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ICAO & U.S.

Requirements

Presented to: ICAO/ FAA Aerodrome Certification

Inspectors Workshop for the Caribbean Region
By: Laurie Dragonas, FAA Lead Certification
Safety Inspector
Date: June 2012
 ICAO Annex 14, 5th Edition
Aerodrome Design and Operations
• ICAO Standards
• Holding Position Markings
• Mandatory Instruction Signs

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 ICAO Standards

• Runway-Holding Position Markings

• Intermediate Holding Position Markings
• ICAO Sign Characteristics
• Mandatory Instruction Signs
• Mandatory Instruction Marking
• Surface Painted Signs

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 Airport Reference Code
•ICAO standards reference the code number for different
requirements based on the length of the runway.

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 Runway Hold Position Markings

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 Pattern A Runway Holding Position

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 Pattern A on Runways
ICAO 5.2.10.1 – A runway-holding position marking
shall be displayed along a runway-holding position

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 Pattern A and Pattern B

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 Table 3-2

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 Approach Runway-Holding Position
Marking

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 Surface Painted Runway Hold
Position Signs

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 Runway Holding Positions at Night

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Pattern B Runway-Holding Position Marking

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 Pattern B with Surface Painted Sign
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 Enhanced Taxiway Centre Line Marking

The enhanced taxiway centre line marking is an

extension of the hold position markings.

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 Enhanced Taxiway Centerline

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 Precision Instrument Runway
Markings

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 Intermediate Holding Position

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 Intermediate Holding Position Marking

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 Surface Painted Taxiway Direction
Signs

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 Non-Movement Area Boundary Marking

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 Questions?

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