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3 Reduction of separation minima
7.10 REDUCED RUNWAY SEPARATION MINIMA BETWEEN AIRCRAFT
USING THE SAME RUNWAY
7.10.1 Provided that an appropriate, documented safety assessment has shown that an acceptable level of safety will be met, lower minima than those in 7.8.2 and 7.9.1 may be prescribed by the appropriate ATS authority, after consultation with the operators., and The safety assessment shall be carried out for each runway for which the reduced minima are intended, taking into account such factors such as:
a) runway length;
b) aerodrome layout; and
c) types of aircraft involved.
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7.10.2 All applicable procedures related to the application of reduced runway separation minima shall be published in the Aeronautical Information Publication as well as in local air traffic control instructions. Controllers shall be provided with appropriate and adequate training in the use of the procedures.
7.10.3 Reduced runway separation minima shall only be applied during the hours of daylight from 30 minutes after local sunrise to 30 minutes before local sunset.
7.10.4 For the purpose of reduced runway separation, aircraft shall be classified as follows:
a) Category 1 aircraft: single-engine propeller aircraft with a maximum certificated take-off mass of less that 2 000 kg;
b) Category 2 aircraft: single-engine propeller aircraft with a maximum certificated take-off mass of more than 2 000 kg but less than 7 000 kg; and twin-engine propeller aircraft with a maximum certificated take-off mass of less than 7 000 kg;
c) Category 3 aircraft: all other aircraft.
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7.10.5 Such lower Reduced runway separation minima shall not apply:
1) between a departing aircraft and a preceding landing aircraft;.
2) between sunset and sunrise, or such other period between sunset and sunrise as may be prescribed;
3) when braking action may be adversely affected by runway contaminants (e.g. slush, water, etc.); and
4) in weather conditions preventing the pilot from making an early assessment of traffic conditions on the runway.
Note.— See the Air Traffic Services Planning Manual (Doc 9426) for details of such lower minima developed by one State.
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7.10.6 Reduced runway separation minima shall be subject to the following conditions:
a) wake turbulence separation minima shall be applied;
b) visibility shall be at least 5 000 m and ceiling shall not be lower than 300 m (1 000 ft);
c) tail wind component shall not exceed 5 kt;
d) surface movement radar or other device that provides the air traffic controller with position information on aircraft shall be utilized, provided that approval for operational use of such equipment includes a safety assessment to ensure that all requisite operational and performance requirements are met; or there shall be available other means of determining the specified distances such as suitable landmarks to assist the controller in assessing distances between aircraft;
e) separation shall exist between two succeeding departing aircraft immediately after take-off of the second aircraft;
f) flight crews shall be informed when reduced runway separation is applied;
g) traffic information shall be provided to the flight crew of the succeeding aircraft concerned; and
h) the breaking action shall not be adversely affected by runway contaminants such as ice, slush, snow, water, etc.
7.10.7 Reduced runway separation minima which may be applied at an aerodrome shall be determined for each separate runway. The separation to be applied shall in no case be less than the following minima:
a) landing aircraft:
1) a succeeding landing Category 1 aircraft may cross the runway threshold when the preceding aircraft is a Category 1 or 2 aircraft which either:
i) has landed and passed a point at least 600 m from the threshold of the runway and is in motion; or
ii) is airborne and has passed a point at least 600 m from the threshold of the runway:
2) a succeeding landing Category 2 aircraft may cross the runway threshold when the preceding aircraft is a Category 1 or 2 aircraft which either:
i) has landed and has passed a point at least 1 500 m from the threshold of the runway and is in motion; or
ii) is airborne and has passed a point at least 1 500 m from the threshold of the runway:
3) a succeeding landing aircraft may cross the runway threshold when a preceding Category 3 aircraft:
i) has landed and has passed a point at least 2 400 m from the threshold of the runway and is in motion; or
ii) is airborne and has passed a point at least 2 400 m from the threshold of the runway.
b) departing aircraft:
1) a Category 1 aircraft may be cleared for take-off when the preceding departing aircraft is a Category 1 or 2 aircraft which is airborne and has passed a point at least 600 m from the threshold of the runway;
2) a Category 2 aircraft may be cleared for take-off when the preceding departing aircraft is a Category 1 or 2 aircraft which is airborne and has passed a point at least 1 500 m from the threshold of the runway; and
3) an aircraft may be cleared for take-off when a preceding departing Category 3 aircraft is airborne and has passed a point at least 2 400 m from the threshold of the runway.
Note.— Consideration may be given to increased separation between high performance single-engine propeller aircraft.