Course aim

The course develops awareness of runway safety risks and provides practical strategies to prevent runway incursions involving aircraft, vehicles and personnel.

Course structure

• Classroom sessions
• Incident case studies
• Local risk analysis
• Group discussions
• Practical prevention exercises

Content in brief

• Runway incursion definitions
• Human factors contributions
• Communication challenges
• Vehicle and pedestrian risks
• Use of procedures and visual aids
• Lessons learned from occurrences
• Safety barriers and mitigations

Prerequisites

Suitable for operational personnel working within movement areas, airside vehicle drivers, supervisors and safety personnel.

Compliance with regulations

Supports aerodrome safety management and runway safety objectives promoted by EASA, ICAO and national authorities. Fully compliant with ADR.OR.D.027 Safety programmes, ADR.OPS.B.016 Safeguarding of aerodrome and AMC and GM material related to runway safety in Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 Rules for Aerodromes.