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CS ADR-DSN.T.921 Autonomous runway incursion warning system (ARIWS)

ED Decision 2017/021/R

(a)     Applicability: The inclusion of detailed specifications for an ARIWS is not intended to imply that an ARIWS has to be provided at an aerodrome.

(b)     Characteristics: Where an ARIWS is installed at an aerodrome:

(1)     It should provide autonomous detection of a potential incursion or of the occupancy of an active runway and a direct warning to a flight crew or vehicle operator;

(2)     It should function and be controlled independently of any other visual system on the aerodrome;

(3)     Its visual aid components, i.e. lights, should be designed to conform with the relevant specifications in Chapter M; and

(4)     Failure of the ARIWS or part of it should not interfere with normal aerodrome operations. To this end, provision should be made to allow air traffic services (ATS) unit to partially or entirely shut down the system.

(c)      Where an ARIWS is installed at an aerodrome, information on its characteristics and status should be provided to the appropriate aeronautical information services (AIS) for promulgation in the aeronautical information publication (AIP) with the description of the aerodrome surface movement guidance and control system and markings.

[Issue: ADR-DSN/4]