Originally Posted by
Traffic_Is_Er_Was
As you say, that is incorrect ... it is easy to see why such an error could be made when interpreting the MOS139, or when you deal with issues regarding Runways and Runway strips everyday to the point you forget they do overlap. Yes it is in black and white that the RWS includes the RWY in the definitions, but then almost all standards and references relating to the Runway Strip specifically refer to the parts that lay outside the actual Runway, with runways having their own set of standards.
Yep. That's why the brains trust behind MOS139 needs to do some more work on making the distinction clearer. My discussion with the Council official suggested to me that he was relying heavily on what he called advice from CASA and I suspect that whoever provided that advice is confused themselves. Given the current definitions, I'd describe the part of the RWS that is external to the RWY as the part of the RWS that is external to the RWY.