National Runway Safety Plan 2009-2011(8)

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5.0 Runway Safety Program

FAA Order 7050.1 established the Runway Safety Program on November 1, 2002. This order placed the overall responsibility for the program on the Runway Safety Office by requiring it to work with other FAA organizations and the aviation community to identify and implement activities/technologies designed to increase runway safety. When the ATO was created, the Runway Safety Office was placed under the Vice President for the Office of Safety. While the Runway Safety Office is ultimately responsible for the runway safety initiatives throughout the agency, there are many groups that work closely together to improve runway safety. It takes people from all these groups working together on runway safety issues to make a difference.

5.1 Call to Action
FAA convened the Call to Action meeting to focus on two kinds of risk: runway incursions and wrong runway incidents. On August 15, 2007, led by then-FAA Deputy Administrator Robert Sturgell, aviation leaders from airlines, airports, air traffic control and pilot unions, aerospace manufacturers and the FAA agreed to quickly implement a five point short-term plan to improve safety at U.S. airports:
1.  
Within 60 days, teams of FAA personnel, airport operators and airline employees begin safety reviews at the airports where wrong runway departures and runway incursions are the greatest concern. The FAA compiled the list of 20 airports based on safety risk factors, including incursion history.

2.  
Within 60 days, disseminate information and training across the entire aviation industry.

3.  
Within 60 days, accelerate the deployment of improved airport signage and markings at the top 75 airports, well ahead of the June 2008 mandated deadline.

4.  
Within 60 days, review cockpit procedures and air traffic control clearance procedures, including changing cockpit procedures to minimize pilot activities and distractions while an aircraft is moving on the ground and changing air traffic control clearance procedures to make air traffic control instructions more precise.

5.  
Implement a voluntary self-reporting system for all air traffic organization safety personnel, such as air traffic controllers and technicians.

Participants were to pursue mid-and long-term goals to address maximizing situational awareness, minimizing pilot distractions and eliminating runway incursions using procedures and technology. A detailed discussion of Call to Action activities is available in the 2008 Runway Safety Report.

Call to Action – Summary of Short-term Accomplishments
The Runway Safety Office completed runway safety reviews of 20 airports based on runway incursion data and wrong runway departure data resulting in more than 100 short-term and numerous mid- and long-term initiatives. We have completed 98 percent of the short-term initiatives identified. The agency has incorporated lessons learned from the initial surface analysis into the Runway Safety Action Teams (RSATs). The top-to-bottom review of the first tier airports provided valuable data that has led to many improvements. We identified a second tier of 22 airports for runway safety reviews based upon data on runway incursions and wrong runway departures. We completed these reviews in July 2008.
　
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