Runway Incursion Prevention (ICAO)

What will I learn?

This course will provide information on how to reduce or eliminate runway incursions by increasing awareness of causal factors

Is this course for me?

The training is most beneficial for:

• pilots

• air traffic controllers;

• airport vehicle operators; and

• aerodrome managers.

What are the course objectives?

After having successfully completed this course, the trainees will be able to:

• select terms and definitions associated with runway safety;
• risks to runway safety and factors that contribute to the rise in runway incursions;
• purpose and scope of ICAO Manual for Prevention of Runway Incursions Doc 9870;
• purpose of runway incursion prevention programs and runway safety teams;
• common runway incursion scenarios;
• common factors that could contribute to a runway incursion;
• purpose and benefits of a standardized approach to runway incursion incident reporting and data collection;
• communication procedures to prevent runway incursions;
• procedures for runway safety teams;
• problems that contribute to the breakdown of communication;
• visual aids to help maintain situational awareness;
• best practices for taxi operations; and
• usefulness of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).