Equivalent Terms: Route Guide, Airway Manual See Operations Manual
Runway Incursion
Any occurrence in the airport runway environment involving an aircraft, vehicle, person, or object that creates a collision hazard on the ground or results in a loss of required separation with an aircraft taking off, intending to take off, landing, or intending to land.
Runway Visual Range (RVR)
A visibility value, reported in hundreds of feet or meters, determined by transmissometers located alongside the runway that measure the horizontal visibility down the runway based on the transmission of lights from high intensity runway lights or the visual contrast of other targets. RVR, in contrast to prevailing or runway visibility, represents the visibility seen from an aircraft moving down the centerline of the runway, and not from an aircraft on final approach.
Equivalent Terms: Runway Visual Value (RVV)
S
Safe Forced Landing
An unavoidable landing or ditching with a reasonable expectancy of no injuries to persons in the aircraft or on the surface.
Safety (Operational)
A condition in which the risk of injury or damage occurring during operations is limited to an acceptable level.
Safety Assurance
The component of a safety management system that comprises processes for:
ƒ safety performance monitoring and measurement;
ƒ the management of change;
ƒ continual improvement of the SMS. See Safety Management System (SMS)
Safety Culture
The shared values, beliefs, assumptions and norms that govern decision making, and that may affect individual and group attitudes about danger, safety and the proper conduct of operations.
Safety Management System (SMS)
A systematic approach to managing safety within an organisation, including the necessary organisational structures, accountabilities, policies and procedures. As a minimum, an SMS:
ƒ identifies safety hazards;
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