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November 2007
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November 2007
To:
Subject:
Enclosed are the results of the ACI Apron Safety Survey for the year 2005 and the month of
November 2005. The report, based on data received from 192 airports in all regions, contains
numerous recommendations for promoting apron safety. This is the 21st consecutive year of the
November data collection, and the sixth year for which full year data has been collected.
I would like to thank all airports and airport authorities that have participated in this annual
survey for their ongoing support of ACI in our collective commitment to safety.
In order to improve the quality of the survey, ACI has taken the decision to redevelop the
methodology for capturing the data and the way in which it is reported. This decision was taken
after a statistical analysis of the data was conducted revealing a number of flaws found in the
historic data. The next release of the Apron Safety Survey will be in mid-2008 using the new
methodology to establish a base trend using the 2006 and 2007 data. The report will be based
on a specific number of airports that will be equally distributed by size and geography.
ACI has recently gained renewed support from ICAO, at its 35th General Assembly in September
2007, for the principle that reporting of all apron incidents/accidents should be made mandatory,
but on a no fault basis. ICAO has agreed to study the various and appropriate ways of
implementing such new guidance for member states and will encourage mandatory reporting.
The results of the 2005 survey were compiled and analysed by ACI Headquarters staff. For
more information, please contact Mr. Thomas Romig (tromig@aci.aero).
Yours Sincerely,
Robert J. Aaronson
Director General
1.
Safety level
Apron safety is measured by the number of incidents/accidents per 1,000 aircraft movements.
Although ACI does not recommend a specific safety level, the worldwide average
incident/accident rate may be used as a reference level, or even as a target for airports with a
higher rate. However, there are considerable variations between regions, therefore it may be
more appropriate to use the respective regional averages for reference.
157 airports provided data for November 2005 (see Table 1). Altogether, 270 incidents and
accidents were reported at these airports, which handled 1,229,527 aircraft movements
during the month. This equates to a rate of 0.220 incidents/accidents per 1,000 movements
which in turn corresponds to one incident per 4545 aircraft movements.
Table 1 shows the percentage distribution of the different types of incidents. It illustrates the
kinds of incidents which occur most frequently, and can act as a guide for identifying areas
which require specific attention. A more detailed breakdown of the incidents and accidents
recorded is shown in Table 2, listing all the categories and sub-categories shown in the data
collection form (the questionnaire form is reproduced after the tables, at the end of this
publication).
a. Incidents involving aircraft (108 incidents recorded in November 2005)
The most serious apron incidents are those involving aircraft. Such accidents may be a result
of stationary aircraft being struck by equipment such as passenger loading bridges, catering
trucks, baggage carts and fuelling trucks. In November 2005, such incidents accounted for
76, or 70% of the reported incidents involving aircraft, versus 81% in 2004. The remaining 32
(or 30%) of incidents involved moving aircraft making contact with another aircraft, with jet
blast, with foreign objects, with fixed objects or with parked equipment. Incidents involving
moving aircraft are generally less frequent than those to stationary aircraft, because moving
aircraft are protected by the stringent requirements of the flight safety regime which, for
example, do not allow handling vehicles to approach the aircraft while in motion.
b.
The major cause of apron incidents not involving aircraft is equipment-to-equipment damage,
which accounted for 96 (or 59%) of the reported incidents in November 2005 (67% in 2004).
The remainder consisted of equipment-to-facility damage (61 incidents), and jet blast damage
(5 incidents).
c.
In November 2005, the survey recorded 141 incidents/accidents relating to personal injuries.
136 of these injuries were minor, 5 were severe and there were no fatalities. The vast majority
(81%) of injuries were to staff, but 27 (or 19%) were to passengers (all were minor accidents
with no fatalities). The rate of injury to staff and passengers was 0.115 per 1,000 movements,
corresponding to one injury per 8,696 aircraft movements.
For workers involved in apron and ground handling operations, the cost of injuries is
substantial, involving lost wages, issues with compensation and personal difficulties. As
airport operators are well aware, the apron is a workplace which is inherently difficult to
manage, where the risk of personal injury is high. ACI publishes the Airside Safety Handbook,
containing recommendations aimed at increasing awareness of such hazards.
Table 3 shows the incident/accident data received each year for the past seven years.
Between November 2004 and November 2005 there was a 1% decrease in the number of
incidents and accidents. However, the number of aircraft movements in November 2005
(1,229,527) was lower than the number in November 2004 (1,390,861), an 11.6% decrease.
Therefore, although the number of incidents/accidents was lower in the 2005 survey, since
there were fewer aircraft movements, the accident rate actually increased from 0.196 in
November 2004 to 0.220 in November 2005a 12% increase. In November 2005, the rate of
incidents/accidents involving aircraft was 60% higher at 0.088, compared with 0.055 in
November 2004. The rate of incidents/accidents not involving aircraft, however, decreased by
7%, from 0.142 to 0.132.
The rate of personal injuries, 0.115 per 1,000 aircraft movements in November 2005,
decreased by more than 21% compared to November 2004, when the rate was 0.147 injuries
per thousand movements.
The last column of Table 3 shows the data for the past 8 years (1998-2005). The average
rate of incidents/accidents for these 8 years was 0.279 per 1,000 movements. The highest
reported rate in the last six years was in 2002 (0.324), and 2004 holds the record for the
lowest reported rate (0.196). The aggregated 1998 - 2005 data is shown graphically in Table
4.
There are also considerable variations in the rate of personal injuries, from 0.061 in
November 1998 to 0.147 in November 2004 with another drop to 0.115 this year. The
average rate over the last 8 years is 0.090.
Regional analysis
Table 5 gives the regional breakdown of the November 2005 data. It shows widely varying
incident/accident rates between regions, with the highest rate in Asia (1.090) The lowest rate
was in Africa (0.078), followed by North America (0.107). There is no clear explanation for the
considerable difference in rates. In some regions, airlines do not report all apron
accidents/incidents to airport operators. In some areas, an airline leases the terminal from
the airport operator and therefore has control of the adjoining apron areas. In these cases,
incidents involving only that airline are probably less likely to be reported to the airport
operator. In other regions, low rates may simply be due to inadequate reporting procedures.
Comparability of airports
Airport traffic conditions differ widely, with some airports experiencing more congestion than
others. In order to make comparisons, the airports in the survey were divided into two groups,
shown in Table 5. The first group includes airports at which there were more than 6,000
aircraft movements during the month of November 2005, while the second includes airports
with fewer than 6,000 movements in the same month. The level of 6,000 movements
represents approximately one aircraft movement every two or three minutes during peak
traffic hours, signalling the onset of apron congestion.
Table 5 shows that, at airports with more than 6,000 movements per month, the overall
incident rate in November 2005 was 0.202 per thousand movements. The incident rate at
airports with less than 6,000 movements per month again was higher: 0.310 per thousand.
However, the rate of damage to aircraft was lower in the group of larger airports. The reason
for this may be that safety is easier to monitor at less congested airports. It is extremely
important to enhance the safety awareness of all staff working on apron areas, regardless of
airport size.
Spills
Spills are potentially dangerous incidents and should always be recorded and reported to the
airport operator, as well as to the airport fire service. They are grouped into two categories:
fuel spills and other kinds of spills (including lubricating oil, hydraulic oil, toilet liquid, de-icer,
cargo, etc). Fuel spills may create a risk of fire, which could have serious consequences for
personal safety and airport property. All kinds of spills may directly affect the people working
in the area, e.g. by causing slippery surfaces, pollution or contamination. All spills have the
potential to contaminate the water table of the airport, which is viewed as a serious
environmental problem.
The total number of spills in November 2005 was 417 (see Table 11)significantly higher
than the combined total of all other accidents/incidents (270). 60% were fuel spills. A regional
breakdown as well as a breakdown by large/ small airports is shown in Table 12.
2.
192 airports submitted data for 2005, the sixth consecutive year of full-year data collection
(see Table 6). The survey recorded 2,912 apron accidents and incidents, occurring at airports
which handled a total of 15,924,730 aircraft movements throughout the year. This gives a rate
of 0.183 incidents/accidents per 1,000 movements, which corresponds to approximately one
incident per 5,464 aircraft movements.
Table 6 shows the percentage distribution of types of incidents. It shows which incidents
occur most frequently, as a basis for identifying areas which require specific intervention. A
more detailed breakdown of the incidents and accidents recorded is shown in Table 7, listing
all the categories shown in the data collection form.
a. Incidents involving aircraft (894 incidents recorded in the year 2005)
In 2005, incidents involving stationary aircraft accounted for 676, or 76%, of the reported
incidents involving aircraft. The remaining 218 incidents involved moving aircraft making
contact with another aircraft, jet blast, foreign objects, fixed objects or parked equipment.
b.
Incidents NOT involving aircraft (2,018 incidents recorded in the year 2005)
Among the apron incidents not involving aircraft, the major cause is equipment-to-equipment
damage. In 2005, these accounted for 1,220 or 60% of the reported incidents not involving
aircraft. The remaining incidents were equipment-to-facility (740) and jet blast damage (58).
c.
The survey recorded 2,108 injuries related to incidents/accidents in the year 2005. Of these
injuries, 2,069 were minor, 37 were severe and 2 were fatal. The vast majority of injuries were
to staff (90 %), but 220 (215 minor, 5 severe and 0 fatal) were to passengers. The rate of
injuries was 0.132 per 1,000 movements, corresponding to one injury per 7,575 aircraft
movements.
Table 8 shows the incident/accident data for 1999 through 2005 (full year data collection only
started in 1999). The total number of 2,912 incidents and accidents in 2005 showed a slight
(10%) decrease from the 3,233 recorded in 2004. The number of aircraft movements
recorded in the survey also decreased. This, in combination with the decrease of the total
number of accidents, brought the rate of incidents/accidents per 1,000 movements down by
as much as 18%, from 0.214 in 2004 to 0.183 in 2005. The rate of incidents/accidents
involving aircraft decreased from 0.061 to 0.056. Similarly, the rate of incidents/accidents not
involving aircraft also decreased from 0.153 to 0.127. The 1999 - 2005 aggregate data is also
shown graphically in Table 9.
The rate of injuries to personnel and passengers increased in 2005 to a rate of 0.132 - a 10%
increase from 2004, when the rate was 0.120.
Table 10 gives the regional breakdown of the 2005 data. It shows widely varied rates of
incidents and accidents, the highest being in Asia, and the lowest being in North America
(followed by the Pacific). Comparison with the November data indicates that the full year data
from some regions must be incomplete (presumably due to under-reporting), especially as
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regards data from the Pacific region. In addition, it must be noted that the reduction in survey
forms received by ACI will have an impact on the regional spread of data.
Table 10 shows that at the larger airports (defined in this survey as airports with more than
70,000 annual movements), the overall incident rate in 2005 was 0.193 per thousand
movements. The incident rate at smaller airports (those with less than 70,000 annual
movements) was lower; 0.137 per thousand movements. The rate of damage to equipment
and facilities at the smaller airports was 0.062, lower than at the larger airports (0.142) but the
rate of damage to aircraft at these smaller airports was 0.076higher than the rate at larger
airports (0.052).
Spills
The total number of recorded spills for the full year 2005 was 3,959 (see Table 13), more
than the total number of incidents and accidents. 53% were fuel spills, presenting all the
associated risks, such as fire, contamination and environmental damage. A regional
breakdown as well as a breakdown by large/ small airports is shown in Table 14.
3.
Conclusions
Communication
Regular communication between the airport operators, airlines, handling agents as well as
other stakeholders involved in airport operations is critical. Every airport should have an
Apron Safety Committee, an essential forum for discussion of safe apron operations.
Individual incidents and accidents should be analysed, and relevant problems with
procedures, training or equipment should be identified. The objective of this committee
should be to promote safe attitudes, remedy safety problems and avoid any risk of
recurrence.
It is the responsibility of airlines and handling agents to ensure that personnel who handle
aircraft are properly trained. However, airline and airport management should work together
to monitor compliance with rules and regulations, including those established by the airport
operator, and to ensure that all staff are qualified to work at the airport. Airport operators,
airlines and handling agents should take all necessary measures to develop positive attitudes
among managers and personnel in order to achieve a safe apron environment.
Some airlines and/or ground handling agents may be reluctant to inform airport operators of
incidents, often for reasons of commercial confidentiality. However, confidentiality issues
should not prevent the airlines and ground handling agents from reporting these incidents, as
airport operators work with airlines and agents under the strictest confidence.
It is apparent from the survey data that many small incidents which do not have major
consequences for flight operations may not be reported to the airport operator. However,
even small or seemingly unimportant incidents may reveal an unsafe situation, such as a lack
of knowledge of rules and procedures. Therefore, all incidents should be reported to the
airport operator.
4.
A total of 180 reports received described initiatives taken during the survey period or on a
permanent basis. Some of the most interesting activities and suggestions quoted in this and
previous surveys are:
Safety committee meetings are held twice a year with the ground handling
companies representatives, the local airport authorities and the public authorities
Specific committee meetings are held whenever needed.
Warning letters are sent to the ground handling companies representatives as
soon as needed
Ramp safety committees introduced.
Colour coded permit system introduced for different areas on the airport
Wearing of protected and reflective gear required for all airside personnel
Regular training of personnel in apron safety is being conducted
116 officials of various activities were given training on apron rules and
regulations
Posters on apron safety displayed
Airfield driving permit issued to drivers on apron ground
Safety awareness classes conducted
Vehicular movement are monitored and follow me services provided when
required
SMS preliminary implementation
Implementation of an anonymous apron incident & accident Report System
Publication of an Airport Safety Bulletin
Full Scale Airport Emergency Plan Exercise
Daily FOD patrols completed with sweeper truck
Aircraft stands marking renewal
Contractors and vendors with apron driving authorization must attend a one hour
training course on ramp safety
FOD-campaign - general safety campaign called "be clever - be careful"
Receive more up to date information, data and criteria in terms of the apron
safety management, and distribute the information in various languages
Continuous training and monitoring activities in apron areas
Organize a ramp safety week for enhanced awareness
Seminars to be conducted on ground safety for all licensed operators on the
airside
Daily, weekly, monthly and annual random auditing of Serviceable Vehicles/ GSE
Introduce animal hazard control unit
Any vehicle / GSE Operator involved in an accident to get three warnings, after
third warning airside pass will be withdrawn permanently
Continuously address the ramp safety rules
Continuous monitoring of apron activities
For reasons of confidentiality, the results of the survey are published in consolidated
form, without mentioning individual airports.
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Table 1
ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS - 2005 (Data
for November 2005)
Number of participating airports:
157
1,229,527
Number
Incidents/accidents:
comprising
Incidents/accidents involving aircraft:
Incidents/accidents involving
equipment & facilities:
Total
% total
Rate*
108
40.00%
0.088
162
60.00%
0.132
270
100%
0.220
76
Total
Incidents/accidents involving equipment & facilities:
caused by jet blast:
equipment to equipment damage:
equipment to facility damage:
Total
32
28.15%
11.85%
0.062
0.026
108
40.00%
0.088
5
96
61
1.85%
35.56%
22.59%
0.004
0.078
0.050
162
60.00%
0.132
% total
0
5
136
141
0.00%
3.55%
96.45%
100%
Rate*
0.000
0.004
0.111
0.115
Table 2
ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ ACCIDENTS 2005
(Data for November 2005)
% of total
9
9
1
19
7.04%
6
7
3
3
10
33
12.22%
2
3
7
4
0
1
17
6.30%
2.59%
76
28.15%
Table 2 (cont.)
0
0
0
5
1
0
6
8
1
11
Total Part B
32
11.85%
1.85%
96
35.56%
61
22.59%
Table 3
ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS - 2005
NOV. 1998
NOV. 1999
NOV. 2000
NOV. 2001
NOV. 2002
NOV. 2003
NOV. 2004
NOV. 2005
Aircraft movements
2,133,398
2,085,758
2,178,929
1,735,523
2,097,705
1,467,279
1,390,861
1,229,527
14,318,980
313
No. Rate
671 0.315
233 0.109
341
No. Rate
583
0.280
228
0.109
376
No. Rate
642
0.295
241
0.111
341
No. Rate
527 0.304
174 0.100
406
No. Rate
679 0.324
205 0.098
438
355
401
353
474
176
35
81
38
22
26.2%
5.2%
12.1%
5.7%
3.3%
169
41
66
44
18
29.0%
7.0%
11.3%
7.5%
3.1%
196
49
59
56
32
30.5%
7.6%
9.2%
8.7%
5.0%
148
35
50
39
24
28.1%
6.6%
9.5%
7.4%
4.6%
141
29
63
37
12
20.8%
4.3%
9.3%
5.4%
1.8%
127
34
54
26
13
29.0%
7.8%
12.3%
5.9%
3.0%
65
19
23
14
9
23.8%
7.0%
8.4%
5.1%
3.3%
76
19
33
17
7
28.1%
7.0%
12.2%
6.3%
2.6%
1,098
261
429
271
137
26.9%
6.4%
10.5%
6.6%
3.4%
57
8.5%
59
10.1%
45
7.0%
26
4.9%
64
9.4%
30
6.9%
11
4.0%
32
11.9%
324
7.9%
233
34.7%
228
39.1%
241
37.5%
174
33.0%
205
30.2%
157
35.8%
76
27.8%
108
40.0%
1,422
34.8%
19
2.8%
1.0%
1.2%
15
2.8%
26
3.8%
1.4%
0.7%
1.9%
87
2.1%
249
37.1%
257
44.1%
240
37.4%
238
45.2%
313
46.1%
167
38.1%
131
48.0%
96
35.6%
1,691
41.4%
170
25.3%
92
15.8%
153
23.8%
100
19.0%
135
19.9%
108
24.7%
64
23.4%
61
22.6%
883
21.6%
438
65.3%
355
60.9%
401
62.5%
353
67.0%
474
69.8%
281
64.2%
197
72.2%
162
60.0%
2,661
65.2%
No.
Rate
No.
Rate
No.
Rate
No.
Rate
No.
Rate
No.
Rate
No.
Rate
No.
Rate
130
0.061
161
0.077
211
0.097
207
0.119
201
0.096
173
0.118
204
0.147
141
0.115
No.
0.205
%
0.170
No.
0.184
No.
No.
0.203
%
No.
187
No. Rate
273 0.196
76 0.055
388
No.
Rate
438 0.299
157 0.107
0.226
281
no
0.192
197
No.
157
No.
Rate
270
0.220
108
0.088
0.142
162
No.
0.132
%
2,509
No. Rate
4,083 0.285
1,422 0.099
2,661 0.186
No.
No.
Rate
1287 0.090
staff
pax
staff
pax
staff
pax
staff
pax
staff
pax
staff
pax
staff
pax
staff
pax
staff
pax
- minor
95
15
119
20
188
17
136
51
154
22
128
39
165
38
110
26
1,095
202
- severe
16
15
13
21
80
15
- fatal
Table 4
ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS - 2004
45%
41.4%
40%
35%
30%
26.9%
25%
21.6%
20%
15%
10%
7.9%
5%
survey\apron-98.ta3,4.xls
2.1%
0%
A Damage to aircraft by
apron equipment
C Damage to property/equip.
by jet blast
Table 5
ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS - 2005
ALL AIRPORTS
AFR
ASI
EUR
LAC
NAM
PAC
TOTAL
No. of
Airports
No. of a/c
movements
13
6
40
56
24
16
155
64,038
37,608
493,907
114,700
362,885
156,389
1,229,527
Incidents
to aircraft
4
10
41
21
18
14
108
Incidents
equip./ fac.
No. of
Incidents
Rate to
equip./fac.
Rate
overall
5
41
118
27
39
40
270
0.062
0.266
0.083
0.183
0.050
0.090
0.088
0.016
0.824
0.156
0.052
0.058
0.166
0.132
0.078
1.090
0.239
0.235
0.107
0.256
0.220
AIRPORTS REPORTING MORE THAN 6,000 AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS DURING THE MONTH
AFR
2
46,847
0
0
ASI
2
24,402
6
28
EUR
21
444,802
31
71
LAC
5
41,918
0
2
NAM
16
339,577
17
20
PAC
11
141,776
13
22
57 1,039,322
67
143
TOTAL
0
34
102
2
37
35
210
0.000
0.246
0.070
0.000
0.050
0.092
0.064
0.000
1.147
0.160
0.048
0.059
0.155
0.138
0.000
1.393
0.229
0.048
0.109
0.247
0.202
AIRPORTS REPORTING LESS THAN 6,000 AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS DURING THE MONTH
AFR
11
17,191
4
1
ASI
4
13,206
4
3
EUR
19
49,105
10
6
LAC
53
72,782
21
4
NAM
8
23,308
1
1
PAC
5
14,613
1
3
100
190,205
41
18
TOTAL
5
7
16
25
2
4
59
0.233
0.303
0.204
0.289
0.043
0.068
0.216
0.058
0.227
0.122
0.055
0.043
0.205
0.095
0.291
0.530
0.326
0.343
0.086
0.274
0.310
1
31
77
6
21
26
162
Rate
to aircraft
Table 6
ACI SURVEY ON APRON
INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS - 2005
(Data for Full year2005)
192
15,924,730
Number
% total
Rate*
894
30.70%
0.056
2,018
69.30%
0.127
2,912
100%
0.183
676
218
75.62%
24.38%
0.042
0.014
894
100.00%
0.056
58
1,220
740
2.87%
60.46%
36.67%
0.004
0.077
0.046
2,018
100.00%
0.127
Incidents/accidents:
comprising:
Incidents/accidents involving aircraft:
Incidents/accidents involving
equipment & facilities:
Total
Incidents/accidents involving aircraft:
damage to aircraft by apron equipment:
damage to/by moving aircraft:
Total
Injuries:
fatal
severe
minor
Total
Number
% total
Rate*
2
37
2,069
0.09%
1.76%
98.15%
0.000
0.002
0.130
2,108
100%
0.132
Table 7
ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ ACCIDENTS 2005
(Data for Full year 2005)
163
273
165
75
676
23.21%
4
5
9
58
13
9
13
107
218
7.49%
58
1.99%
1,220
41.90%
740
25.41%
Table 8
ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS - 2005
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
23,476,235
25,846,942
23,098,966
25,500,320
17,977,181
15,119,020
341
376
359
415
385
193
No.
Total incidents/accidents
4893
Rate
No.
0.208
Rate
No.
Rate
No.
Rate
No.
Rate
No.
5526
0.214
8,591 0.372
6,751
0.265
3,301
0.184
2005
1999-2004
15,924,730
146,943,394
192
2,261
Rate
No.
Rate
No.
3,233
0.214
2912
0.183
35,207
0.240
Rate
1871
0.080
1883
0.073
1,826 0.079
1,903
0.075
1,183
0.066
922
0.061
894
0.056
10,482
0.071
3022
0.129
3643
0.141
6,765 0.293
4,848
0.190
2,118
0.118
2,311
0.153
2018
0.127
24,725
0.168
No.
No.
1591
483
638
352
118
No.
32.5%
9.9%
13.0%
7.2%
2.4%
1488
313
583
322
270
26.9%
5.7%
10.6%
5.8%
4.9%
1444
369
541
311
223
16.8%
4.3%
6.3%
3.6%
2.6%
1555
260
513
310
472
23.0%
3.9%
7.6%
4.6%
7.0%
859
174
315
231
139
26.0%
5.3%
9.5%
7.0%
4.2%
660
162
266
166
66
20.4%
5.0%
8.2%
5.1%
2.0%
676
163
273
165
17
23.2%
5.6%
9.4%
5.7%
0.6%
8,273
1,924
3,129
1,857
1,305
23.5%
5.5%
8.9%
5.3%
3.7%
280
5.7%
395
7.1%
382
4.4%
348
5.2%
324
9.8%
262
8.1%
218
7.5%
2,209
6.3%
1871
38.2%
1883
34.1%
1826
21.3%
1903
28.2%
1,183
35.8%
922
28.5%
894
30.7%
10,482
29.8%
86
1.8%
89
1.6%
59
0.7%
105
1.6%
50
1.5%
32
1.0%
58
2.0%
479
1.4%
2029
41.5%
2570
46.5%
3721
43.3%
3458
51.2%
1,304
39.5%
1412
43.7%
1,220
41.9%
15,714
44.6%
907
18.5%
984
17.8%
2985
34.7%
1285
19.0%
764
23.2%
867
26.8%
740
25.4%
8,532
24.2%
3022
61.8%
3643
65.9%
6765
78.7%
4848
71.8%
2,118
64.2%
2311
71.5%
2,018
69.3%
24,725
70.2%
1411 0.060
No.
No.
Rate
No.
1411 0.060
No.
Rate
No.
2455 0.095
No.
Rate
3088 0.134
No.
No.
Rate
No.
Rate
No.
Rate
No.
Rate
2703
0.106
1,925
0.107
1807
0.120
2108
0.132
2703
0.106
1807
0.120
2108
0.132
No.
Rate
15,497
0.105
15,497
0.105
1,925
0.107
to pax
to staff
to pax
to staff
to pax
to staff
to pax
to staff
to pas
to staff
to pax
to staff
to pax
to staff
to pax
- minor
1194
34
2224
129
2330
424
2047
387
1,591
274
1370
410
1854
215
12,610
1,873
- severe
163
89
290
28
234
20
26
22
32
856
72
10
12
10
14
21
55
31
- fatal
3088 0.134
to staff
analysis of injuries
2455 0.095
Table 9
ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS - 2005
50%
44.6%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
24.2%
23.5%
20%
15%
10%
6.3%
5%
1.4%
survey\apron-98.ta3,4.xls
0%
A Damage to aircraft by apron
equipment
Table10
ACI SURVEY ON APRON INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS - 2005
BREAKDOWN BY REGION AND SIZE OF AIRPORT (Data for full year 2005)
Region
ALL AIRPORTS
AFR
ASI
EUR
LAC
NAM
PAC
TOTAL
No. of
Airports
No. of a/c
movements
13
343,148
7
492,954
58
5,655,258
59
1,337,589
29
6,066,576
26
2,029,205
192 15,924,730
Incidents
to aircraft
70
49
532
51
163
29
894
Incidents
equip./ fac.
No. of
Incidents
Rate
to aircraft
Rate to
equip./fac.
Rate
overall
10
418
1262
56
178
94
2018
80
467
1794
107
341
123
2912
0.204
0.099
0.094
0.038
0.027
0.014
0.056
0.029
0.848
0.223
0.042
0.029
0.046
0.127
0.233
0.947
0.317
0.080
0.056
0.061
0.183
6
420
1647
14
327
89
2503
0.010
0.123
0.100
0.007
0.026
0.011
0.052
0.050
1.307
0.259
0.026
0.030
0.043
0.142
0.060
1.430
0.359
0.033
0.056
0.053
0.193
74
47
147
93
14
34
409
0.283
0.065
0.067
0.053
0.061
0.030
0.076
0.020
0.171
0.070
0.050
0.010
0.063
0.062
0.303
0.236
0.138
0.102
0.071
0.094
0.137
Table 11
ACI SURVEY ON APRON SPILLS - 2004
(Data for November 2004)
157
1,229,527
Number
% total
Rate*
249
59.71%
0.203
- Other Spills:
168
40.29%
0.137
417
100%
0.339
Total
Table 12
ACI SURVEY ON APRON SPILLS - 2005
ALL AIRPORTS
AFR
ASI
EUR
LAC
NAM
PAC
TOTAL
No. of
Airports
No. of a/c
movements
13
6
40
56
24
16
155
64,038
37,608
493,907
114,700
362,885
156,389
1,229,527
Fuel
Spills
Other
Spills
13
6
156
11
25
38
249
No. of
Spills
Other
Rate
Rate
overall
14
15
261
15
32
80
417
0.203
0.160
0.316
0.096
0.069
0.243
0.203
0.016
0.239
0.213
0.035
0.019
0.269
0.137
0.219
0.399
0.528
0.131
0.088
0.512
0.339
AIRPORTS REPORTING MORE THAN 6,000 AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS DURING THE MONTH
2
46,847
5
0
5
AFR
ASI
2
24,402
2
2
4
21
444,802
147
102
249
EUR
LAC
5
41,918
1
0
1
NAM
16
339,577
18
7
25
PAC
11
141,776
35
20
55
57 1,039,322
208
131
339
TOTAL
0.107
0.082
0.330
0.000
0.053
0.247
0.200
0.000
0.082
0.229
0.000
0.021
0.141
0.126
0.107
0.164
0.560
0.000
0.074
0.388
0.326
AIRPORTS REPORTING LESS THAN 6,000 AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS DURING THE MONTH
11
17,191
8
1
AFR
ASI
4
13,206
4
7
19
49,105
9
3
EUR
LAC
53
72,782
10
4
NAM
8
23,308
7
0
PAC
5
14,613
3
22
100
190,205
41
37
TOTAL
0.465
0.303
0.183
0.137
0.300
0.205
0.216
0.058
0.530
0.061
0.055
0.000
1.506
0.195
0.524
0.833
0.244
0.192
0.300
1.711
0.410
1
9
105
4
7
42
168
Fuel
Rate
9
11
12
14
7
25
78
Table 13
ACI SURVEY ON APRON SPILLS - 2005
(Data Full year 2005)
192
15,924,730
Number
% total
Rate*
2,100
53.04%
0.132
- Other Spills:
1,859
46.96%
0.117
3,959
100%
0.249
Total
Table 14
ACI SURVEY ON APRON SPILLS - 2005
BREAKDOWN BY REGION AND SIZE OF AIRPORT (Data for Full year 2005)
Region
ALL AIRPORTS
AFR
ASI
EUR
LAC
NAM
PAC
TOTAL
No. of
Airports
No. of a/c
movements
13
343,148
7
492,954
58
5,655,258
59
1,337,589
29
6,066,576
26
2,029,205
192 15,924,730
Fuel
Spills
44
77
1257
246
345
131
2100
Other
Spills
No. of
Spills
Fuel
Rate
Other
Rate
Rate
overall
2
64
1384
51
104
254
1859
46
141
2641
297
449
385
3959
0.128
0.156
0.222
0.184
0.057
0.065
0.132
0.006
0.130
0.245
0.038
0.017
0.125
0.117
0.134
0.286
0.467
0.222
0.074
0.190
0.249
38
104
2420
41
448
251
3302
0.383
0.194
0.240
0.000
0.059
0.070
0.131
0.000
0.160
0.287
0.000
0.018
0.081
0.124
0.383
0.354
0.527
0.000
0.076
0.151
0.255
8
37
221
256
1
134
657
0.025
0.100
0.144
0.228
0.005
0.041
0.135
0.008
0.085
0.063
0.054
0.000
0.328
0.085
0.033
0.186
0.207
0.282
0.005
0.369
0.221
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Definitions
(from ACI Apron Safety Handbook, second edition, 1996 - chapter 7)
Accident:
An occurrence associated with the operation or handling of an aircraft in which a
person is fatally or seriously injured, or the aircraft sustains damage (adapted from
the definition contained in ICAO Annex 13).
Incident:
An occurrence, other than an accident, associated with the operation or handling of
an aircraft, which affects or could affect the safety of operation (adapted from the
definition contained in ICAO Annex 13).
Aircraft damage:
Any damage or adverse condition which affects the structural strength, performance
or flight characteristics of an aircraft or causes delay in flight operations due to
repairs.
Equipment damage:
Any damage or adverse condition which limits or prevents the use of mobile aircraft
handling equipment or requires repairs
Facility damage:
Any damage or adverse condition which limits or prevents the us e of a fixed aircraft
handling facility or requires repairs
Property damage:
Any damage or adverse condition which limits or prevents the use of a structure or
building or which requires repair
Injury:
Any condition which requires medical assistance, including first aid
Injury (fatal):
Any injury which results in death within 30 days of the incident/accident
APRON SAFETY
Are you getting it right?
Since the mid-1980s, ACI has been collecting apron accident and incident statistics from its
member airports worldwide. This information is analyzed by the ACI Operational Safety
Subcommittee (OSSC). In global terms, the survey results show a trend that apron safety is on its
way to improvement. However, they also indicate some major apron safety issues such as ground
vehicles and apron equipment striking aircraft or other vehicles and apron equipment.
ACI member airports have initiated many excellent apron safety management practices. The
following items are considered by the OSSC as a few examples of good practice which can help
you improve apron safety:
Finally, do you have a copy of the ACI Airside Safety Handbook or Aerodrome Bird Hazard
Prevention and Wildlife Management Handbook? The above issues, and more, are covered in
detail in these essential publications.
Copies of these handbooks as well as other safety related publications are available from:
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by senior airport operations managers with extensive experience of operational procedures, SMS and airport
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operational safety training - specifically designed to meet the needs of airside operations and safety managers and
staff in developing, implementing and operating effective safety management systems (SMS) at airports.
The diploma is made up of three modules: 1) Safety management systems 2) Airside safety and operations
3) Emergency planning and crisis management
In addition, a number of specialized courses have been developed to address specific safety issues:
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