Runway Safety Teams (RST) Implementation Project for the SAM Region
Runway Safety Teams (RST) Implementation Project for the SAM Region.
The ICAO SAM Regional Office has prepared this website with resources to facilitate the development of the RST Implementation Project, a project approved under conclusion ESC/36/C1 of RASG-PA Executive Committee Meeting #36.
Background
Runway safety is still one of the high-risk categories of occurrence that need to be address to mitigate the risk of fatalities in international civil aviation. The Global Aviation Safety Plan in its 2020-2022 edition (GASP Doc 10004) recommends States, Regions and Industry actions to promote the establishment and implementation of State Runway Safety Programmes and local Runway Safety Teams.
ICAO Assembly Resolution A37-6 on Runway Safety urged States to take measures to enhance Runway Safety including the establishment of Runway Safety Programmes using Multidisciplinary approach that include at least Regulators, Aircraft Operators, Air Navigation Service Providers, Aerodrome Operators and Aircraft Manufacturers to prevent and mitigate the effects of runway excursions, runway incursions and other occurrences related to runway safety. Considering that, a RST is intrinsically a collaborative process and in order to increase the implementation of local Runway Safety Teams, there is a need of more action and commitment by States and Industry in the implementation of this mechanism. RASG-PA and International Organizations could leverage these efforts, as part of their commitment towards runway safety.
On May 2021, RASG-PA ESC Meeting #36 endorsed a conclusion (ESC/36/C1) to support the implementation of RST in Pan America, by collecting data from States to prepare a regional implementation plan. In addition, on November 2021 RASG-PA Plenary endorsed a Conclusion (RASG-PA11/C5/2021) for the identification of States/aerodromes where projects and activities to support the implementation and maintenance of RST may be carried out, justified based on data in order to prioritize its implementation.
In this regard, the current project proposal looks to support the establishment of runway safety teams at specific international aerodromes and support the effectiveness of established RST's in the CAR and SAM Regions by 2025.
This in order to:
- promote the identification of hazards related to runway safety using a collaborative approach,
- the development and implementation of action plans,
- collection of data and the promulgation of runway safety information,
- delivering a mix of activities, including direct technical assistance,
- creating a mechanism to ensure stakeholder participation, and
- follow up by monitoring specific indicators.
Objectives
The main objective of the project is to reach the goal of "Establishing and implementing effective local RST at selected international aerodromes by 2025":
To reach this objective, the following 2 specific objectives are proposed, based on the current situation of RST implementation:
Specific Objective 1: GROUP 1, Airports without an RST: Support the implementation of RST, following ICAO guidance, on selected international aerodromes that haven't implemented RST's by YE2025.
Specific Objective 2: GROUP 2, Airports with RST: Establish a reporting mechanism and indicators to ensure that already implemented RST's at selected international aerodromes are effective to mitigate runway safety risks by YE2025.
Project Deliverables
The main Project deliverables* (products) are:
| # | Deliverable name | Description |
| D1 | RST implementation plan per State | Implementation plan per State as per agreed milestones (RASG-PA ESC/35/C1). |
| D2 | RST Effectiveness mechanism | Monitoring tool (to be determined) to measure RST deliverables to ensure it is active and effective as per ICAO guidance. |
| D3 | Project repository/workplace | Project website to support communications and a repository of best practices and guidance material to support RST implementation. |
| D4 | Runway Safety Go-Teams (reports) | Both virtual and on-site, depending on the identified needs by the project. |
| D5 | Specific training on Runway Safety Teams | Based on ICAO guidance, virtual training for the establishment and effectiveness of RST's. |
Milestones of the Implementation Plan with the States
On a monthly basis, the SAM regional office holds virtual meetings to monitor the implementation of 7 milestones related to those required by States to facilitate the implementation of RST by aerodrome operators. Below are the 7 milestones evaluated:
Project documents
- Under development
Resources
- Dashboard on the implementation of RST in the SAM Region: Dashboard SAM AGA
- ICAO headquarters website with resources: RunwaySafety
- ICAO RS GO-Teams methodology
- EUROCONTROL RWY SAFETY MATURITY CHECKLIST.xls
- ICAO RST Handbook 2nd Edition Ver3.pdf
- Circular de asesoramiento SRVSOP sobre RST
- Example RST evaluation questionnaire (Courtesy ANAC Brazil): RST Audit Questionnaire (ANAC).zip
- TOR example (Courtesy Qatar): HIA-SAO-CMP-ToR-01-Runway Safety Team V.2.0 - 01.02.2022.docx
- Example of evaluation mechanism (Courtesy Qatar): Effectiveness of Runway Safety Forum.docx
- Proposal for an evaluation mechanism (Courtesy DGAC Chile, Spanish only): Propuesta para medición eficacia del RST.docx
- Sample Terms of Reference (Spanish only): Modelo de TdR para RST_v1.docx
Teleconference minutes
- Under development