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w% US. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation , 'Administrason ' 3"":mm" ~ wr- W...- a".~m.eer FLW. w." Subject: GROUND vEHICLs OPERATIONS ON Date: March 31, 2008 AC No: ISO/521020 AIRPORTS ' Initiated by: AAS300 Change: 1 1. PURPOSE. This Advisory Circular (AC) and a. All airport operators should establish the attached appendices provide guidance to airport x procedures and policies concerning vehicle access i operators in developing training programs for 'safe andVehicle operations on the airside ofthe airport, ground vehicleoperations and pedesnian control on includinamp and apron areas. These prooedures ' the airside ofan airpoit. This includes both and policies should address such matters as access, movement andnonmovement areas, lamps, and Vehicle operator requirements, vehicle requirements, 5131one. Not all the items addressedin this document operations, and enforcement and should be will be applicable at every airport. The Federal. incorporated into tenant leases and agreements. Aviation Administration (FAA) recommends that b. Establishment ofprocedures for the safe and each iiemhe evaluated in terms ofhowitmay apply orderly access to themovement area and operation in to the size, complexity, and scope ofoperation ofthe that area is required at certicated airports, under 14* airport. This AC contains recommended operating CFR. 15 139.32963). Initial and recurrenttrainjng in procedures,a sample training curriculum(Appendix p1ocedures for access to the movement areais A), anda sample training manual (AppendixB). required for airportpersonnel under 139303(0). 2. BACKGROUND. Every year iers are Only initial training is required for tenant and accidents andincidents involving aircraft, contractor employees, under 139329(e). However, pedestrians, and gicund vehicles at airports that lead regular recmreut training is stronglyrecommended to property damage andinjury, which may be fatal. for all persons with access to the movement area Many ofthcse events result cm inadequate security c. Each bidding document (construction plans measures, a failure to maintain visual aids, a lack of and/or specifications) for development work on an such aids, and inadequate vehicle operator training airport or for installation of an air navigation Ground vehicle operation plans promote the Safety of * facility (NAVAlD) should incorporate a section on airport users by helping identify authorized areas of ground vehicle operatiOns on airports during vehicle operation, outlining vehicle identication construction activity. The aiiport'operator should systems, addressing vehicle and operator provide a copy ofthis plan to the local FAA requirements, and coordinating construction, . Airways Facilities office for review. The maintenance, and emergency activities; , construction plans and/or specications should 3. APPLICABILITY. The overall responsibility contain the appropriate provisions, as specied in for the operation ofvehicles on an airport rests with Appendix I ofAC 150/5370~2, OperationalSafety ' the airport Operator. The airport operator is also on Airport's During Comtmction. responsible for compliance withthe requirements of part 139 at certicated airports and with the provisions of any applicable Federal grant agreements. Adherence to the provisions contained in this AC may materially assist the airportopcrator in complying with these requirements. AC 'l_5_0/521020 Change 1 3/31/2008 4 RELATED READING MATERIAL. You will does notnormally require training. Airport operators nd additional information111 the following may modify these documents to meettheir individual publications: needs It may also be advantageous to develop customized p1ogramsfox vehicles operators who only a. 14 CFR part 139, Certication ofAirports access 1a1up areas and those who operate on the b.01nrent editions ofthe following advisory movement area ctrculars. . Initial training is the training provided to a new (1) AC 90~67, Light Signals from the 4 employee or airport user that would enable thatperson _ Control Tower for Ground Vehicles, Equipment, and to demonstrate the abity to operate avehicle safely Personnel and in accordance with established procedures while functioning independently on the airside. Recurrent (2) AC 120-57, Surface Movement Guidance and Control System . namingis the training provided to an employee 01 airportuser as often as necessary to enable that person. (3) AC 150152106, Painting, Marking, and to maintain a satisfactorylevel ofprociency Lighting ofVehicles Used on an Airport Appropriate schedules for recurrent training will vary widely irom airport to 8311;ort and om one employee (4) AC 150153404, Standards for Airport to anoier, however, underno circumstances should Markings recurrent training intervals forperSonnel authorized to (5) AC 150/5340-18, Standards for Airport drive on the movement area extendheyond one year. Sign Systems Ahport operators might consider requiring annual recurrent namingwhen a vehicle operatorrenews an (6) AC 150/5370-2, Operational Safety on expired airport ID badge 01wheu'a tenant renews a Airports During Construction lease agreementA sample GroundVehicle Operating (7) AC 150/5210~18, Systems for FamiliarizaonProgram TrainingRecord'is included"in . Interactive Training ofAirport Personnel AppondixB , (8) AC 15015200430, Airport Winter Safety Airpoits use a variety ofmethods for training ground and Operations vehicle operators. In some cases, airport operators . delegate the reqm'rement ofemployee training to c. To view orido'wnload an electronic copy of _ airport tenants or a contractor. Some airport operators I this AC, visit the'FAA website at http://www.iaagov. choose to include training manuals or vehicle operating requirements as part oftenant lease or use S. VEHICLEIOPERATOR REQUIREMENTS. agreements. An airport operator maychoose to Vehicle opcraters, on airports face conditions that are distribute training manual information via a Web not normally encountered during highway driving. page, videos, or booklets Formal classroom Therefore, those persOns whohave vehicular'aocess instruction provided by the airport operator or tenant I to the movement area ofthe airport must have an caninclude either personal instruction or a computer ' appropriate level ofknowledge ofairport rules and hased interactive training system. (See AC 150/5210- regulations. Airport operators should requirevehicle 1 3.) operators to maintain a current driver's license and should establish a means ofidentication thatWould Airport operators should provide a means oftesting ' permit the operation of a vehicle onthe airside of an trainees on the information presented. In additionto airport. Any person expected to Operate on the standard question and answer classroom testing movement area should demonstrate a functional methods, the airport Opelatols should have potential .q-m knowledge ofthe Englishlanguage ground vehicle operators demonstrate their prociency in operating a vehicle on the airside 6; TRAINING. AppendixA includes a sample before authorizing driving privileges. TheFAA also recommends onthej01) training before personnel training curriculum. This curriculum should include ' initial and/or remedial instruction of all personnel have unescorted access to the airside ofthe airport. WhohaVe access to the airside ofthe airport. The 7. VEHICLES ONAIRPORTS. Airport operato1s curriculum should also include annual recurrent shouldkeep vehicular andpedestrian activity on the ' instruction for all perSOnnel who have access to the airside ofthe airport to a miimulu'. Vehicles on the movement area. The airport operator should retain airside ofthe airport should be limited to those records of this training as long as this person is vehicles necessary to support the operation ofaircraft authorized to operate on the airport. Escorted access Services, cargo and passenger services, emergency 3/31/2008 AC 150/5210-20 Change 1 services, and maintenance of the airport. Vehicles on At airports without an operating ATC'I', twoway the movement area should be limited to those radio control between vehicles and xedbased necessary for the inspection and maintenance ofthe operators or other airport users should avoid movement areas and emergency vehicles responding 'equencies used by aircraft. Even With the most to an aircraft emergency on the movement area. sophisticated procedures and equipment, vehicle Vehicles should use service roads orpublic roads in operators need training to achieve the prociency to lieu ofcrossing movement areas wheneverpossible. operate safely. The airport operator should give Where vehicular trafc on airport operation areas special consideration to training temporary operators, cannot be avoided, it should be carerlly controlled. such as construction workers; even if eacort service is being provided. Whennecessary, runway crossing should occur at the departure runway end rather than the'midpoint. In the Inadvertent entry by vehicles onto movement and event ofa runway incursion, an aircraftwould have non-movement areas ofan airport poses a danger to both the vehicle operator and aircraft that are more time and1unway length to react ifthe vehicle incursion is at: the end ofthe runway. attempting to land or take off or that are maneuvering on the airport. Methods for controlling access to the Some aspects ofvehicle control and identication are airside will vary depending on the type and location discussedbelOw; however, every airport presents ofthe airport. The Airport Layout Plan is a useful different vehicle requirements and problems. Every toolfor accomplishing this. Airports may erect a ' airport will require individualized solutions to fence or provide for other natural or physical barriers preventvehicle orpedestrian trafc orn aroundthe entire airport in addition to providing endangering aircra operations. It should be stressed control measures at each access gate, such as guards, that aircraALWAYS have the right-of-way eyer magnetic card activated locks, or remotely controlled vehicles when maneuvering onnonmovement areas. locks. Gates may either be opened/closed Aircraft also havethe right-of-way on the movement electronically or securedby lock and chain. Physical areas, exceptwhen the Airport Traffic Control Tower barriers might include natural objects, such as earthen (ATCT) has specically instructed an aircraft to hold bonus, large boulders, tree trunks, and manmade ,a\, or give way to vehicle(s) on arunway or taxiway. culverts that couldhelp control remote vehicle access Vehicles thatroutinely Operate on the airside should points. be marked/flagged forhigh daytime visibility and, if 9. appropriate, lighted for nighttime operations. VEHICLEREQUIREMENTS. Requirements Vehicles that are equipped withmarking and lighting for vehicles will vary depending on the airport, the devices should escort vehicles that are not marked type ofvehicle, and where the vehicle will be and lighted. (See AC 150/52105.) Vehicles needing operated on the airport An airport operator should limit vehicle operations on the movement areas ofthe intermittent identication shouldbernarked with magnetically attached markers, which are airport to only those vehicles necessary to support the commercially available. operational activity ofthe airport. Airport operators might find it benecial to have separate requirements for vehicles operated solely on a ramp area as 8. VEHICULARACCESS CONTROL. The controlofvehicular activity on the airside of an opposed to those vehicles that operate on movement areas. airport is ofthe highest importance. The airport operator is responsible for developing procedures, Some airports have benefited from establishhig their procuring equipment, and providingtraining ownvehicle inspection program to assure that all regarding vehicle operations to ensure aircralt and vehicles are maintained in a safe operating condition. personnel safety. At airports with an operating In establishing vehicle requirements, some items to ATCT, controllers and vehicle operators should use consider include two-wayradios to control vehicles when ontbe a. movementarea. To accomplish this task, the airport Marking and identication ofvehicles operator and the ATCT should develop a letter of I). Minimum equipmentrequirements agreement outlining standard operatingprocedures. When there is construction on an airport, Whether c. Inclusion in all vehicles ofa placard federally funded or not, the airport operator should diagram depicting the airport's movement area. The follow the ground vehicle practices contained in AC diagram should display prominent landmarks and/or 150/537c2. perimeter roads. Vehicles intended to operate within the movement area should also include a placard AC 150/5210-20 Change 1 3/31/2008 showing the meaning ofA-TCT light gun signals and 111. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS AND OTHER aireld sign and marking infonnation; NON-EDWIN?) GPERATEONS. Anport Operators allow a number ofuonroutine operations to occur on d. vehicle condition requirements and the airside ofthe airport: Such non-1oune activities inspection include aireld construction, airshows, aircraft static 8. 111311131183 coverage displays, VB? anivals/departures, commercial photo shoots, or a host of othei activities. In addition to 10. VEHICLE OPERATIONS. The rules and security requirements, airport operators should ' regulations pertaining to vehicle operations should recognize andprepare for the unique challenges that provide adequate procedures for the safe and orderly arise during nonroutine operations as they relateto operation ofvehicles on the airside ofthe airport. In vehicle operations. developing such procedures, airport operators should Airport operators should review nonrroutine consider~ operations that involve ground vehicles and develop 21. Requirements that vehicles operating on vehicle operation procedures to accommodate these p movement areas he radio equipped or esoorted by a special operations. Planning meetings associated With radio-eQuipped vehicle such activities offer an opportunity to review driving 2 rules andregulations, communications and b. Specic procedural requirements for vehicle procedures, and air trafc control procedures as well operations on airports without an operatingATCT as other important operational issues. c. Advance notice/approval for operating a These meetings shouldpay special attention to the non~ahport ownedvehicle on the movement area following activities: d. Speed limits a. Airside Constructli'm. The airport operator e. Prohibitions 011m should develop procedures, procure equipment, and provide training on vehicle operations to ensure {1} Passing other vehicles andtaxing aircra safety during construction as specied in AC . aircraft ' 150153402. (2) Leaving a vehicle unattended and 13. Emergency Response/Mutual Aid. Many rimning - i. airports rely on local emergency services to provide aircraft rescue and reghting or emergency medical {3) Drivingunder an aircraft except when ' services. Airport operators should ensure that such servicing the aircraft emergency service providers receive initial and (4) Driving underpassenger bridges recurrent training in the subject areas idened in f. Requirements stipulating whenvehicle paragraph 10, Vehicle Operations, and maintain records of such training. In addition, any mutual aid lights must be operated agreementhetv'veen the local emergency service g. Requirements for the use of dedicated providers and the airport operator should specify vehicle lanes and perimeter toads Whenever possible vehicle operations naming requirements. 11. Locations where vehicles may and may not 0. Snow and Ice Removal. Airport Operators park who use contractois for snow andwe control 1'. Rules ofght-oway (cg. for aircra, operations should ensure agreements with such contractors inch]do vehicle operations procedures, emergency vehicles, other vehicles) including training requirements, conSequences of j. Areas where vehicles may be serviced non~compliance, and vehicle communications k. Procedures for inoperative radios While on a requirements. The FAA recommends that, when possible, airport operators limit contractors to non- movement area . movement areas; When an ATCT is not in operation, 1. Requirements to report all accidents or there is no ATCT, procedures should he developed involving ground vehicles on the airside to advise air tra'lc on the Common Iraftic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) ofany intentions to remove snow m. Requirements making the vehicle operator and ice in the movement area. responsible for passengers in the vehicle (1. Low-Visibility Operations. Additional consideration should be given to vehicle operations 3/31/2008 Ac 150/5210-20 Change 1' during low visibility. Poor weather conditions (snow, Airport operators may also be able to increase fog, rain, etc.) may obscure visual cues, Icadway situational awareness for vehicle operators with markings, and airport signs. enhancements on the airsicle. Such enhancements may include establishing dedicated marked routes for Some airports have a Surface Movement Guidance vehicles that avoid high activity, congested areas, or and Control System (SMGCS), which provides ' blind spots. The elimination or relocation ofxed guidance to, and control orregulation of, all aircraft objects that hinder a vehicle operator's line of sight and ground vehicles on the movement area of an or block radio Transmissions may also enhance safety. airport. Guidance relates to facilities, information, and advice necessary to enable pilots of aircraft, or 13. ENFORCEMENTAND CONTROL. Airport drivers ofground vehicles, to nd their way on the operators should establish procedures for enforcing airport and keep the aircra; or vehicles on the the consequences ofnon-compliance, including surfaces and areas intended for their use. Control or penalties for violations. Tenant lease or use regulation means the measures necessaryto prevent agreements may include these enforcement collisions and to ensure that the trafc ows safely. provisions. Listed below are controlissues that For additional information on the SMGCS and the airport operators shouldaddress as part ofa ground SMGCS Plan,refer to AC 12057. vehicle control program: 12. SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. There are a 2. Implementation ofa tiered identication number offactors thathamper vehicle operator hedging system that permits easy recognition ofa situational awareness. Situational awareness declines vehicle operator's permitted driving area privileges as a driver's attention is'drawn into the vehicle or is b. Prohibition against transfer of registration focused onany one thing to the exclusion of media to a vehicle other than the one for which everything else. Other such factors include vague or originally issued incomplete communications or a vehicle operator's personal conicts, which may involve fatigue and. 0. Policies for surrendering permits to airport stress. Running behind Schedule 01 being over-tasked managementwhen a vehicle is no longer authorized also contributes to arcductionin situational .. entry into a facility awareness. Certainly, degraded operating conditions, d. Periodic checks to ensure that onlyproperly such as equipment malfunctions, rain, fog, or snow, authorized persons operate vehicles on the airside. may also diminish a vehicle operator's siniational awareness. e. System to controlthe movement of commercial trucks and other goods conveyances onto There are ways to enhance situational awareness. As and out ofthe airside of an airport part ofa ground Vehicle operator's training program, airport operators may concentrate on having vehicle f. Brieng or training for delivery drivers if operators visually scan xed andmoving objects that they are permitted direct access to the airside maybe converging into the vehicle's path. Airport ' g. . Implementation of a progressive penalty operators should also promote the use ofclear and policy concise communications by vehicle operators. Most important, airport operators should alert vehicle operators to distractions caused by social interactions while operating a vehicle on the airside. 757% KelvinL. Solco Acting Director ofAirport Safety and Standards
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