes would be flown by Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft, with A330 pilots set to be retrained to fly other airplanes. The retirements, while costly, make sense for an airline expecting to fly fewer people for the foreseeable future. Airlines can save money on maintenance by pushing entire fleet types out of service, and larger jets like the A330-200s are unlikely to be useful with traffic numbers expected to remain low. Industry trade group Airlines for America is expected to testify before Congress Wednesday that airlines right now are averaging about 17 passengers per flight. This might not be the last we hear of retirements by American. CFO Derek Kerr during the airline's first quarter call with investors last week mentioned its fleet of A330-200s and its 737-800s as potential cuts as the airline looks to downsize capacity. https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/05/06/american-airlines-pulls-more-airbus-jets-from-its.aspx Back to Top Virgin Galactic, NASA teaming up on superfast 'point to point' flight The deal aims to help the US develop "high-Mach vehicles for potential civil applications." Virgin Galactic and NASA will work together to help get superfast air travel off the ground. NASA has signed a Space Act Agreement with Virgin Galactic and its manufacturing subsidiary, The Spaceship Company, representatives of the suborbital spaceflight company announced on Tuesday (May 5). The deal is designed to foster collaboration "in order to advance the United States' efforts to produce technically feasible, high-Mach vehicles for potential civil applications," Virgin Galactic representatives said in a statement. "This is the beginning of an important partnership for Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company that will support the future development of aviation technology," Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides said in the statement. "Virgin Galactic's unique experience and innovative technology platform will, in partnership with the historic capabilities of NASA and other government agencies, enable the progression of new technical steps that will improve U.S. competitiveness," he added. "We see this as an area with tremendous growth potential that we will continue to invest in, alongside our commercial spaceflight operations." Virgin Galactic is gearing up to fly paying customers to and from suborbital space on VSS Unity, its latest SpaceShipTwo space plane. The six-passenger Unity is in the final phases of its test campaign and seems on target to begin operational flights out of New Mexico's Spaceport America soon, perhaps sometime this year. More than 600 people have reserved a seat to fly on SpaceShipTwo, company representatives have said. Virgin Galactic isn't selling more tickets at the moment, but in February of this year the company offered people the chance to jump to the front of the line when that time comes. More than 400 people have put down a refundable $1,000 deposit via this "One Small Step" initiative, company representatives said in today's statement. While Virgin Galactic's primary business interest has long been the establishment of a suborbital spaceline, company representatives have repeatedly expressed interest in ferrying passengers on superfast trips from point to point here on Earth. Indeed, Tuesday's statement notes that Virgin Galactic and its industry partners are "seeking to develop a vehicle for the next generation of safe and efficient high-speed air travel, with a focus on customer experience and environmental responsibility." And NASA is now part of this emerging picture as well. "This Space Act Agreement will enable NASA to collaborate with Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company to allow our organizations to take advantage of new tools, techniques, and technologies developed over the last 50 years and to explore potential new solutions for the commercial aviation industry," James Kenyon, director of NASA's Aeronautics Advanced Air Vehicles Program, said in the same statement. https://www.space.com/virgin-galactic-nasa-superfast-flight.html Back to Top Back to Top The USC Aviation Safety & Security Program Has Moved Online! The following upcoming courses will take plane in our virtual WebEx classrooms. 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Email: aviation@usc.edu Telephone: +1 (310) 342-1345 Photo Credit: PFC Brendan King, USMC Call for Nominations For 2020 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award, honoring a leader in global aviation safety. The Award is scheduled to be presented during the 73nd Annual International Air Safety Summit, taking place Oct. 19-21 in Paris, France. Presented since 1956, the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award recognizes notable achievement in the field of civil or military aviation safety in method, design, invention, study or other improvement. The Award's recipient is selected for a "significant individual or group effort contributing to improving aviation safety, with emphasis on original contributions," and a "significant individual or group effort performed above and beyond normal responsibilities." Mechanics, engineers and others outside of top administrative or research positions should be especially considered. The contribution need not be recent, especially if the nominee has not received adequate recognition. Nominations that were not selected as past winners of the Award can be submitted one additional time for consideration. Please note that self-nominations will not be considered. The Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award's story dates back 75 years. On April 14, 1945, after visiting family in Pittsburgh, Laura Taber Barbour was aboard a Pennsylvania Central Airlines DC-3 when it crashed into the rugged terrain of Cheat Mountain near Morgantown, West Virginia. All passengers and crew were killed. In the years following, her husband, Rev. Dr. Clifford E. Barbour and son, Clifford E. Barbour, Jr., established the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award in her honor. The Award Board, composed of leaders in the field of aviation, meets each year to conduct a final review of nominees and selection of the current year's recipient. Please help us honor this year's most deserving recipient. Nominations, including a 1-2-page narrative, can be submitted via the Laura Taber Barbour Foundation website at http://ltbaward.org/the-award/nomination-form/. Nominations will be accepted until May 10, 2020. For more information, including a complete history of Award recipients, see www.ltbaward.org. About the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Foundation and Award On April 14, 1945, after visiting family in Pittsburgh, Mrs. Laura Taber Barbour was aboard a Pennsylvania Central Airlines DC-3 when it crashed into the rugged terrain of Cheat Mountain near Morgantown, West Virginia. All passengers and crew were killed. In 1956, her husband, Rev. Dr. Clifford E. Barbour and their son, Cliff, established the Award in her honor. For nearly 65 years, this long distinguished award has recognized those responsible for crowning achievements in aviation safety worldwide. The Award was established through early association with the Flight Safety Foundation and from its founding has enjoyed a rich history of Award Board members, nominees and Award recipients. In 2013, the non-profit Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Foundation was formed from members of the Award Board, the aviation community and the Barbour family. As the foundation plans to broaden the scope of its intent, with great purpose, the Laura Taber Barbour Air Safety Award will continue to spotlight those champions who pioneer breakthroughs in flight safety. For more information on the foundation, the award, and past winners, visit http://LTBAward.org On-line CRM Training Sessions A series of interactive CRM/Human Factors training sessions for pilots, cabin crew and dispatchers. Also available for CRM Trainers & CRM Trainer Examiners . 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