Abstract: Aviation emergency management system is the lifeline of civil aviation development, and the construction of aircraft water rescue system is an important part of aviation emergency management system. Based on the current situation of the civil aircraft water rescue system construction in China and the United States, this paper objectively analyzes the problems existing in the four dimensions of the civil aircraft water rescue system in China, such as standard system, emergency response, rescue equipment and professional training. This paper argues that we can further improve the construction and development of China's civil aircraft water rescue system by perfecting the standard system of civil aviation water rescue, constructing the rescue coordination mechanism of regional departments, strengthening the research and development of special rescue equipment, establishing the national comprehensive information guarantee platform, and rationally arranging the water rescue training bases.

Key words: aviation emergency management, water rescue, standard system, emergency treatment, rescue equipment, professional training