Posting of FAA Safety Alert
Explicit Runway Crossing Procedure Change
· Beginning June 30, 2010, controllers will be required to issue explicit instructions to cross or hold short of each runway that intersects a taxi route.
· “Taxi to” will no longer be used when issuing taxi instructions to an assigned take-off runway.
· Instructions to cross a runway will be issued one at a time. Instructions to cross multiple runways will not be issued. An aircraft or vehicle must have crossed the previous runway before another runway crossing is issued.
· This applies to any runway including inactive or closed runways.
· Changes will also be made to the AIM and AIP to reflect the new procedures.
· Never cross a hold line without explicit ATC instructions. If in doubt ASK!
· Reminder: You may not enter a runway unless you have been: instructed to cross that specific runway; cleared to take off from that runway; or instructed to position and hold on that specific runway.
For additional information, go to http://www.faa.gov/go/runwaysafety
