ADR.OPS.A.015 Coordination between aerodrome operators and providers of aeronautical information services

REPORTING

(a)The aerodrome operator should report on matters of operational significance or affecting aircraft and aerodrome operations in order to take appropriate action, particularly in respect of the following:

(1)construction or maintenance work;

(2)rough or broken surfaces on a runway, a taxiway, or an apron;

(3)snow, slush ice or frost on a runway, a taxiway, or an apron;

(4)water on a runway, a taxiway, or an apron;

(5)snow banks or drifts adjacent to a runway, a taxiway, or an apron;

(6)anti-icing or de-icing liquid chemicals, or other contaminants on a runway, a taxiway, or an apron;

(7)other temporary hazards, including parked aircraft;

(8)failure or irregular operation of part or all of the aerodrome visual aids; and

(9)failure of the normal or secondary power supply.

(b)A change in the level of protection normally available at an aerodrome for rescue and firefighting should be expressed in terms of the new category available at the aerodrome. When such a change has been corrected, the air traffic services provider and the aeronautical information services providers should be advised accordingly.

(c)The aerodrome operator should observe the predetermined, internationally agreed AIRAC effective dates in addition to 14-day postage time when submitting the raw information/data to aeronautical information services that affect charts and/or computer-based navigation systems which qualify to be notified by the aeronautical information regulation and control (AIRAC) system.