AIRSIDESAFETYGUIDEiYesAIRSIDESAFETYGUIDEAIRPORTPRACTICENOTE7AIRSIDESAFETYGUIDEiiThisAirportPracticeNoteisintendedasaninformationdocumentforairportmembers,providingusefulinformationregardingairsidesafetyatAustralianaerodromes.TheAirportPracticeNoteisforgeneralinformationpurposesonlyandisnotintendedtobeprescriptiveorbeanexhaustivesetofinformationonmattersthatshouldbetakenintoaccountforthemanagementofairsidesafetyatairports.Beforemakinganycommitmentofafinancialnatureorotherwise,airportsshouldconsidertheirownspecificneedsandcircumstancesandseekadvicefromappropriatelyqualifiedadvisers.Nomaterialcontainedwithinthisguidelineshouldbeconstruedorrelieduponasprovidingrecommendationsinrelationtoanyparticulardevelopmentorplanningoutcomeordecision.TheAustralianAirportsAssociationandtheauthorsofthisAirportPracticeNotedonotgiveanywarrantyorrepresentationastotheaccuracy,reliabilityorcompletenessofinformationwhichiscontainedherein.Exceptinsofarasanyliabilityunderstatutecannotbeexcluded,theAustralianAirportAssociationLtdandtheauthorsoftheAirportPracticeNoteandtheiremployeesdonotacceptanyliabilityforanyerrororomissioninthispublicationorforanyresultinglossordamagesufferedbytheuseroranyotherperson.TheAustralianAirportsAssociationandtheauthorsofthisAirportPracticeNote,andtheiremployees,donotguaranteethatthepublicationiswhollyappropriateforyourparticularpurposesand,totheextentallowedbylaw,disclaimallliabilityforanylossorotherconsequencewhichmayarisefromyourelyingonanyinformationfromthesepublications.OCTOBER2015AIRSIDESAFETYGUIDE1TheAustralianAirportsAssociation(AAA)isthenationalindustryvoiceforairportsinAustralia.TheAAArepresentstheinterestsofmorethan260airportsandaerodromesAustraliawide–fromlocalcountrycommunitylandingstripstomajorinternationalgatewayairports.Thereareafurther130corporatepartnersrepresentingaviationstakeholdersandorganisationsthatprovidegoodsandservicestotheairportsector.TheAAAfacilitatesco-operationamongallmemberairportsandtheirmanyandvariedpartnersinAustralianaviation,whilstcontributingtoanairtransportsystemthatissafe,secure,environmentallyresponsibleandefficientforthebenefitofallAustraliansandvisitors.TheAAAfacilitatesco-operationamongallmemberairportsandtheirmanyandvariedpartnersinAustralianaviationwhilstcontributingtoanairtransportsystemthatissafe,secure,environmentallyresponsibleandefficientforthebenefitofallAustraliansandvisitors.TheAAAistheleadingadvocateforappropriatenationalpolicyrelatingtoairportactivitiesandoperatestoensureregulartransportpassengers,freight,andthecommunityenjoythefullbenefitsofaprogressiveandsustainableairportindustry.TheseAirportPracticeNotesarepreparedonbehalfofindustrytopromote‘bestpractice’acrossairportoperations.IfyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthisdocumentpleasecontacttheAAAon0262301110.ABOUTTHEAUSTRALIANAIRPORTSASSOCIATIONThisAirportPracticeNotehasbeenpreparedwiththeassistanceof:Specialistsinhealthandsafety,operationalefficiencyimprovementsandorganisationalculturalimprovements,GlobalSafetyPartnerskeystaffhavemorethan30yearsindirectaviationoperations.Wecanprovideengineering,safetyandoperationalimprovementsdeliveringsignificantoperationalefficienciesandtheresultantprofitabilitybenefits.E:globalsafetypartners@gmail.comP:0418385899www.globalsafetypartners.comAIRSIDESAFETYGUIDE3CONTENTS1.0Introduction.................................................