The national airline of the Maldives

Awareness / Training
Ramp Safety
Welcome guide to ramp safety

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Table of Contents
Authority to Drive Airside
Movement area, maneuvering area and
apron area
Speed limits
Right of way
Safety
Weather conditions
Markings 3
Authority to Drive Airside
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Movement area,

Maneuvering area

and

Apron area
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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 brigade
Police
Ambulances

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Yield to all vehicles with
flashing blue or orange lights
Passenger 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 INDICATES:

= Engines running or imminent

(Ready to take place ) start-up
= Imminent (Happening soon) push-
back

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TAXI LIGHTS (HEADLIGHTS)
SWITCHED ON INDICATES:

= 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
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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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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 numbers
Aircraft 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

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