Download - Ramp safety
Awareness Training Ramp
Safety
The national airline of the Maldives
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Welcome to your guide to ramp safety
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Table of Contents
Authority to Drive AirsideMovement area, maneuvering area and
apron areaSpeed limitsRight of waySafetyWeather conditionsMarkings
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Authority to Drive Airside
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Movement area, maneuvering area and apron are
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Surface Area Definitions
Movement area (all of below)
Maneuvering area
(taxiways and runway)
Apron (close-in taxiing and
parking of aircraft)
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Maneuvering Area
It is forbidden to drive on the maneuvering area (runway and taxiways)
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Speed Limits
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Speed Limits
The speed should never
exceed that warranted by
the circumstances
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Vehicles must either stop for or yield to:
Moving aircraft: - Being pushed back - Being towed - Moving under their own power Boarding or disembarking
passengers Passenger buses with
passengers on board Follow-me vehicles on
a mission
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Yield to all vehicles with flashing blue or orange lights
Fire brigadePoliceAmbulances
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Yield to all vehicles with flashing blue or orange lightsPassenger buses
with passengers on board
Follow-me vehicles
Sweeping vehicles
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Jet blast
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INTAKE (Suction): avoid approaching closer than 15 meters
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Jet blast: Allow 2 aircraft lengths behind aircraft
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Invisible Danger
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Running Engines
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ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS SWITCHED ON INDICATE:
= Engines running or imminent start-up = Imminent push-back
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TAXI LIGHTS (HEADLIGHTS) SWITCHED ON INDICATE:
= Moving aircraft
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Propellers
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Rotating propellers are barely visible.
Rotating propellers can be silent especially after engine shut-down.
Always wait for the propellers to come to a complete stop.
Even at a standstill, propellers can be dangerous or easily damaged and one should keep his distance from them.
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Follow-me Vehicles
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It is strictly forbidden to cross between a follow-me vehicle and the aircraft being marshaled behind it
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It is strictly forbidden to cross between a follow-me vehicle and the aircraft being marshaled behind it
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Smoking
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It is strictly forbidden to smoke both inside of and outside of a vehicle
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Alcohol and Drugs
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Alcohol and Drugs
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Hooked (and pulled) equipment
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Do not exceed a train length of 10 units
Load carts and dollies properly and tie down the load
Keep on eye the load
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Weather Conditions
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If surface becomes wet, reduce speed and brake gently
Turn on the low beam headlights:- at night-under poor visibility conditions
The use of dipped or full beam headlights is forbidden
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Ramp Markings
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Stand numbersAircraft taxi lines
Vehicle routes
Vehicle route crossing aircraft taxi routes
Vehicle routes
Vehicle routes
Pedestrian crossing
Yield
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STOP
STRIP (for aircraft)
Jetty maneuvering area
Aircraft safety envelope
Fuel
Aircraft energy source
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Thank you for your attention