AIR SIDE PAVEMENT MARKINGS, LIGHTS AND SIGNS

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• AIR SIDE PAVEMENT MARKINGS, LIGHTS AND SIGNS
• By Kigongo K. David

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COURSE CONTENT

• Pavement markings
• Airside Lights
• Airside Signs

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Course Objectives

• By the end of this session, participants will be
  able to
• Identify the various pavement markings
• Know the location of airside lights
• Know signs used on the airside
• The pass mark for this course is 70.
• You are expected to apply the knowledge you get
  from here to your work areas.

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Definitions

• Aerodrome
• Aircraft
• Airside
• Apron
• Apron Traffic
• Cross Walk
• Control Tower

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Contd

• Designated Vehicle Corridor
• Hold Clear
• Maneuvering area (Taxiways and Runways)
• Vehicle operator
• Threshold

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PAVEMENT MARKINGS

• Vehicle Corridor
• White lines (Solid/Broken)
• Arrows
• Vehicle corridor showing NO PARKING.

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PAVEMENT MARKING

• Designated parking
• Park properly only in these areas
• Pedestrians Cross Walk
• On Vehicle corridor
• Operators shall give right of way to passengers

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Pavement Markings

• Hold Lines
• Stay behind this line while waiting to cross
  runway
• Aircraft Lead in Lines
• Safety line (Solid Red)

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Pavement Markings

• Run way Heading (Designator) Marking
• Taxiway Holding Position Marking

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Pavement Markings

• Run Way Center line
• Used to guide crew on centre of runway
• Threshold Markings
• Beginning of usable runway

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Contd

• Displaced Threshhold Marking
• Unusable part of the beginning of runway
• Helicopter Area
• For helicopter landing

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Contd

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AIRSIDE PAVEMENT LIGHTS

• Aerodrome Beacon- Is a large rotating white/green
  light mounted on top of control tower. It
  provides visual identification of airports to
  aircraft

• Edge lights for aircraft Movement
• Blue lights Are used along the edge of the
  aprons and taxiways

• White lights- Are used along the edges of the
  runways
• Two sided lights Half red and half green are
  used at the end of the runways

• Amber lights- Are used at the intersections of
  the aprons and taxiways

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Cont

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QUESTIONS?
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AIRSIDE PAVEMENT SIGNS

• Maneuvering area signs
• Are intended for use and guidance of aircraft.
  They are also of value to vehicle operators to
  identify areas they should not enter or as guides
  to vehicle operators while in the maneuvering
  area.
• These signs are mandatory Instructions with
  white letters/numbers on a red background.

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Contd

• Hold sign Used in conjunction with hold lines

• Run Way designator signs- when this sign is red
  and used alone, they carry a combined message to
  hold clear and the runway heading is as
  indicated in the sign

• Directional Sign Normally has an arrow
  indicating the direction of travel to exits,
  aprons, terminal buildings or other facilities

• Informational signs Provide information of
  interest primarily to aircraft but which may also
  be used to vehicle operators as a reference point.

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Contd

• Designator Signs like street signs, identifies
  the names of runways by numbers and taxiways by
  letters. Taxiways are referred to by using
  phonetic alphabet so that taxiway A is spoken
  as Taxiway Alpha etc and that a vehicle may not
  enter a taxiway without a prior approval of
  control tower.

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Hand Signals
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Contd

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QUESTIONS?

• Thank You!

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VEHICLE BREAK DOWN

• Break down, poor performance of equipment are
  reported by operators and drivers by means of
  fault reporting form which together with the
  equipment are taken (if equipment is mobile) to
  the workshop shift team leader or supervisor.
• The operator shall report the break down to the
  duty manager who will compile all the break down
  in the equipment defect reports.
• If the equipment is immobile, then the
  maintenance team shall put an unserviceable tag
  on the equipment.

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TOWING RULES

• Trains of dollies and carts tend to drift in or
  reduce the turn radius during maneuvering and
  turning.
• Therefore to prevent damage to aircrafts,
  vehicles, other equipment, or injury to
  personnel, the driver must not make sharp turns
  around an obstacle immediately after passing.
• Drivers of GSE that is being towed to a position
  at or near the aircraft shall approach the
  aircraft on a path parallel to the aircraft
  fuselage and the equipment shall be parked in the
  parallel position.

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Towing rules Contd

• Pallet trailers and or container trailers must
  not exceed 3 dolly trailers with/without loaded
  units.
• The more the trailers, the more it becomes
  difficult to maneuver
• Drivers have to ensure that all trailers are
  securely attached to the prime move/tug and
  trailer.
• No Vehicle shall be towed by another vehicle
  unless a suitable tow bar is used

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Towing rules Contd

• Drivers have to ensure that loads are completely
  secure before moving off so that nothing can fall
  off or be detached to avoid injury or damage to
  personnel or vehicle in the vicinity.
• When moving trail of ULDs drivers must ensure
  that container flaps and doors are secured and
  that trailer webbing straps are firmly attached
  before moving off.
• In case of equipment being used in carrying cargo
  fails, tow it to the nearest loading area and
  rectify the fault.

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QUESTIONS?

• Thank you!