Aerodrome Safety for Airside Drivers
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Saf ety Net Aerodrome safety for airside drivers Driving a vehicle on an aerodrome can be hazardous. Serious incidents like runway incursions involving tugs, catering vans and other vehicles have occurred. These incidents can often be prevented when you, an airside driver, use the tips below and increase your situational awareness. Tips to avoid an airside incident or runway incursion: obtain a clearance to enter a runway comply with Air Traffic Control (ATC) instructions and clearances comply with published aerodrome procedures use standard phraseology accurately report your vehicle’s position to ATC be extra cautious – in reduced visibility (e.g. night, smog, rain or storm) when using a runway where taxiways intersect with another runway look for possible landing aircraft in the area before entering or crossing a runway – even if ATC has given you a clearance. How to improve airside driver safety When planning your aerodrome operation ALWAYS: have a current aerodrome chart or diagram available be aware of where you are and what (planes, vehicles etc.) is around your vehicle ask ATC for help immediately if unsure of your current position on a taxiway seek help from other ground personnel (e.g. aerodrome safety officer) immediately if unsure of your current position on an apron. Speaking to ATC Ensure you communicate clearly and concisely with ATC by ALWAYS: using standard phraseology stating your position when you rst contact any tower or ground controller, regardless of whether you have stated this before to a different controller. ATC clearances and instructions When you receive an AT C clearance ALW AYS: write down the clearance or instruction, especially when it’s detailed and or complex read back all required clearances and instructions including your callsign contact ATC to clarify your situation if you are unsure of an issued clearance or instruction let ATC know if you are unable to comply with their instructions listen out for other vehicles or aircraft with a callsign that sounds like yours listen before responding to a clearance given that is meant for another vehicle or aircraft. Warning: An ATC instruction to operate on taxiways or other areas of the aerodrome is NOT a clearance to cross a runway holding position, to enter, or to operate on a runway – unless you are specically cleared to do so. (Note: A runway holding position is always set back from the sealed surface of a runway. It’s never aligned with edge of the sealed surface). Maintaining your situational awareness T o impro ve and mainta in your situatio nal awar eness on the aerodrome ALWAYS: know what visual aids on the aerodrome mean like markings, signs and lights monitor the radio and use a current aerodrome chart or diagram to help you locate other vehicles and aircraft minimise ’heads down’ activities while driving use vehicle lights to show your location – ensure the rotating beacon is on when driving on aprons, taxiways and runways. Tip: If you are unsure of your location on the aerodrome, make sure you are clear of any runway and STOP. Speak to ATC about your situation and ask for progressive clearances or instructions. T o nd out more about safe surface operations see our booklet online at http:/ /www.airservicesaustrali a.com/yi ng/ runwaysafety/docs/runwaysafety_arisidedrivers.pdf For a hard copy of the booklet or for more information contact: Fiona Lawton – Safety Programs and Promotions Manager Phone: (07) 3866 3736 Email: [email protected]
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Safety NetAerodrome safetyfor airside drivers
Driving a vehicle on an aerodrome can behazardous. Serious incidents like runwayincursions involving tugs, catering vans andother vehicles have occurred. These incidents canoften be prevented when you, an airside driver,use the tips below and increase your situationalawareness.
Tips to avoid an airside incident or runway incursion:
obtain a clearance to enter a runwayr
comply with Air Trafc Control (ATC) instructions andr
clearances
comply with published aerodrome proceduresr
use standard phraseologyr
accurately report your vehicle’s position to ATCr
be extra cautious –r
in reduced visibility (e.g. night, smog, rain or storm)r
when using a runway where taxiways intersect withr
another runway
look or possible landing aircrat in the area beore enteringr
or crossing a runway – even i ATC has given you a clearance.
How to improve airside driver safety
When planning your aerodrome operation ALWAYS:
have a current aerodrome chart or diagram availabler
be aware o where you are and what (planes, vehicles etc.) isr
around your vehicle
ask ATC or help immediately i unsure o your currentr
position on a taxiway
seek help rom other ground personnel (e.g. aerodromer
saety ofcer) immediately i unsure o your current position
on an apron.
Speaking to ATC
Ensure you communicate clearly and concisely with ATC by
ALWAYS:
using standard phraseologyr
stating your position when you rst contact any tower orr
ground controller, regardless o whether you have stated
this beore to a dierent controller.
ATC clearances and instructions
When you receive an ATC clearance ALWAYS:
write down the clearance or instruction, especially when it’sr
detailed and or complex
read back all required clearances and instructions includingr
your callsign
contact ATC to clariy your situationr
i you are unsure o an issued clearance or instruction
let ATC know i you are unable to comply with theirr
instructions
listen out or other vehicles or aircrat with a callsign thatr
sounds like yours
listen beore responding to a clearance given that is meantr
or another vehicle or aircrat.
Warning:
An ATC instruction to operate on taxiways or other areas
o the aerodrome is NOT a clearance to cross a runway
holding position, to enter, or to operate on a runway –
unless you are specically cleared to do so. (Note: A runway
holding position is always set back rom the sealed surace
o a runway. It’s never aligned with edge o the sealed
surace).
Maintaining your situational awareness
To improve and maintain your situational awareness on the
aerodrome ALWAYS:
know what visual aids on the aerodrome mean liker
markings, signs and lights
monitor the radio and use a current aerodrome chart orr
diagram to help you locate other vehicles and aircrat
minimise ’heads down’ activities while drivingr
use vehicle lights to show your location – ensure ther
rotating beacon is on when driving on aprons, taxiways and
runways.
Tip:
I you are unsure o your location on the aerodrome, make
sure you are clear o any runway and STOP. Speak to ATC
about your situation and ask or progressive clearances or
instructions.
To nd out more about sae surace operations see our
booklet online at http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/ying/
runwaysaety/docs/runwaysaety_arisidedrivers.pd
For a hard copy o the booklet or or more inormation
contact:
Fiona Lawton – Saety Programs and Promotions ManagerPhone: (07) 3866 3736
Email: [email protected]
