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Article: Safety target: runway incursions: Don Cote, Procedures Specialist with NAV CANADA Air Traffic Services, provides a Canadian perspective on an ongoing incursion Prevention Action Team [IPAT] awareness campaign. (ATM).
- Article from:
- Airports International
- Article date:
- September 1, 2002
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Safety officials in the US and Canada have identified the risk associated with runway incursions as one of the most urgent issues facing the aviation community today. Studies have shown that in spite of years of professional training, pilots, airport vehicle operators, air traffic controllers and flight service specialists continue to find themselves unwittingly involved in runway incursion incidents.
Most people in the aviation industry feel they know what a runway incursion is, claiming "I know one when I see one". However, until recently, no official definition could be found within the Canada Department of Transport or NAV CANADA. By implementing ...