Your instructor: Peter Kesterton
THE International Aerodrome Certification Expert (ICAO)
A resourceful and dedicated professional with decades of operational and project management, safety, regulatory, and planning experience within civil aviation, and specifically aerodromes. Attentive to detail with an analytical, pragmatic and strategic approach to solving complex challenges within varied cultural and administrative environments. A team builder. widely experienced in and with regulatory bodies, he possesses detailed and varied knowledge of aviation in the disciplines of ICAO state audits, emergency planning, consultancy, master planning, training and regulation, as well as previously in air traffic control, flying, airport operations: an ICAO subject matter expert in aerodromes. His airport experience includes ICAO, UK CAA, and EASA ranging from beach landing Barra to some of the world’s busiest: Singapore and Manila, and includes certification, emergency plans, operations, design, safety management, and State regulations
Curriculum
- 2-1-1 Aeroplane reference field length and aerodrome reference code (13:27)
- 2-1-2 Aircraft criteria record: compile as you go
- 2-1-3 Instrument and non-instrument approach runways
- 2-2-1 Performance based aerodrome minima
- 2-2-2 Absolute aerodrome minima exercise
- 2-2-3 Reference documents
- 2 Knowledge check quiz
- 2-3-S Sample aerodrome certification requirements
- 2 Operational Requirements Module Summary
- 3-0 Aerodrome Compliance Checklist - starting with Physical Characteristics (12:57)
- 3-1-1 Runways (1:38)
- 3-1-2 Runway strip and runway end safety area (7:09)
- 3-1-3 Declared distances (4:22)
- 3-2-1 Alignment before take-off
- 3-2-2 Delethalisation
- 3-2-3a Runway strip - a case study
- 3-2-3b How much land does an aerodrome need?
- 3-3-1 Taxiways and taxiway strip
- 3-3-2 How do helicopter operations affect fixed wing runways and taxiways?
- 3-3-3 Aprons, apron taxiways, aircraft stand taxilanes (10:17)
- 3-4 Taking stock
- 3-5-1 Case study - perimeter roads
- 3 Knowledge check quiz
- 3 Physical Characteristics Module Summary
- 4-0 Aerodrome compliance checklist Physical: Obstacles
- 4-1-1 Obstacle limitation surfaces (2:25)
- 4-1-2 Obstacle protection surface
- 4-1-3 ICAO Type A Chart & Quiz
- 4-2-1 Instrument approach procedure and CNS surfaces (0:47)
- 4-2-2 Safeguarding, including wildlife (2:23)
- 4-2-3 ICAO proposals to amend the OLS
- 4 Knowledge check quiz
- 4 Obstacle management module summary
- 5-0 Aerodrome compliance checklist Visual Aids (2:05)
- 5-1 Markings (0:10)
- 5-2-1 Approach lighting
- 5-2-2 Runway and threshold lighting (0:06)
- 5-2-3-1 PAPI
- 5-2-3-2 APAPI
- 5-2-3-3 PAPI settings & design (38:37)
- 5-2-4-1 Taxiway and apron lighting (1:23)
- 5-2-4-2 Electrical systems
- 5-2-4-3 Obstacle and restricted area marking and lighting
- 5-3-1 Signs
- 5-3-2 Markers
- 5-3-3 Performance based aerodrome minima
- 5 Knowledge check
- 5 Visual Aids Module summary
- 6-0 Compliance Checklist (2:01)
- 6-1-1 Case study - the need for procedures
- 6-1-2 Rescue and fire fighting (8:27)
- 6-1-3 The emergency plan (7:46)
- 6-2-1 Disabled Aircraft Recovery
- 6-2-2 Wildlife hazard management
- 6.2.3 Re-declared distances (65:16)
- 6-3-1 Apron Management (11:52)
- 6-3-2 Maintenance
- 6-3-3 Security and fencing
- 6-4-1 ARIWS
- 6-4-2 Bonus material: aeronautical studies guidance
- 6 Knowledge check quiz
