crisis management



1. take steps to ensure that nothing bad happens in the next few minutes or hours, as long as

	it doesn't involve doing something that would cause bad things to happen in the or 

	long term.



2. attempt to stop the problem from getting worse, and lead to a stable situation for the next

	few minutes and hours



3. attempt to gradually improve the situaion if possible



4. develop a plan for a longer term and medium term solutions to the problem.


try to avoid panic 




Example


Aircraft starts rapid descent from height



1. block items from travelling towards people if they were going to impact on a person


2. increase engine thrust to start horizontal movement and stop vertical descent


3. attempt to increase height gradually to semi-aggessively while assesing the overall situation


4. diagnose cause of the problem and current situation, develop plan for travel to a suitable airport








