ADR.OPS.B.030
Surface movement guidance and control system
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/208
(a) The aerodrome operator shall ensure that a surface movement guidance and control system (SMGCS) is provided at the aerodrome. The SMGCS shall:
(1) take into account the design characteristics and the operational and meteorological conditions of the aerodrome, as well as human factors principles;
(2) be designed to assist in the prevention of:
(i) inadvertent incursions of aircraft and vehicles on an active runway; and
(ii) collisions between aircraft as well as between aircraft and vehicles or objects on any part of the movement area; and
(3) be supported by appropriate means and procedures.
(b) As part of the surface movement guidance and control system, the aerodrome operator shall, in coordination with the air traffic services provider, assess the need to establish standard routes for taxiing aircraft on the aerodrome. Where standard routes are provided, the aerodrome operator shall:
(1) ensure that they are adequate and suitable for the aerodrome traffic, design and intended operations, and properly identified;
(2) provide relevant information to the aeronautical information services provider for publication in the AIP.
(c) Where the operation of the surface movement guidance and control system requires the use of a transponder by aircraft on the movement area, the aerodrome operator shall coordinate with the air navigation services provider:
(1) the relevant transponder operating procedures to be complied with by aircraft operators;
(2) the provision of the relevant information to the aeronautical information services provider for publication in the AIP.
(d) The aerodrome operator shall coordinate with the air traffic services provider the development of the SMGCS procedures at the aerodrome.
EASA Aerodrome regulations mandate a Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (SMGCS) to prevent runway incursions and collisions. The SMGCS must consider aerodrome conditions and human factors. Standard taxi routes, if established, must be suitable and published. Transponder use requires coordination with air navigation services. SMGCS procedures require air traffic services coordination.
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