Air travel requirements - Outbound

Principal Requirements

(suggested performance expectations for this part of the protocol)
 

4.  Interstate travel for personnel to be undertaken by commercial or aircraft charter as available.  Personnel are to follow instructions of responsible officers at airports.

5.  Controls are implemented and adhered to whilst transiting air terminals.

6.  Airport transit to connecting flights should maintain required physical distancing from the general population.

7.  Personnel use personal vehicles, where possible, when transiting to air terminal and avoid unnecessary detours.

Guidance

(suggestions for practices to meet performance expectations)
 

• Personnel will only be allowed to enter and depart on aircraft that departs from or arrives at Australian capital cities or regional airports and arrives at specific sites, oil and gas facilities and regional operations.
• Maximum spacing of personnel in aircraft will be maintained, wherever practical and based on government advice.
• Industry and companies liaising regularly with metropolitan airports, regional airports and airlines to ensure controls to facilitate physical distancing and ensure the community has confidence the most robust health practices are in place. Examples of practical measures include:
  • Increase security and terminal patrols.
  • Increased signage.
  • Markers in all the key areas to help workers space themselves out.
  • Stagger boarding processes to reduce the number of people in a departure lounge by around 50 per cent.
  • If a flight is not ready to board, personnel should wait in a much larger, area until closer to flight time to maintain physical distancing.
  • Physical distancing on dedicated charter planes, where applicable to be enforced.
• If regular public transit (RPT) flights are unavailable, industry representatives will work with resources companies to undertake a ‘needs analysis’ and, if necessary, to adjust shift rosters to ensure minimum number of fly in fly out (FIFO) charter flights to maintain safe operations.
• Physical separation of members of critical teams, is recommended, as identified by the operator.
• Close proximity of interstate personnel, that have not undergone 14 days self-quarantine, and local community members is restricted and processes should be put in place to prevent close contact.