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CS ADR-DSN.C.210 Runway end safety areas (RESA)

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CS ADR-DSN.C.210 Runway end safety areas (RESA)

ED Decision 2016/027/R

(a) The safety objective of the runway end safety area (RESA) is to minimise risks to aircraft and their occupants when an aeroplane overruns or undershoots a runway.

(b) A runway end safety area should be provided at each end of a runway strip where:

(1) the code number is 3 or 4; and

(2) the code number is 1 or 2 and the runway is an instrument one.

(c) Where practicable, a runway end safety area should be provided at each end of a runway strip where the code number is 1 or 2 and the runway is a non-instrument one.

[Issue: ADR-DSN/3]

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The safety objective of the runway end safety area (RESA) is to minimise risks to aircraft and their occupants when an aeroplane overruns or undershoots a runway.

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A RESA should be provided at each end of a runway strip where the code number is 3 or 4, and where the code number is 1 or 2 and the runway is an instrument one.

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Where practicable, a RESA should be provided at each end of a runway strip where the code number is 1 or 2 and the runway is a non-instrument one.

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ED Decision 2016/027/R.

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No, for a code number 1 or 2 non-instrument runway, a RESA should be provided only where practicable, not as a mandatory requirement.

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Source-Title: CS ADR-DSN.C.210 Runway end safety areas (RESA)
Erulesid: ERULES-1963177438-2184
Domain: Aerodromes
Activitytype: Aerodrome operations, Aerodrome design, Manufacturing
Amendedby: CS Issue 3
Applicabilitydate: 15 December, 2016
Entryintoforcedate: 14 December, 2016
Icaoreference: Annex 14, Volume I
Regulatedentity: Aerodrome operator, Aerodrome design organisation, Aerodrome equipment manufacturer
Regulatorysource: ED Decision 2016/027/R Navigate
Regulatorysubject: CS-ADR-DSN
Technicalsubjectmatter: Runway end safety area
Typeofcontent: CS (Certification specification)
Easacategory: Non-instrument runway, Non-precision approach runway, Precision approach runway Category I, Precision approach runway Category II, Precision approach runway Category III, Take-off runway
Origin: EASA
Category: EAR