Item No.  ____8d_supp_____ 
Meeting Date: February 13, 2017 
Safedock Upgrade and Expansion
Project - C800779 
Commission 
February 13, 2018

What is Safedock? 
Visual docking guidance and ramp information display. 
Guides pilot to nose stop saving fuel & reducing congestion. 
Scans ramp area for obstacles to aircraft docking. 
Docks planes following adjacency rules and can dock
without personnel (unavailable ground crew, bad
weather). 
Aircraft Safety and Guidance Units 
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What is Safedock? 
Display, video camera and
lasers. 
Mounted on/near
stairwells, on buildings,
on posts, or on jetbridges.
Connected to power and
network. 

What it Looks Like 
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Why Is It Needed? 


Near Miss 
4

Jet Engine Damaged by Truck 


Actual Collision 
5

Safedock History at SEA 
First Airport in US to install Safedock 
2005-2007   Delta Airlines realignment on Concourse A 
2007        Alaska Airlines trial on D1-D4 
2012        American Airlines realignment on D7-D9 
2015        Alaska Airlines safety measure for tight gate space 
2016        Plan to upgrade old and expand to more gates 
2017        NSTAR includes Safedock at all gates at NSAT 
How We Got Here 
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Safedock Initiatives 
at North American Airports 
Miami                       18    expansion 
Atlanta (Delta gates)           155   new 
Toronto                     152   expansion 
LaGuardia                    41    new 
San Francisco                 41+   new 
Chicago                    10+   expansion 
Los Angeles                   28+   expansion 
We Are Part of a Trend 
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Recommended Plan 
Airport-Wide advanced Safedock units 
Larger Pilot/Ground Crew Ramp Information Display 
Video Cameras 
Obstacle Scanning & Alerts 
Leverage IAF project by procuring units they install 
Complete the installation of Safedock units airport-wide for
operational consistency 
Gate Operating System 
Leverage data for operations and gate usage analysis 
Link to other systems 
Plan: Airport-Wide Units and Gate Operating System 
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Why Airport-Wide? 
Airlines Support: 
Delta's General Manager, Corporate Real Estate request 
International Carriers request 
Icelandair, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Lufthansa, ANA and
Emirates. 
American Airlines support their gates 
North Satellite is installing units on all gates 
Standardizes Safedock units at all Alaska gates 
Airport-wide deployment creates consistency in operations 
Installation Justification 
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Cost and Schedule 
Cost 
Advanced units with cameras & scanning + GOS + interfaces +
infrastructure + installation
= $29,200,000 
Schedule 
Commission Authorization for Design, GOS, IAF units      Q1 2018 
Commission Authorization for Construction               Q1 2019 
Substantial Construction Completion                     Q1 2020 
How Much / How Long 
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