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Airport Operation I

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 342-3386/01
Abbreviation PL I
Course title Airport Operation I
Credits 4
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator Ing. Rostislav Stryk, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

1. Legal and regulatory framework for airport operations.
2. Protection of the airport and its surroundings – obstacle limitation surfaces, protected areas and obstacle assessment.
3. Classification, physical properties and composition of airport movement area pavements.
4. Deterioration of paved surfaces – condition monitoring, causes, development and repair of pavement damage.
5. Summer and winter maintenance of movement areas – planning, technical resources and procedures for summer and winter maintenance.
6. Braking action – its importance, influencing factors, methods of measurement and forms of publication.
7. Airport traffic regulations – movement principles and rules for carrying out works at the airport.
8. Apron operations and safety – traffic management, stand allocation, aircraft marshalling and push-back operations.
9. Airport operator safety management system – hazard identification, risk assessment and risk management.
10. Environmental impacts of air transport and airport operations.
11. Air transport of dangerous goods and handling of hazardous substances.
12. Airport rescue and firefighting service.
13. Professional field trip – operational, technical and safety arrangements at an airport.

E-learning

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Povinná literatura

KAZDA, Antonín, CAVES, Robert E. Airport design and operation. Third edition. Bingley: Emerald, 2015. ISBN 978-1-78441-870-0.
EUROPEAN UNION AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY. Easy Access Rules for Aerodromes: Regulation (EU) No 139/2014. Cologne: EASA, as amended.
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Annex 14 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation – Aerodromes, Volume I: Aerodrome Design and Operations. Montréal: ICAO, as amended.
Aviation regulations, EU legislation, international treaties, and ICAO documents, as amended.

Doporučená literatura

YOUNG, Seth B. a Alexander T. WELLS. Airport Planning & Management. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2019. ISBN 978-1-260-14333-1 .
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION. Airport Development Reference Manual. 12th ed. Montréal: IATA, 2022.
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Aerodrome Design Manual, Doc 9157, Parts 1–6. Montréal: ICAO, relevant parts, as amended.
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Procedures for Air Navigation Services – Aerodromes, Doc 9981. Montréal: ICAO, as amended.