Okudingeka Ukwazi Ngokuhamba Ngezinyawo
Ngenkathi i-Air Carrier Access Act inqabela abathwali bezindiza e-US ukuba bahambisane nabagibeli abakhubazekile, akukho mthethonqubo odinga izindiza ukuba zinikeze umoya wezokwelapha ngesikhathi sezindiza. I-oksijeni ibhekwa njengento enobungozi, futhi izindiza zezindiza ngeke zivumele abagibeli ukuba bayithwale endizeni. Ngenkathi izindiza zezindiza zingase zinikeze i-oksijeni yezokwelapha ezongeziwe, uma zifisa, ziningi, futhi abambalwa abahlola izindleko zokusetha izingxenye zezindiza zesevisi ye-oxygen.
Izindiza ezindizayo zase-US zinganquma abagibeli ukuba balethe ama-oxygen concentrators (POCs) ahamba phambili ezindizeni, njengoba kuchazwe eMthethweni Wezinkambiso Zenhlangano, ikakhulukazi ku-14 CFR 11, 14 CFR 121, 14 CFR 125, 14 CFR 135, 14 CFR 1 kanye 14 CFR 382. Lezi zincwadi zichaza izidingo ze-POC futhi zichaza ukuthi yiziphi izindiza zezindiza ezingase zidingeke futhi zingase zingadingeki kubagibeli abadinga uketshezi lwe-medical supplemental ngesikhathi sonke noma ingxenye yezindiza zabo.
Uma uthatha indiza yamazwe omhlaba, kungase kudingeke ukuba uhambisane nezimiso ezimbili zemithetho - isibonelo, imithetho yase-US neyaseCanada - futhi kufanele uxhumane ne-airline yakho ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi uyaqonda zonke izinqubo okumelwe ulandele.
Amakhansela e-Oxygen avunyelwe
Ngo-June 2016, i-FAA yahlehlisa inqubo yokugunyazwa kwe-oksijeni ye-oxygen concentrator. Esikhundleni sokudinga abakhiqizi be-POC ukuthola imvume ye-FAA yemodeli ngayinye ye-oxygen concentrator ephathekayo, i-FAA manje idinga abakhiqizi ukuthi babhale amashadi amasha we-POCs ahambisana nezidingo ze-FAA.
Ilebula kufanele ifake isitatimende esilandelayo ngombhalo obomvu: "Umkhiqizi walesi sikhungo se-oksijithali ephathekayo uzimisele ukuthi le divayisi ihambisane nazo zonke izidingo ze-FAA ezisetshenziselwa ukuthutha i-oxygen concentrator carriage futhi zisetshenziswe ezindizeni." Abasebenzi bezindiza bangabheka lelebula ukuze banqume noma ngabe i-POC ingasetshenziswa yini kule ndege.
Amamodeli asebekhulile ase-POC asevele avunywe yi-FAA angase asetshenziswe, yize bengenayo ilebula. Ama-Airlines angasebenzisa uhlu olushicilelwe ku-Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) 106 ukuze kunqunywe ukuthi ngabe i-POC ingasetshenziswa yini ngesikhathi sezindiza. Lezi zibonelo ze-POC ayidingi i-FAA ilebula lokuhambisana.
Ngomhla ka-23 Meyi, 2016, i-FAA yayivumile lokhu okulandelayo okuphathekayo kwe-oxygen concentrators ekusetshenzisweni kwezindiza ngokuhambisana neSFAR 106:
I-AirSep Focus
I-AirSep FreeStyle
I-AirSep FreeStyle 5
I-AirSep LifeStyle
I-Delphi RS-00400
I-DeVilbiss yezempilo ye-iGo
Inogen One
I-Inogen One G2
I-Inogen One G3
I-Inova Labs LifeChoice
I-Inova Labs LifeChoice Activox
I-Biodiversity International LifeChoice
Invacare Solo2
Invacare XPO2
Oxlife Independence Oxygen Concentrator
I-Oxus RS-00400
I-EasyPulse ye-Medical Precision
I-Respironics EverGo
I-Respironics SimplyGo
I-EQlipse ye-SeQual
Uhlelo lwe-EQual eQuinox Oxygen (i-model 4000)
I-SeQual Oxywell Oxygen System (imodeli 4000)
SAROS SeQual
I-VBox Trooper Concentrator ye-Oxygen
Ukuthatha Umgogodla Wakho Okwenziwe Okhomjini Ebhodi
Ngenkathi imithetho ye-FAA ingadingi ukuthi utshele insizakalo yakho ye-air mayelana ne-POC yakho kusengaphambili, cishe zonke izindiza zezindiza zikucela ukuba wazizise okungenani amahora angu-48 ngaphambi kwezindiza yakho ukuthi uhlose ukuletha i-POC ebhodini.
Abanye abathwali bezindiza, njengeNingizimu-ntshonalanga ne-JetBlue, babuza ukuthi uhlole ukungena kwakho okungenani ihora elilodwa ngaphambi kokuthatha.
I-FAA ayisadingi abagibeli abahamba nge-POCs ukuba banikeze isitatimende sikadokotela emazindizeni, kodwa abanye abathwali bezindiza, njenge-Alaska Airlines ne-United, basadingeka ukuba unikeze. Abanye, njenge-American Airlines, bakudinga ukuthi ubonise ukuthi ungaphendula kuma-alamu wakho we-POC ngaphambi kokuthi ugibele indiza yakho. I-Delta idinga ukuba ufake ngefeksi noma i-imeyili ifomu lesicelo sokugunyazwa kwebhethri kumhlinzeki wabo we-oxygen, i-OxygenToGo, okungenani amahora angu-48 ngaphambi kwezindiza yakho.
Hlola nge-airline yakho ukuthola ukuthi uzodinga ukusebenzisa ifomu elikhethekile. Iningi labathwali bezindiza zidinga ukuthi isitatimende sibhalwe phansi encwadini yodokotela wakho. Abanye balindele ukuthi usebenzise ifomu labo.
Uma uhamba ngendiza yabelana ngendiza, qiniseka ukuthi uyazi izinqubo zombili izindiza ze-Ticketing yakho kanye nomthwali wezindiza empeleni osebenzisa indiza yakho.
Uma kudingeka, isitatimende sikadokotela kumele sihlanganise ulwazi olulandelayo:
- Isitatimende mayelana nekhono lakho lokubona, ukuzwa nokuphendula izibonakaliso zokuxwayisa ku-POC yakho, okujwayelekile izibani ezikhanyayo nama-alamu azwakalayo. Kumele ukwazi ukuqonda ama-alamu okuxwayisa uphendule kubo ngaphandle kosizo.
- Incazelo yezidingo zakho ze-oxygen - udinga i-oksijeni yezokwelapha ngenkathi yonke indiza, noma ngaphansi kwezimo ezithile?
- Isitatimende esichaza izinga eliphezulu lokugeleza kwe-oxygen oyidingayo ngenkathi indiza iyindiza.
Abagibeli abasebenzisa i-POC bangase bangahlali emigqeni ephumayo, futhi futhi ama-POC abo angavimba ukufinyelela komunye umgibeli noma izihlalo zezindiza. Ezinye izindiza ezinjengeNingizimu-ntshonalanga, zidinga abasebenzisi be-POC ukuba bahlale esihlalweni sewindi.
Ukunika amandla Umgogodla Wakho Okwama-Oxygen Ephathekayo
Izithuthi zomoya azidingeki ukuba zikuvumele ukufaka i-POC yakho ohlelweni lwegesi lendiza. Uzodinga ukuletha amabhethri okwanele ukunika amandla i-POC yakho yonke indiza yakho, kufaka phakathi isikhathi sesango, isikhathi sesitimela, ukuthatha isikhathi, isikhathi somoya kanye nokufika. Cishe bonke abathwali bezindiza base-US bakudinga ukuba ulethe amabhethri anele ukunika amandla i-POC yakho ngamaphesenti angama-150 "isikhathi sokuhamba," esihlanganisa yonke iminithi esetshenziselwa indiza, kanye nesabelo esangweni esithathayo nokunye ukulibala. Abanye badinga ukuthi ube namabhethri anele ukuze usebenzise i-POC yakho yesikhathi sendiza kanye namahora amathathu. Uzodinga uxhumane ne-airline yakho ukuthola ukuthi isikhathi sakho sezindiza sizoba yini.
Amabhethri angeziwe kufanele agcwaliswe ngokucophelela emithwalweni yakho yokuthwala. Kumele uqinisekise ukuthi ama-terminals kumabhethri adonsa noma avinjelwe ngaphandle kokuxhumana nezinye izinto esikhwameni sakho. (Amanye amabhethri aphelile ama-terminals, akudingeki ukuthi adonwe.) Ngeke uvunyelwe ukuletha amabhethri akho uma engekho kahle.
Ama-POC akho namabhethri engeziwe abhekwa njengamadivayisi wezokwelapha. Ngenkathi kuzodinga ukuthi zihlolwe ngabasebenzi be-TSA, ngeke zibalwe ngokumelene nesabelo sakho somthwalo wempahla.
Ukuqasha Abaxhasi be-Oxygen ephathekayo
Izinkampani eziningana ziqasha i-FAA-evunyelwe i-oxygen concentrators ephathekayo. Uma i-POC yakho ingekho ohlwini olugunyaziwe lwe-FAA futhi engathwali ilebula yokuthobela i-FAA, ungase ufise ukuyihambisa ukuze usebenzise lapho uya khona futhi uyiqashise i-POC oyisebenzisayo.
Okubalulekile
Imfihlo yokuhamba ngokuphumelelayo ne-concentrator ephathekayo ephathekayo ukuhlela kusengaphambili. Yazisa umphathi wakho womoya ukuthi uhlose ukuletha i-POC nawe ngokushesha nje lapho ubhala indiza yakho. Qinisekisa ukuthi uyaqonda ukuthi maduzane ngaphambi kwezindiza yakho udokotela wakho kufanele abhale isitatimende esidingekayo (u-United unemithetho eqondile ngokukhethekile) nokuthi ngabe kufanele ube ephepheni lezinhlamvu noma ifomu eliqondene nezindiza. Hlola ubude bendiza yakho futhi unikeze ngokulinganisela kwakho kokulibaziseka okungenzeka, ikakhulukazi ebusika naphakathi nezikhathi zokuhamba eziphakeme, ngakho uzoletha amabhethri anele.
Ngokuhlela phambili nokulungiselela ukulibazisa, uzokwazi ukuphumula kokubili ngesikhathi sezindiza yakho nalapho uya khona.